The Deprofessionalization of Spying -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
I don’t agree with everything former CIA officer Robert Baer writes, but his GQ article about the suicide bombing that killed seven CIA officers and contractors in Afghanistan is an interesting and compelling read. According to Baer, the essential problem was that the CIA station chief in Khost did not have much field experience. She was a reports officer who spent most of her time in Washington. Given the opportunity to run a purported al-Qaeda mole, she disregarded basic security procedures and allowed a Jordanian double agent to blow up herself and her entire team.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Commentary: Pakistan's about face -- Arnold De Borchgrave, UPI
Prosecuting Taliban War Criminals -- Candace Rondeaux and Nick Grono
It’s Iran, Stupid: The real reason why President Obama was so angry at Israel after Joe Biden's visit. -- Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
Iran's Exiles -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Algeria between corruption and the army -- Mahmoud Belhimer, The Daily Star
Hillary sticks her foot in it in speech at AIPAC -- Mladen Andrijasevic, American Thinker
An empire in decline as the world turns upside down -- Peter hartcher, Sydney Morning Herald
European Disunion -- New York Times editorial
Australia: The Not-So-Lucky Country -- Joel Kotkin, Forbes
Searching questions: Google defies China's censors and risks being blocked. Its woes send a chilling message. -- The Econmist
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