Is This The End Of A CIA Station Chief's Career?

Accidental Outing Of CIA Official Could End A Covert Career -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A clerical misstep? Failure to double-check a routine process? Whatever the cause, the seemingly accidental outing of the CIA's top intelligence official in Afghanistan could put the life of the spy and any family members in danger.

It also raised the question of whether the official can continue working in Afghanistan after the revelation in a White House media report sent to about 6,000 journalists.

"I think they are going to have to pull him out, now that he's been identified publicly," said CNN National Security Analyst Robert Baer, noting the Taliban would likely attempt to assassinate the official. "It will affect his career over the long term, too."

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My Comment: This is not only the end of a career .... but he (or she) is now a target for U.S. enemies. Someone deserves to be fired for this .... but I doubt that it will happen.