Top former CIA agent condemns new terror war

[CHIMO]

A running joke in Washington late last year held that Langley, the CIA’s home in Virginia, was changing its name to Fallujah after the restive Iraqi town then held by insurgents. Like Fallujah, Langley – according to some White House wags – was full of rebels that needed to be cleared out. This would inevitably lead to lots of casualties along the way.

But putting the jokes and bravado aside, many at the CIA’s longtime base already knew that the winds of change were blowing their way, and were well aware of the reason why. George W Bush, his eyes by then firmly fixed on a second term, was consolidating his position. It was time to rein in those agencies and their operatives that were not always singing from the same political hymn sheet as the President and those closest to him.

In the months that followed, a new CIA chief, Porter Goss, would be appointed – as would a new director of national intelligence: John Negroponte. And there would be other changes too, in tactics and operations.

“What you need is some Lawrence of Arabia kind of guy. He may not get you the keys to the kingdom, but at least he’s familiar with the players.”

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[teryang]

1. I don't believe this

They don't want anyone finding the real terrorists because all roads lead to Washington's executive office building.

Lawrence of Arabia and Sir Richard Francis Burton are icons of conquest and myths of colonialism. Superiority of the longheads is over. The current victims on the plate are no longer illiterate enough for this pap.

You don't need to be a linguist to slaughter people. But it sure sounds nice. Please don't forget to cover the Guernica picture in the UN lobby while campaigning under a false flag for an opportunity to bomb the shit out of another country.

[Maat]

2. Interesting. Thanks for the post, Chimo.

n/t