Since the suicide bombing that took the lives of seven Americans in Afghanistan on Dec. 30, the Central Intelligence Agency has struck back against militants in Pakistan with the most intensive series of missile strikes from drone aircraft since the covert program began.Beginning the day after the attack on a C.I.A. base in Khost, Afghanistan, the agency has carried out 11 strikes that have killed about 90 people suspected of being militants, according to Pakistani news reports, which make almost no mention of civilian casualties. The assault has included strikes on a mud fortress in North Waziristan on Jan. 6 that killed 17 people and a volley of missiles on a compound in South Waziristan last Sunday that killed at least 20.
“For the C.I.A., there is certainly an element of wanting to show that they can hit back,” said Bill Roggio, editor of The Long War Journal, an online publication that tracks the C.I.A.’s drone campaign. Mr. Roggio, as well as Pakistani and American intelligence officials, said many of the recent strikes had focused on the Pakistani Taliban and its leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, who claimed responsibility for the Khost bombing.
The Khost attack cost the agency dearly, taking the lives of the most experienced analysts of Al Qaeda whose intelligence helped guide the drone attacks. Yet the agency has responded by redoubling its assault.
THIS PISSES THE EFF OUTTA ME.
REALLY.
KNOW WHY!?
CUZ IT MEANS THAT THE CIA WAS GOING HALF-SPEED UNTIL THEY THEMSELVES GOT WHACKED.
SCUM.
WE SHOULD BE FIGHTING THE ENEMY ALL-OUT ALL THE EFFIN TIME AND NOT JUST WHEN CIA FOLKS GET WHACKED.
DISGUSTING.
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All this and much more is attributable to pathetic leadership.
What a change from George Bush!
Obama is a little boy in a big man's job. "The Mouth" does not fix everything.
That's the problem with trying to be nuanced and calibrated. If you're going to fight, fight.
I am not sure the CIA can be referred to as 'scum'. The majority are brave and honorable men and women doing a thankless job. The current Director has no background or experience in intelligence work and he has turned the CIA into glorified cops mirandaizing terrorists. This is why the CIA agents were murdered by the infiltrator but ultimately the blame rests with Obama.
WHY FIGHT HALF AS HARD UNTIL YOUR OWN GUYS GET WHACKED!?!?
SOME IN CIA ARE OKAY, I GUESS, BUT THE AGENCY ON THE WHOLE SUCKS.
PLAME.
It is my understanding that the CIA has a large component of Ivy league "Progressive" minded Oh so smart liberals in it who despised Bush and despise conservatives. Look at Valerie Plame, a foaming at the mouth liberal POS. THAT is what's wrong with the CIA! Too many Liberals in it. Of course they are going to do things half assed.
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