Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Expert: Bush (DODO*) Shorting Staff For Osama Hunt - CIA Bungles 10 Chances to Nab OBL


CBS News | CIA Insider Says Osama Hunt Flawed | September 15, 2004�09:35:44: "An experienced CIA counterterrorism officer tells Congress the agency is still failing to adequately staff the hunt for Osama bin Laden, a newspaper reports. [--snip--]

Scheuer also claims that the CIA had more opportunities to capture or kill bin Laden that has been reported previously. He says there were 10 such chances between May 1998 and May 1999. It was not clear who decided not to take those chances.

"The pattern of decision making I have witnessed seems to indicate a want of moral courage, an overwhelming concern for career advancement, or an abject inability to distinguish right from wrong," he said. "

*DODO: Doesn't Obey Direct Orders