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2006-07-27 Europe

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Posted by Steve 2006-07-27 10:10|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well the problem is the CIA is no longer a clandestine field agent agency. It lost that ability years ago when it snuggled up to satellite and phone intercepts.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-27 10:26|| 2006-07-27 10:26|| Front Page Top

#2 "It lost that ability years ago when it snuggled up to satellite and phone intercepts." That would be great but that business is done by NSA. The problem is still need good field agents to puts eyes and ears on intelligence targets or you get a distorted picture. The LLL Mo0nb@+5 that took control of the CIA are too PC to do actual field work without a sandwich board proclaiming "Spy at Work". Wouldnt want to upset anybody with our spying would we?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-07-27 10:45|| 2006-07-27 10:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Bring back the secrecy and bring back the wetwork. That's a start.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-07-27 10:49|| 2006-07-27 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Given that the NSA does satellites and phone taps and the CIA can't do Humint, what exactly do we need the CIA for?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al">Frozen Al 2006-07-27 11:21|| 2006-07-27 11:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Given that the NSA does satellites and phone taps and the CIA can't do Humint, what exactly do we need the CIA for?

To relieve you of excess money. Your tax dollars at work.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-07-27 11:34|| 2006-07-27 11:34|| Front Page Top

#6 They are there to do SUPER SECRET work with deep undercover agents that drive from their luxury homes in Virginia to the CIA HQs in Langley. Real good tradecraft Valarie "Clouseau" Plame! BTW does she have the CIA parking stickers on her car too? Just betting she does.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-07-27 12:28|| 2006-07-27 12:28|| Front Page Top

#7 agents had used a frequent flyer card to travel around Europe

Nice tradecraft donks! You deserve an Italian jail.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-07-27 14:00|| 2006-07-27 14:00|| Front Page Top

#8 I know why this is. Late in Clinton's term, he signed an Executive Order (I believe) that said you could use Freq. Flyer miles you accumulate for Federal Gov't jobs for your own PERSONAL use. Before that, you could still accumulate miles, but then you could only use them on gov't travel. You had to keep a separate personal FF miles account for your personal trips.

Unintended consequences. Of course, any "real" CIA agent would've thought...I can't put my real name on the account, duh!

Posted by BA 2006-07-27 14:05|| 2006-07-27 14:05|| Front Page Top

#9 WTG BA I remember that too!

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-07-27 16:08|| 2006-07-27 16:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Good thing they didn't check "Who's Who"

Posted by Captain America 2006-07-27 17:13|| 2006-07-27 17:13|| Front Page Top

#11 you could use Freq. Flyer miles you accumulate for Federal Gov't jobs for your own PERSONAL use.
Nothing but a kickback.

Posted by 6 2006-07-27 17:19|| 2006-07-27 17:19|| Front Page Top

#12 The AFSCME was real happy about it.

Posted by Pappy 2006-07-27 21:24|| 2006-07-27 21:24|| Front Page Top

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