Monday, May 14, 2012

Hank Crumpton: My Life As A Spy


Former CIA officer Hank Crumpton takes 60 Minutes on a tour through the murky world of the Clandestine Service and explains how the CIA toppled the Taliban after 9/11. Lara Logan reports.

Hank Crumpton: Life As A Spy -- 60 Minutes/CBS News

(CBS News) There are more foreign spies on U.S. soil now than at the peak of the Cold War, according to Hank Crumpton, former head of the CIA's National Resources Division, a highly sensitive operation charged with collecting foreign intelligence here in the U.S. Crumpton also led the covert response to 9/11 in Afghanistan, where the CIA helped topple the Taliban. Lara Logan interviews Crumpton about his 24 years as a legendary spy.

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My Comment:
A fascinating glimpse on how effective the CIA can be when permitted to. This is an excellent 60 Minutes report.

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