The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Jose Rodriguez and Bill Harlow 3.0 out of 5 stars 5 as Personal Memoir, 1 for Nonsense About “Hard Measures”, May 3, 2012 As a memoir of time in the CIA bureaucracy and occasional righteous deeds in the field, the book is a must read along with a handful of others by former case offices …
Colin Powell’s Tangled Web “I get mad when bloggers accuse me of lying — of knowing the information was false. I didn’t.” — Colin Powell. Can you imagine having an opportunity to address the United Nations Security Council about a matter of great global importance, with all the world’s media watching, and using it to… …
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Rodriguez is dumb enough to take this as a complement. His Wikipedia page looks like it was written by CIA PAO. Ex-CIA official says tapes destroyed to prevent al Qaeda reprisals (Reuters) – Jose Rodriguez said it took a “few hours” to destroy 92 videotapes showing his CIA colleagues using harsh interrogation techniques – including …
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Huh? Bin Laden’s last stand: In final months, terrorist leader worried about his legacy Joby Warrick Washington Post, April 30, 9:01 PM A few months before Osama bin Laden’s death, Web sites linked to al-Qaeda ran excited commentary about a proposed new killing machine dubbed the “human lawn mower.” The idea was to attach rotating blades to …
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Jesselyn Radack 5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Important,February 8, 2012 David C N Swanson (Charlottesville VA United States) – See all my reviews (REAL NAME) It began with that monstrous young man so evil we needed to blindfold him and strap him to a board, that confusing young man who looked like Christ but …
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An Mini-Me would say, “Huh”? US intelligence gains in Iran seen as boost to confidence By Joby Warrick and Greg Miller The Washington Post Published: April 8, 2012 More than three years ago, the CIA dispatched a stealth surveillance drone into the skies over Iran. The bat-winged aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the …
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There is not much new here, other than Curveball’s public admission, but note Colonel Wilkerson’s comment below. One the one hand, Wilkerson admits he was a party to the “sexed up” intelligence; on the other, he wants us to believe Powell (and by extension himself) was being used. Given that “Curveball” was suspected of being …
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