Senior Fellow, the Center for Transatlantic Relations; Professor of International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
The C.I.A.: A National Liability?
The Huffington Post: 04/22/2013
The errant actions of the C.I.A. are by now so evident that they
are a staple of Washington conversation. Like the weather, though, it
is the topic everybody talks about, but does nothing about. The drone
revelations, and the administration's stonewalling, that coincided with
John Brennan's confirmation hearings created a stir. That incident
struck a nerve because the White House looked ready to extend its claim
to a right to kill Americans abroad to the domestic scene. The prospect
of moves to bring the Agency to heal quickly died down once he made a
vague promise to downsize the drone program. Moreover, no elected
official voiced concern about the implications of killing lots of
foreigners -- even innocent civilians -- as we are doing routinely in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-brenner/raymond-davis-cia-pakistan_b_3130779.html
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