CIA Was About To Train Anti-Terror Hit Squads When Panetta Ended The Program

Washington Post:

CIA officials were proposing to activate a plan to train anti-terrorist assassination teams overseas when agency managers brought the secret program to the attention of CIA Director Leon Panetta last month, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

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[monicaangela]

Have a great day everybody!! I have to leave to take care of some personal business, hope to return later.

[abby4ever]

'Bye, Monica.

[AnotherFineMess]

See you later ;)

[slinkymom]

Have a great day. I have to get moving myself!

[gladys46]

Have a good one Monica.

[Grizzlynorth]

I would hope that they had already been trained - you mean new squads?

[LooktotheLeft]

they were waiting word from you Grizzley

[Grizzlynorth]

happy to say - get it on!

[rich misty]

RandomSally: They now completely own anything that happens and every intel failure from this point forward. they better not make even a tiny error or Americans will turn on them like ra bid d ogs, as they should.
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That means we are a lot safer now.

http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/22/new-polls-indicate-republicans-favor-torture-gulags/

The worst, sikest rab id dog criminals torture helpless people.

[Grizzlynorth]

LOL

[rich misty]

Is there any crime you will not support? Torture raping kids is probably just your speed.

On December 1, 2005, Yoo appeared in a debate in Chicago with University of Notre Dame professor Doug Cassel. During the debate Cassel asked Yoo, "If the president deems that he's got to torture somebody, including by crushing the testicles of the person's child, there is no law that can stop him?", to which Yoo replied "No treaty." Cassel followed up with "Also no law by Congress -- that is what you wrote in the August 2002 memo...", to which Yoo replied "I think it depends on why the President thinks he needs to do that." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Yoo

http://washingtonindependent.com/15946/mccain-camp-buses-in-4000-kids-for-ohio-rally

http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

Republicans created their own law which made child rape and sexual mutilation perfectly legal. They also say they can take your children out of school anytime they need them.

[returnofthejedi]

Americans are not as dumb as Random Sally thinks.

[LooktotheLeft]

Jesusland keeps inviting me over to drink koolaid and I appreciate it and all but, for starters, being the athiest I am I'm not entirely certain they would allow me to enter Jesusland.­...and secondly, we were force fed Koolaid when I was growing up and it had bugs in it which is why we called it "bug juice" on camp outs and such. Either way Jesusland, don't let anyone ever tell you you're not a good christian for inviting some of over for koolaid

[barkrudedog69]

Drones work much better. The same idea but far less risks to our men and women.

[RattleCat]

And tr0lls make great target practice.

[LooktotheLeft]

co-sign x however many we can line up

[barkrudedog69]

Yes that makes a lot of sense. That is what we are doing. We are flying over the US right now. We fly tight missions in Blue States so if we miss we may take out a rattlecat also.

[AnotherFineMess]

Why do the throwbacks on this board HATE what this Country stands for?

[RattleCat]

Probably because they don't know. All they know comes from the radio on weekdays.

[egapmar]

Fl. Governor Charlie Crist says President Barack Obama's stimulus package is working and there will be no need for more stimulus.
Crist said the money was a life saver. He said the job picture would be far worse in Florida were it not for the bailout money.

[slinkymom]

Now let's watch the GOP go after Crist's throat. How dare he be honest about the stimulous plan!!

[returnofthejedi]

They have been at his throat ever since he signed a bill iifting a draconian ban on voting rights for people that have been convicted of crimes. needless to say it had a lot to do with Bush winning Florida in 2000. After the ban was lifted Florida went Blue soon after, and will probably not go red for a long time.

[LooktotheLeft]

...and I can't think of many states, aside from CA, MI and Oh, that can ill afford to be worse off than Fl.

It worked there, it'll eventually work everywhere.

[ladynaga]

It is working and I should know as I'm in the construction industry

[breakingnews3]

It's working here in MI.

[slinkymom]

My brother is in construction and he finally got a job last week. Been off since November.

[bastalready]

My husband went back in early Spring.

[returnofthejedi]

The rednecks down here in Florida really are P'd off with Crist. They see him as a traitor because he does not tow the republican party line. He is one of the few good politicians in the Party and he has been a good governor here in Florida. He is more dedicated to common sense than right wing ideology.

[barkrudedog69]

I am a fan of Crist but there is nothing happening in Florida but a tailspin of doom.

[ThunderclapNewman]

The residue of Jeb Bush.

[egapmar]

I voted for him but have been dissapointed in regards to homeowners insurance and proprty tax reform as well as some smaller issues. That said, care to elaborate on your comment?

[bastalready]

I kinda like Crist.

[returnofthejedi]

For all the people that have stated that this program is only a propasal (sigh)

When is the last time a proposal was about to train assasination squads? Where are the monies that went in to this (sigh) proposal?

And back to the question you seem to be avoiding al together. How does a program that has existed since 2001 be non-existant? What the h#ll are we talking about here ghosts?

[slinkymom]

They just move their lips and random words come out. It is done without any real thought or reason.

I wonder why they also miss the point that the only reason this program was halted was because Panetta put a stop to it? This program would still be continuing because those involved did not stop it of their own volition.

[willt7311]

Was there eminent or imminent danger?

[ThunderclapNewman]

Immaterial in either case.

This is about lawless activity.

[Grizzlynorth]

what lawless activity?

[D-V-H]

There are provisions for notification if they was imminent danger afterward. But otherwise they are to notify or should notify when they have programs going.

[Grizzlynorth]

but only when they are going - not when they are in planning, otherwise the motor-mouth dimocraps like Leahy would blab it to the NYT, AQ and OBL, as in the past

[rich misty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o

Bush is on record

[RedGinger]

Positively repulsive.

[slinkymom]

I guess we still need to learn more about this program before we can make that determination.

[gladys46]

Bush Admin. , the greatest banana republic of all times !

[monicaangela]

Our country has had an opportunity to see what happens when nepotism is practiced. We should fight against it in every instance where it is not warranted. Favors to daddy to help the backward son should be outlawed, and if an instance of its existence is discovered, those involved should be ostrisized.

[Gussmith]

Unfortunately I agree with you Monica. I was opposed to Hillary running for president. One makes choices and sometimes they require personal sacrifice. Too many complications involved when family member accede to the throne. Too much inbreeding there.

[rich misty]

RandomSally: Do tell? They were vague and general. What should he have done, shut down the skies?
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According to their own document, Rebuilding America’s Defenses ( .pdf format ) their stated goals would never be realized “absent some catastrophic catalyzing event –like a new Pearl Harbor”. (page 63). http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf

http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm

The bottom of the page ^ lists the signatories.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB116/pdb8-6-2001.pdf

The PDB memo from the National Security Archive ^

Bush got the warning, he derided the agent briefing him, and patiently ignored the memo.

[foxistoofunny]

Where are chainy and rummy hiding? Why the silence all of a sudden especially from chainy?

[bastalready]

More than we can imagine.

[Heavy]

Bush and Cheney did virtually everything possible to undermine our national security and the Ru shbots lapped it up like tupolo honey.

Republicans lecturing us on national security is amusing. It's like taking advice on family values from CharlesManson.

[monicaangela]

We now see that our so called national security is based on underhanded dealings by rethugs when they are in power to shore up the wealth for their families in order for them to continue their e v.i.l. practices.

[rich misty]

What crime would Republicans not support?

[ThunderclapNewman]

I can't think of a single one.

[slinkymom]

Crimes done by anyone other than Republicans.

[BigFootJesus]

I know I know....po­ssession of maryjane.

[larryburns94]

late term abortions

[rich misty]

Legally permitted.

[D-V-H]

Except the 5,000 very late term abortions that happened in Iraq & Afghanistan.

[rich misty]

They are on the main cheering insect torture now.

[okayigive]

One point many are missing in this debate is "war on terror". "War on terror" is infinite and perpetual because terrorism exists in many forms with no boundaries or country per se. Our society became complacent and in some cases complicit in allowing the past executive branch to use the "powers of war" between countries for something in the abstract; thus we are faced with reeling back said power for an abstract cause. The bottom line in this debate should not and is not what programs exists or existed, but how do our society control any executive branch from evoking such powers at will just because that branch declares a war on whatever and how are the citizens protected by congress from rogue powers existing. History has shown that if mechanisms are not in place to control rogue power great harm can be brought upon its people and the world. Regardless of whether or not the program was operational,who did or knew what and when, or the cost to sit around for 8 years just thinking, IMO, said powers should never be given for something so infinite. We are faced today with defining and clarifying rule after rule for given power because so many were being controlled by their personal and created fear of what if. What ifs will happen and we cannot control the whens and hows, that's a product of life. Clearer lines need to be drawn to make sure our system of checks and balances work properly.

[rich misty]

Republicans just want to commit crimes against humanity without restraint.