The CIA's history
How bad and how wrong has the CIA been over the years?
Famously wrong on the collapse of Russia, and the Indian nuclear tests. Despite the August briefing, virtually blind over 9/11 with no real pre-9/11 assets in Al Qaeda. Institutionally wrong or manipulated on Iraq. Still haven't found Bin Laden.
It might be argued that their successes don't get published, and I think to some degree we have to accept that, but they have also made some huge misses over the years that have cost the US dearly and would seem to force questions over their overall operation.
Famously wrong on the collapse of Russia, and the Indian nuclear tests. Despite the August briefing, virtually blind over 9/11 with no real pre-9/11 assets in Al Qaeda. Institutionally wrong or manipulated on Iraq. Still haven't found Bin Laden.
It might be argued that their successes don't get published, and I think to some degree we have to accept that, but they have also made some huge misses over the years that have cost the US dearly and would seem to force questions over their overall operation.
posted by mikevotes at
7:03 AM
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Benazir Bhutto stated several times that bin Laden was dead. Is she alone in that opinion?
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Anonymous, at 3:13 PM
I don't know. There have been many who have said that, but, either the tapes of him are forged or he is alive in some form as of a couple months ago. He references semi current events in a way that would seem to discount the tapes being years old.
(PS. If the tapes are forged, they are either really good or all the experts in the world are in on the conspiracy.)
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mikevotes, at 3:55 PM
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