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I liked the stuff about William King Harvey in the "Wilderness" book. There's a tough problem re: CI. If you make it a career track, you may get people like the firefighters who themselves become arsonists and set fires - the more spectacular the better. OTOH if CI is not a career track, you may get few top people, and the good people you get may not give their best, just hang on for the ticket punch. Re the existnce of an "ubermole" at the CIA - could such a person have protected Ames for so long?

The American Intel community has been messed up for quite a long time. I've been reading articles about the shortcomings for years. So if you have an organization that is that hosed, then yes, I think an "ubermole" could protect Ames for a long period of time.

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