Comments on: U.S. Intelligence Agencies Militarizing

By: ufred

ufred — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:17:42 +0000

Another excellent observation on this administration and its' lack of of any long-term plan or interest in one.

By: berncamp

berncamp — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:33:15 +0000

"My Daddy and Ron did train bin Laden to terror;
To defeat the 'commies' it was then in our favor."

The militarization of the intelligence agencies story is a tale of long ago.

Our intelligence agencies are a complex maze of so many different groups, both in the CIA and the military; that seems the logical reason for the cabinet-level post of 'director of national intelligence' side-by side with the CIA director. It seems we've got so much redundancy there, it is hard to differentiate a soldier from a spy.

Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney even created their own clone agency to drum up support for the Iraq invasion.

There also has been a big battle over the control of the intelligence agencies' budgets. Who can do better than the military?

For years, our agents have been secretly staged in countries where we want people to fight each other. It is quite easy for these 'plain-clothed' instigators to join form groups on the streets and lead the cheer.

For example, I'm certain a lot of the Afghanistan war with Russia was backed by these agents.

The CIA can fight 'dirty'. Also, as indicative of the recent debate over interrogation techniques, the CIA has not been bound - as has our standing military - by the restrictions of the Geneva Conventions.

A lot of these BlackWater/DynCorp. types are probably also CIA agents.

By: cubanexile

cubanexile — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:04:51 +0000

Military men are likely to salute and follow orders. When Bush or Cheney speak anywhere, they have soldiers in the background. They use the military as a prop. Bush and Cheney will brook no opposition to their policies. The military has become the yes men of this administration.

By: ufred

ufred — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Another excellent observation on this administration and its’ lack of of any long-term plan or interest in one.

By: berncamp

berncamp — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

"My Daddy and Ron did train bin Laden to terror;
To defeat the ‘commies’ it was then in our favor."

The militarization of the intelligence agencies story is a tale of long ago.

Our intelligence agencies are a complex maze of so many different groups, both in the CIA and the military; that seems the logical reason for the cabinet-level post of ‘director of national intelligence’ side-by side with the CIA director. It seems we’ve got so much redundancy there, it is hard to differentiate a soldier from a spy.

Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney even created their own clone agency to drum up support for the Iraq invasion.

There also has been a big battle over the control of the intelligence agencies’ budgets. Who can do better than the military?

For years, our agents have been secretly staged in countries where we want people to fight each other. It is quite easy for these ‘plain-clothed’ instigators to join form groups on the streets and lead the cheer.

For example, I’m certain a lot of the Afghanistan war with Russia was backed by these agents.

The CIA can fight ‘dirty’. Also, as indicative of the recent debate over interrogation techniques, the CIA has not been bound – as has our standing military – by the restrictions of the Geneva Conventions.

A lot of these BlackWater/DynCorp. types are probably also CIA agents.

By: cubanexile

cubanexile — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000