There’s Matt, who froze Gul Rahman to death in the Salt Pit. Paul, his boss and the CIA Station Chief of Afghanistan, who ignored Matt’s requests for more help at the prison. There’s Albert, who staged a mock execution of Rahim al-Nashiri, and his boss, Ron, the Station Chief in Poland, who witnessed the forbidden [...]
Look Forward, and Promote the Torturers |
| By: emptywheel Wednesday February 9, 2011 5:43 am |
CIA and DOJ’s Different Ideas of Accountability on Khost |
| By: emptywheel Wednesday October 20, 2010 3:38 pm |
I wanted to return to yesterday’s report on the investigation in the Khost bombing. As I noted, the CIA had advance warning that Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi might be a double agent. The report also found a number of other operational problems in al-Balawi’s treatment. But Leon Panetta decided not to hold anyone responsible for [...]
CIA Had Warning on Khost Attack, Will Not Hold Anyone Responsible |
| By: emptywheel Tuesday October 19, 2010 3:59 pm |
Jordanian intelligence warned the CIA that Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, the Khost bomber, might be working for al Qaeda three weeks before al-Balawi killed 7 CIA people in the attack. But because the CIA still suffers from the same information sharing shortcomings problems that prevented it from finding out about 9/11, the CIA still allowed [...]


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