BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA

Subject: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:17 PM

Claiming that the CIA has become too 'risk averse' the Pentagon has decided to start up it's own new CIA, and is calling it the Strategic Support Branch, or the SSB.

Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? SS with a B?

Problem is, so far the special forces guys they drafted into their new organization say that Rummie's SSB isn't doing so well on the operations front.

So, who are these new American freedom fighters? Well, according the Washington Post's source, they are "men in their 50s and university graduates on their first assignment (who) can't set up networks and run agents and recruit tribal elders."

Rumor has it these SSB fellas are attached to America's elite commando groups, including Delta Force, and they've been working both sides the street in so-called 'emerging target countries' like Somalia and Soviet Georgia. Oh yeah, and Iran. But Rummie don't wanna talk about Iran right now, thank you very much. He'd rather leave that one up to Ariel Sharon to explain to ya.

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: Donuel
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:23 PM

When the Cheney administration first began, this office was established by Rumsfeld under the name "Office of Special Operations"
Greg Palast has uncovered much about this with the help of a Pentagon whistle blower.

It is my belief it over saw many of the 9-11 events in advance.

Now this end run around the chain of command has a new name as Guest describes.

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: Peace
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:28 PM

Well, IMHO, it ain't "Super-Secret" nooooooooooo more.

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Jan 05 - 10:30 PM

That's right Donuel.

From Reuters:

Pentagon said operating secret spy branch
Sun Jan 23, 2005 05:23 AM GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defence Department has created a new espionage arm and is reinterpreting U.S. law to give Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld wide authority over spy operations abroad, the Washington Post has reported.
Citing Pentagon documents and interviews with participants, the newspaper on Sunday said Rumsfeld created the organization, called the Strategic Support Branch, to end "near total dependence" on the Central Intelligence Agency for human intelligence.

A Defence Department spokesman was not immediately available to comment.

The Strategic Support Branch, which has been operating for two years, deploys teams of case officers, linguists, interrogators and technical specialists with special operations forces, according to the Washington Post.

It has operated in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other undisclosed locations, the newspaper reported. The group's focus, according to an early planning document, was on Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia, Philippines and Georgia, the Post said.

Quoting a Defence Department memo, the newspaper said the Pentagon may recruit foreign spies that include "notorious figures" whose links to the U.S. government would be embarrassing if disclosed.

The newspaper said the Defence Department's espionage activities include missions in both friendly and unfriendly states when conventional war may be distant or unlikely. Those activities traditionally fall to the CIA's Directorate of Operations, the Washington Post said.

The Strategic Support Branch was established with "reprogrammed" funds and without explicit authority from the U.S. Congress, the newspaper reported, quoting unnamed Pentagon officials.

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: M.Ted
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 12:32 PM

Here is the Washington Post Article--Some Question Background of Unit's Leader

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: Donuel
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 12:52 PM

One of a dozen Rumsfeld "warnings" - this pearl harbor warning is for space aliens:
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/runsfeldtext.jpg



Chertoff's contribution to terrorism

http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_members&Number=293300347

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: GUEST,Frank
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:49 PM

This is neo-fascism.

Frank

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 06:57 PM

Ah! now we know who poisoned Marth Latham!

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: Chris Green
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 07:16 PM

It's a constant source of amazement to me that, given the Bush government's record of cack-handed incompetence in every other aspect, people assume that if the administration sets up a secret service (Department of Homeland Security etc) it's going to be efficient. It isn't. Nothing is efficient when run by half-wits. Yes, even fanatical ones.

Besides, the CIA have always been shite. They failed to foresee the building of the Berlin Wall, they failed to foresee the Tet offensive of 68 in Vietnam, they failed to foresee the collapse of the Soviet Union when it was patently obvious to the meanest intellect that it was going to happen from the mid-80s onward, and finally they failed to foresee the fall of the Berlin Wall. They've supported politically expedient loons time and again, only to belatedly realise that they're fruitcakes and then have 'taken action' by bombing the bejeezus out of the poor sods they've helped these scumbags subjugate. The only reason any Secret Service is secret is because if it weren't, taxpayers would ask awkward questions.

Not a clearly thought-out foreign policy, I admit, but it's been a long day and I needed to vent some spleen on this before I go to bed!

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jan 05 - 08:37 PM

BTW, the Pentagon issued the obligatory denials of the story today. Just in case any of youse was wonderin' about that.

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: DougR
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 04:45 PM

Thanks, Guest, for your last post. I was wondering if anyone was going to report that.

Can anyone here disprove the Pentagon's denial?

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Rummie's Super Secret Neo-CIA
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jan 05 - 07:46 PM

Yup. The Pentagon. Who has now been forced to admit, well...maybe it is a little bit true. OK, a lot true. And Senator McCain is gonna have himself a few little hearings on the matter...

I'd give you cites to the online stories Dougie, but I doubt you'd read them anyway, what with them coming from blue sources and all...