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To: UncleBigs who wrote (52916)	2/7/2006 9:20:28 AM
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DJ CIA's Counterterror Chief Forced To Step Down -Reports . NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The head of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center was forced to step down Monday over concerns that he wasn't aggressive enough in leading the agency's pursuit of al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday, citing current and former intelligence officials. Robert Grenier, 51, took charge of the CTC about a year ago, the newspaper reported. Grenier, who has spent years undercover overseas, had been instrumental in the covert campaign that preceded the U.S. military ouster of al-Qaida and its Taliban allies from Afghanistan. He also led the Iraq Issues Group, created prior to the U.S.-led invasion of the Middle East nation, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Grenier's demotion comes because his boss, the nation's senior human intelligence officer, regards him as too cautious in the battle with al-Qaida, the Post reported. "The word on Bob was that he was a good officer, but not the one for the job and not quite as aggressive as he might have been," one official said in the Post. One former senior U.S. intelligence official involved in counter-terrorism operations said there had been frustration with the CTC's pace of operations launched by the CTC and with its coordination with other agencies, the L.A. Times reported. "How far had they come in the past 12 to 18 months in terms of sources of information or individuals who had been captured?" the former official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said in the L.A. Times. "I think part of it also reflects the bureaucratic squabbling that goes on across departments and agencies and whether the CIA's efforts were as aggressive as some other departments, notably the Department of Defense." One of the officials said the failed attempt last month on the life of Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, hadn't played a role in pushing Grenier out, the Post reported. Reached at home late last night, Grenier declined to comment, the Post said. A CIA spokesman said the agency wouldn't discuss internal personnel matters. No replacement had been selected as of late Monday, the officials told the L.A. Times. (END) Dow Jones Newswires February 07, 2006 09:10 ET (14:10 GMT)