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| CIA Had Secret Plan To Kill Al Qaeda Honchos |
| 2009-07-13 |
| Posted here because a) a Finding is a Legal Term indicating direction and informing by teh POTUS, DCI, and Congress, and b) The Donks are totally lying to cover for Pelosi's lies and would throw the CIA and National Security under the bus for their own craven political cover, and c) WTF? Panetta killed this? That'll be a winning position for the Donks. *spit* A secret Central Intelligence Agency initiative terminated by Director Leon Panetta was an attempt to carry out a 2001 presidential authorization to capture or kill al Qaeda operatives, according to former intelligence officials familiar with the matter. The precise nature of the highly classified effort isn't clear, and the CIA won't comment on its substance. According to current and former government officials, the agency spent money on planning and possibly some training. It was acting on a 2001 presidential legal pronouncement, known as a finding, which authorized the CIA to pursue such efforts. The initiative hadn't become fully operational at the time Mr. Panetta ended it. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #7 The Phoenix Program worked. It kept the VC out of some villages and made them look super vulnerable. |
| Posted by: Spike Gramp9390 2009-07-13 21:39 |
| #6 The CIA Phonex program, some say it worked, some say it didn't. Fact is they killed a lot of bad charlies. |
| Posted by: bman 2009-07-13 17:09 |
| #5 More misdirection from the Ozero Administration - attempting to deflect attention from the burgeoning deficit and unemployment situation. |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-07-13 16:57 |
| #4 I heard a lot about this over the weekend. According to Fox News the initiative hadn't reached the stage whereby Congress had to be informed and that Cheney never told anyone at the CIA not to tell congress. This is pure bullsh*t to cover Pelosi's lies and to divert attention from Obumble's failed Swindle-us Bill. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-07-13 15:36 |
| #3 I don't know what role the CIA had, if any, in the elimination of Zarquawi, and the crazy sons of Saddam, and a host of other AQ in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakiland but are these not targeted assassinations? When a predator tracks an AQ and unleashes a missile is that not a targeted assassination. When Clinton lobbed missiles into Afghanistan prior to 911 were these not intended to be targeted assassinations of AQ? Sounds like much ado about nothing. Thought BO wasn't going to look back. Why is AG Holder trying to dredge up all this stuff now unless just politics? Wag the dog politics going on--deflecting attention from legislation that is being pushed through Congress. POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ...Ambrose Bierce The current crop of Dhimmicrats ought to be careful for what goes around comes around--The next administration might choose to look back also and start dredging up $hit. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-07-13 15:09 |
| #2 BFD. Wasn't that the goddamn point? For Pete's sake, it's not like we're talking about assassinating leaders of state here. This is nothing more than BS posturing and diversion on behalf of the Donks. Playing politics with our national security like this really chaps my ass. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2009-07-13 14:55 |
| #1 Why the fuss? Is this not a proper job for the USA CIA, to eliminate criminal leaders of terror groups that threaten the nation, and indeed, the world? If not, the what is? |
| Posted by: Lagom 2009-07-13 14:46 |