Re: Iraqi spy vs. spy

[Eugene Coyle <eugenecoyle@xxxxxxx>]

Sounds like US intelligence conflicts.  Rumsfeld's War Department off
the shelf operation was only one faction out of several.

Gene Coyle

On Apr 15, 2007, at 10:46 AM, Jim Devine wrote:

> from SLATE:
> > The Los Angeles Times goes with reports that Iraqi Sunnis have set
> > up a parallel intelligence agency within the Iraqi government to
> > counter the predominately Shiite official agency, which is
> > entirely funded by the CIA.... The LAT's piece on parallel Iraqi
> > intelligence agencies focuses as much on political maneuvering as
> > it does on ideology, since this shadow intelligence bureau was
> > born as much out of personal rivalries as political realities.
> > Sadly the tale of spy versus spy doesn't have a clear hero, as
> > both organizations appear culpable of a range of illegal activities.<
> --
> Jim Devine /  "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your
> own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.