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Mr. Anonymous sez administration not understanding al-Qaeda

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-11-08 12:37:41 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 since when does the company let it's spooks go public with dirty laudry--this guy needs to stfu and keep it inhouse--he was very effective as head of the ubl unit--NOT--what's next-- mtv real world-cia

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2004-11-08 5:30:28 AM|| 2004-11-08 5:30:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I seriously doubt that the govt is not treating AQ as a worldwide insurgency. Rantburgers have been able to see that it's a global insurgency just reading the open source articles posted here. Does the term "jihad" ring a bell?

Posted by V is for Victory 2004-11-08 7:10:33 AM|| 2004-11-08 7:10:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought the CIA guys had to swear an oath never to tell. And Mr. Scheuer was, subsequent to his book's publication, specifically forbidden to speak publically. So either he needs to be tossed out in the cold right now, or his management does, for aquiescing to this nonsense.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-11-08 7:35:26 AM|| 2004-11-08 7:35:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Once you get thru the MSM spin, I think there is a very important message here. "The amount of punishment the C.I.A. has delivered to Al Qaeda since 9/11 would have wiped out any other terrorist organization," Mr. Scheuer said. "But this is an insurgent organization.ââ Is the key statement. He is saying that the CIA is treating AQ like the Euro terrorists orgs, Bader Meinhof, etc - a few dozen members that can be rolled up. Whereas we all know that AQ is like the IRA - a large proportion of the population will moreorless actively support them. Doesn't mean we can't win. Just means we fight them in a different way.

Posted by phil_b 2004-11-08 8:01:26 AM|| 2004-11-08 8:01:26 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Mr. Scheuer served as chief of the C.I.A.âs bin Laden station from 1996 through 1999 and so knows the history of the governmentâs pre-9/11 efforts against Al Qaeda. He testified before the Sept. 11 commission, but is now critical of the commission for refusing to identify by name any top officials who should be held responsible for failing to prevent the attacks.

like Clinton, Richard Clarke, Sandy Berger (whatever happened to the docs in the dockers?) Mr. Scheuer, George Tenet......

Posted by Frank G 2004-11-08 8:09:19 AM|| 2004-11-08 8:09:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Mr. Scheuer served as chief of the C.I.A.âs bin Laden station from 1996 through 1999 and so knows the history of the governmentâs pre-9/11 efforts against Al Qaeda
Another way of saying this is: "Mr. Scheuer was fired in 1999 by the Clinton Administration who recognized him as a loose cannon and egomaniac. They realized that, if left in charge of the Al Queda effort, he would get in the way of the other, more well connected loose cannons and egomaniacs in the Clinton Administration."

Posted by mhw 2004-11-08 10:10:17 AM|| 2004-11-08 10:10:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 This would be the fellow who was in charge of the "Osama bin Laden unit" in the time leading up to 9/11, right?

Why should we be listening to him? He was part of the biggest intelligence failure in US history. He should be the Goofus, not Gallant, in this story.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-11-08 10:11:18 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-11-08 10:11:18 AM|| Front Page Top

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