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**Roorseprate** · 03-16-2010, 06:46 PM

Fascinating insight into the Khost bombing-the worst loss in the CIA in 27 years. Written by Robert Baer, a former CIA operative.

A Dagger to the CIA: Politics: GQ

If Baer is right-one must ask why the CIA has not been revamped in the era of Al Qaeda. He certainly makes a compelling argument.

I wonder whether we have fallen in love with our technology (Predator attacks) at the expense of boots on the ground espionage.

03-16-2010, 06:46 PM	#1
Roorseprate Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	The failure of the CIA in the Khost bombing Fascinating insight into the Khost bombing-the worst loss in the CIA in 27 years. Written by Robert Baer, a former CIA operative. A Dagger to the CIA: Politics: GQ If Baer is right-one must ask why the CIA has not been revamped in the era of Al Qaeda. He certainly makes a compelling argument. I wonder whether we have fallen in love with our technology (Predator attacks) at the expense of boots on the ground espionage.
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