No Passaran
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Wed Oct-01-03 09:43 PM
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Irony:CIA 'Traitor' Sees White House Getting a New Kind of Blowback |
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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/wnt/US/CIAleak031001_tapper.htmlThe current imbroglio over the leak identifying former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife as a CIA officer — and whether the leak came from the White House — has given one notorious former agent cause to reflect.
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Wed Oct-01-03 09:58 PM
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1. "Hoist on their own petard" |
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is how the Bard would have put it.
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Wed Oct-01-03 10:02 PM
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2. Doesn't it feel a little strange to be rooting for the CIA? |
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Which is an indication of just where in the political spectrum Bush stands.
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Wed Oct-01-03 10:07 PM
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4. I know. I've been routing for the CIA |
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Wed Oct-01-03 10:09 PM
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5. What an apt way to put the feeling i've had about it too. |
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Feels strange but kind of good in a way, finally looking to rely on our CIA than being suspicious of everything it does.
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Wed Oct-01-03 10:04 PM
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3. That's interesting! I didn't realize |
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Bush SR campaigned for the Intelligence Identity Protection Act and also had a history with the Anti-Agee Act - the very 2 laws that could end up bringing down his idiot son. How ironic!
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Fri May 10th 2024, 06:44 AM
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