Wednesday, November 17, 2004
House Cleaning Continues at CIA `
NYTimes reports that the New C.I.A. Chief Tells Workers to Back Administration Policies. His doublespeak is already well crafted.
On the one hand, he says "We provide the intelligence as we see it - and let the facts alone speak to the policymaker,'' meaning effectively "we don't make policy... and we don't comment on it either." Then on the other hand, he says the CIA's job is to "support the administration and its policies in our work,'' and "we do not identify with, support or champion opposition to the administration or its policies."
So, the message is: provide facts that support W's policies, and the rest be damned.
On the one hand, he says "We provide the intelligence as we see it - and let the facts alone speak to the policymaker,'' meaning effectively "we don't make policy... and we don't comment on it either." Then on the other hand, he says the CIA's job is to "support the administration and its policies in our work,'' and "we do not identify with, support or champion opposition to the administration or its policies."
So, the message is: provide facts that support W's policies, and the rest be damned.
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