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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: stockman_scott who wrote (8777)11/4/2002 4:33:22 PM
From: Jim Willie CB  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
maybe CIA-FBI will continue their pathetic burokcracy,
crippled by territorial turf protection, poor followup,
coupled with insane political correctness applied on an international stage

financialsense.com

an excerpt:
Bill Gertz has written a new book with the title “Breakdown: How America’s Intelligence Failures Led to September 11.” A few highlights from the book will serve to illustrate the sorry condition of America’s security services.
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Gertz describes the CIA as the “Politically Correct Intelligence Agency.” He recounts the story of a leading CIA Middle East expert, Robert Baer, who was wrongfully accused by the Clinton administration of plotting to assassinate Saddam Hussein. After leaving the agency Baer discovered through an old contact that the Gulf state of Qatar was secretly helping al Qaeda terrorists. He thought this information would be useful so he passed it along to his former employer. The agency did not get back to him or follow up. Instead, the source for Baer’s intelligence turned up missing. “The man disappeared and was presumed kidnapped by the Qataris,” wrote Gertz, who thinks the CIA probably turned on Baer’s source in order to “protect its relationship with the Qatari government.”

/ jim
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