Comments on: Remember Mary McCarthy, CIA Leaker? http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/4535 High Flying Political Debate Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MerlinOS2 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/4535/comment-page-1#comment-221241 MerlinOS2 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:35:40 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/4535#comment-221241 Obviously something is wrong when even all the stories about the internal investigation are themselves based on leaks of information. Nobody I am aware of is saying this news is based on a press release by the CIA. Also, most are not aware that in today's reality there are more contractors doing our intel work and analysis than there are analysists and agents at the CIA itself. Obviously something is wrong when even all the stories about the internal investigation are themselves based on leaks of information.

Nobody I am aware of is saying this news is based on a press release by the CIA.

Also, most are not aware that in today’s reality there are more contractors doing our intel work and analysis than there are analysists and agents at the CIA itself.

]]> By: biwah http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/4535/comment-page-1#comment-221209 biwah Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:33:00 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/4535#comment-221209 Of course, Mary McCarthy was fired back then, and there is no indication yet that the investigation has to do with any subsequent leak - none have been alleged. Rather, the IG is about to release its findings on agency practices re black sites etc. so the reverse investigation would seem to have a repressive effect on that information. Hayden cites "friction" between the agency and the IG as a reason for the unprecedented investigation. That "friction" is there by design. Finally, not to support the legality of Mc Carthy's leaks, but it was of course preceded by the administration's unequivocal statements that the U.S. did not engage in extraordinary rendition or have black sites. Of course, Mary McCarthy was fired back then, and there is no indication yet that the investigation has to do with any subsequent leak – none have been alleged. Rather, the IG is about to release its findings on agency practices re black sites etc. so the reverse investigation would seem to have a repressive effect on that information.

Hayden cites “friction” between the agency and the IG as a reason for the unprecedented investigation. That “friction” is there by design.

Finally, not to support the legality of Mc Carthy’s leaks, but it was of course preceded by the administration’s unequivocal statements that the U.S. did not engage in extraordinary rendition or have black sites.

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