"I found nothing that proves he was a CIA operative. Only that he worked closely with the CIA prior to assuming his post as PM."

as i was speaking earlier about critical thinking facilities, let's just give these sentences the once-over REAL SLOW.

"nothing that proves he was a CIA operative"...now, for doug, the only proof would seem to be a CIA press release naming their operatives. when was the last time that happened? what WOULD be a proof that you would accept, dougR, besides a CIA statement broadcast on FOX news?

"only that he worked closely with the CIA..." now, to me, that suggests that he was operating with (as stated) and possibly for (implied) the CIA. a small dot-connecting exercise there to be sure, but not too strenuous.

by the way, among the first 20 listings on google for this subject were washington post, cbc news, MSNBC, the guardian & the telegraph (UK sources) and LeMonde (french source). not just bloggers, i'm afraid.