Widely Held Tenet, from East Sider
(BN) Tenet Book Says Cheney Pressed to Pick Iraqi Leaders
The CIA has quietly morphed into an independent rogue agency that sets its own arbitrary rules on who can get away with disclosing what. It is one of the biggest untold stories of modern government. The Plame nonsense gave the most recent glimpse into the CIA's contemporary modus operandi. Langley is kind of like the Catholic Church now, with its own agenda, its factional strife, its hidden puppet strings. Given the fat pipe from Langley to Pinch's shop, it's clear which party they favor.