tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813951217686895962.post1868436866217268803..comments2012-05-07T05:14:40.698-07:00Comments on Egregious Moderation: Spencer Ackerman: No one should pretend that the 2002 NIE represented an honest, good-faith effort at understanding the truth about IraqUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813951217686895962.post-40503618856460934492007-02-06T15:39:00.000-08:002007-02-06T15:39:00.000-08:00CIA has double, nay, triple function.
One, collec...CIA has double, nay, triple function.<br /><br />One, collect information about what is going on, and what may happen.<br /><br />Two, collect dirt on the guys we do not like, and plugging that dirt into circulation. A.k.a. information warfare.<br /><br />Three, classic dirty tricks.<br /><br />In every case, CIA is a tool of the executive branch, and heaven forfend if our structure of decision making depends on CIA being impartial and honest. By design, this is least honest of major agencies. To be precise, they are as honest as they are ordered too.<br /><br />If we cannot trust CIA, what other options are there? Tons! This is the age of www, the world is swamped with information, just have some inteligent staffers, not too many actually, and order them to study and think (you would not expect a politician to do that, but that's no excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com