msnbc.msn.com - 1/9/2009
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For Leon E. Panetta, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for C.I.A. chief, achieving success will be especially difficult because of intense pressure over recent counterterrorism policies in which the C.I.A. played a leading role.
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/6/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
"Ishmael Jones" is a former deep-cover officer with
the Central Intelligence Agency. He is author of The
Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture, published last year by Encounter Books. I asked him overnight what he thought ...
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Panetta a 'Brave' Choice, Says Former CIA Agent
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Josh is onto something : I'm not certain
what I think about this appointment yet. But on
first blush, the nature of the opposition makes me more inclined to support it. That strikes me as exactly right. Feinstein and Rockefeller sense a real ...
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The Opposition To Panetta
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Friday Linkaround
The Anchoress —
... Hoaxing the Media? Can people actually do that? I thought the guardians and gatekeepers were too clever, sophisticated and cynical for that? This is CNN.
Body language: Some bloggers are having fun analyzing a photo. Althouse likes this photo, but I happen to like this picture better. I note President Bush and President-elect Obama have similar taste in ties. Also, apparently in CIA Deputies.
Obama’s Mother-in-Law: is moving into the ...
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