tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post885791905933588343..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: CIA to release 911 report?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-44237276215576703752007-05-19T18:33:00.000+10:002007-05-19T18:33:00.000+10:00thnx.fwiw, Berger is at Scowcroft Group too. Scowc...thnx.<BR/><BR/>fwiw, Berger is at Scowcroft Group too. Scowcroft features large in sibel's case, of course.<BR/><BR/>and speaking of sibel & blackwater, weirdo schmitz, former DoD IG landed on his feet at Blackwater. (he covered up sibel's case)lukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-33345754725546937392007-05-19T17:11:00.000+10:002007-05-19T17:11:00.000+10:00Scheuer was head of Alec Station from the inceptio...Scheuer was head of Alec Station from the inception in '96 until mid '99. Accounts vary as to why Scheuer was replaced. Some people say he didn't understand the difficulty involved in DO (Directorate of Operations) missions. Scheuer suggests that he was replaced for being too critical of his superiors (Clinton, Clarke, Berger and Tenet). <BR/><BR/>Tenet replaced Scheuer with Rich (last name evidently classified). Bamford's account of Rich's actions in regards to 2000-2001 (especially his work related to al-Hazmi and al-Mihdhar) is not comforting. Several books make it clear something strange (as in suspicious) happened at the CIA and FBI in regards to these two alleged al Qaeda operatives.<BR/><BR/>Tenet (former Director), Black (Blackwater), "James" (<A HREF="http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/01/meet-the-cias-new-2007-01-28" REL="nofollow">Baghdad station chief</A>) and Pavitt (Scowcroft Group). We have a lot of pull involved here...powerful connected companies and former (and current) high ranking intelligence officials. OTOH, for some reason the Senate Intelligence Committee is putting a lot of pressure on Gen. Hayden. I'm hopeful but have no idea.Trackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387081215729592952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-13569033023232357762007-05-19T16:35:00.000+10:002007-05-19T16:35:00.000+10:00thnx noise - fp'dwasnt Scheuer head of Alec Statio...thnx noise - fp'd<BR/><BR/>wasnt Scheuer head of Alec Station?<BR/><BR/>do u think the report will be released?lukeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280906371216516750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-56760785501195089892007-05-19T13:33:00.000+10:002007-05-19T13:33:00.000+10:00Gen. Hayden was Director of the NSA from 1999 to 2...Gen. Hayden was Director of the NSA from 1999 to 2005. IMO, that suggests a huge conflict of interest in his position as CIA Director. For example, we have no idea how much he really knew about al Qaeda intercepts in the lead up to 9/11. Perhaps keeping the report classified is a quid pro quo.<BR/><BR/>Tenet's book wouldn't be public without Gen. Hayden's approval. Why is it that Tenet's book rehashing pre-9/11 performance was ok but IG Helgerson's report isn't? Sure sounds like a double standard.<BR/><BR/>IG Helgerson recommended disciplinary reviews which means the job failures by specific officials were not excusable. Goss said these review panels were not necessary. Of course he made this claim knowing the public couldn't read the IG report.<BR/><BR/>Too bad someone doesn't leak the report. The misuse of classification procedures to avoid public accountability is bullshit.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading yet another investigative journalist account of the 2000-2001 period (Bamford, <I>Pretext for War</I>). Some very questionable things happened in Alec Station at this time. That was when Black ran the CTC and a guy named Rich ran Alec Station. After 9/11, Tenet approved torture and Gen. Hayden approved the domestic spying program. They both claim such policies are necessary. It would have been nice to know what happened at the CIA before resorting to illegal policies based on the word of politicians and intelligence officials unwilling to account for their actions.Trackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387081215729592952noreply@blogger.com