Woodward Book: CIA Army Operating In Pakistan -- Salon"Obama's Wars" contains significant revelations about U.S. foreign policy, plus stories of interpersonal sniping.
Bob Woodward's new book is coming out on Monday (the one with the bad cover art), and both the New York Times and the Washington Post have preview pieces today. You can read those stories here and here.
So what will we likely be hearing about for the next month? General David Petraeus once referred to top Obama adviser David Axelrod as "a complete spin doctor," according to the book, titled "Obama's Wars." Joe Biden once called Afghanistan guru Richard Holbrooke "the most egotistical bastard I’ve ever met." And national security adviser James Jones once called Obama's political aides "water bugs."
But what should we be talking about from the book?
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Update: CIA Afghan paramilitary force hunts militants -- AP
My Comment: The only surprise (for me) in this part of the story are the numbers involved. A 3,000 strong force is not the number that I had expected .... I had expected a lower number. Expect more coverage on this part of the story in the next few days.
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ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you're surprised.
ReplyDeleteAll that intel leading to drone strikes has to come from somewhere.
Thanks xbradtc for your comment.
ReplyDeleteI was told that there were only a few hundred in the "CIA Army". Hmmmm .... I guess my sources do not tell me everything, or they are not being told everything.