Monday, May 9, 2011

Pakistan Outs The CIA Station Chief In Islamabad


U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon says he has seen no evidence that Pakistan was aware Osama bin Laden was living in a compound in the country. Video courtesy Reuters.

Pakistan-U.S. Rift Widens -- Wall Street Journal

TV Station, Newspaper Name Man They Say Is CIA Station Chief in Islamabad.

Pakistani media aired the name of a man they said is the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief, prompting questions about whether the Pakistani government tried to out a CIA operative in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

The U.S. is looking into the matter. There are no plans at this time to withdraw the station chief. If the government had attempted to publicize the name, that would be the second such outing in the past six months, a sign of how deeply U.S.-Pakistan relations have soured.

The CIA declined to comment. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency didn't respond to a request for comment.

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My Comment: Pakistan is now placing the lives of CIA officials in danger.I would not be surprised if more CIA officials are outed in the days and weeks to come.

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