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| CIA 'black site' agent promoted |
| 2013-03-28 |
| The woman agent who ran a secret CIA operation to waterboard al-Qaeda operatives in Thailand has been selected as the first female to run the spy agency's clandestine operations division. US media reports from Washington said the woman was appointed earlier this month. It was yet another sign the Obama administration has adopted virtually all the anti-terrorist policies of the administration of ex-president George W Bush. The identity of the first woman ever to lead a major CIA division is secret, in keeping with the spy agency's policies. The US National Clandestine Service arm of the CIA runs covert operations abroad for the agency. But she helped to set up the "black house" in Thailand where agents conducted so-called "enhanced interrogation" of twosenior al-Qaeda operatives - USS Cole bomber Abd al-Nashiri and top terrorist planner Abu Zubaydah. Zubaydah earlier this week filed a lawsuit against Poland at the European Court of Human Rights, alleging he was also held at a black site in Poland. But Thailand, so far, has not been mentioned in any legal proceedings from the post-9/11 actions against al-Qaeda terrorists. The existence of a CIA-run black house in Thailand has been frequently reported in the media, but all Thai governments have denied knowledge of any such operation. The new CIA director of clandestine operations was under investigation briefly because, in 2005, she authorised and took part in the destruction of more than 90 videotapes of interrogations at the Thailand black site. Her boss at the time, Jose Rodriguez, claimed in a book written after his retirement that he was trying to protect the identities of CIA interrogators. But the CIA officially reprimanded him for the action, effectively ending his career. Members of the US Democratic Party on the senate intelligence committee wrote a report, still classified, that said top CIA officers, presumably including the new clandestine services director, misled supervisors and members of the US Congress about the programme's value. They charged it was "managed incompetently by senior officials who did not pay attention to details". The CIA may respond by next week. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Tipper: Sort of like the |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-28 17:03 |
| #6 A beautiful example of how the CIA works with the FBI...not. Just sweep things under the carpet. In his book, The One Percent Doctrine, Ron Suskind contends that Khan was planning to visit the United States in February 2003. 32 Khan had done so three times since 2001. The CIA contacted the FBI to ask for a coordinated effort to track Khan’s movements and contacts. An NSA surveillance program recorded Khan’s communication with other Islamic extremists in the United States, with clear indications of an interest in mounting attacks in the U.S. Yet, according to Ron Suskind, the FBI and the CIA were unable to work out their differences over which agency would accept responsibility for Khan’s activities if he initiated an attack while in the country. In other words, neither agency wanted the responsibility of managing a Secondary Mode risk. As a result, the FBI placed Khan on a “no-fly” list the night before he was supposed to catch a flight to the United States. U.S. authorities reportedly told British officials of Khan’s plans and the decision to place him on a “no-fly” list and forwarded a detailed file. 33 |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-03-28 14:43 |
| #5 Welcome to Rantburg, DHS!. I didn't really mean all those comments I posted about Fast & Furious. Well, really I did. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-03-28 11:47 |
| #4 Come on B, the CIA worked for the Donks during Bushie's administration. Obviously, they don't consider them the enemy. Just like DHS today. And hello to the DHS agent/program reading this now :) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-03-28 10:13 |
| #3 Whahahaha, yes Doctor. One of the key indicators of an organization or element out of control is when that organization views everyone as a potential enemy. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-28 09:20 |
| #2 To be fair, those are traditional skills at the CIA... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-03-28 09:13 |
| #1 Mislead congress, destroy evidence, get promoted. Clearly in keeping with current agency trends. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-28 01:43 |