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Depends.

Tom Brosz — 8/24/2006 7:49:32 PM (archived)

Are we talking gathering intelligence? Or more active policies?

A lot of people spent most of the 1970s and 1980s piously destroying the CIA's capacity to actively influence foreign events short of warfare. Should we be thinking about that again?

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Update on the British bomb plot - Tom Brosz - 8/22/2006 2:33:51 AM
- re: Update on the British bomb plot - azstrummer - 8/23/2006 5:48:36 PM
  - re: Update on the British bomb plot - Tom Brosz - 8/23/2006 6:34:33 PM
    - does "good old-fashioned police work" include that which is done by spooks, in your opinion? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/24/2006 5:16:08 PM
      - Depends. - Tom Brosz - 8/24/2006 7:49:32 PM
        
        I'm sure you are aware of the guys we had on the ground in Afganistan? - alcaray - 8/24/2006 9:22:31 PM
    - re: Update on the British bomb plot - azstrummer - 8/23/2006 8:16:01 PM
- It is all a hoax by the Republicans to help win the coming election. - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 1:28:09 AM
  - And you thought you were being sarcastic. Look around. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/23/2006 1:42:26 AM
    - You are correct. I am amazed at how many people - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 5:27:25 PM
      - Search for the word "Sweden" in your post - azstrummer - 8/23/2006 8:58:03 PM
        
        Sweden doesn't get attacked because it is Boring. - Scott Evil - 8/24/2006 6:49:11 PM
        
        Well said Art, thank you (n/t) - McFly - 8/24/2006 1:56:24 AM
      - Who? (n/t) - alcaray - 8/23/2006 5:35:22 PM
        
        Bowser, Publius, and the rest of the FarLeft crowd. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 8:30:33 PM
        
        Show of hands: Bowser, Publius, and "the rest of the FarLeft crowd"... - alcaray - 8/23/2006 9:08:37 PM
        
        re: "the rest of the FarLeft crowd"... - Fox - 8/25/2006 2:08:30 AM
        
        Personally, I don't believe anyone can fight lawlessness with more lawlessness. - Mary Anne - 8/24/2006 4:56:23 AM
        
        You are partially correct. we shouldn't just bomb and run... - Scott Evil - 8/24/2006 6:46:11 PM
        
        Police methods work well where there are policemen. - Tom Brosz - 8/24/2006 6:33:21 AM
        
        Yes. We have policemen. - Mary Anne - 8/24/2006 2:25:15 PM
        
        "Yes. We have policemen." In countries that harbor & sponsor terrorists? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/30/2006 6:12:37 PM
        
        Just in case I fit David's whacky definition of "FarLeft"... - alcaray - 8/23/2006 9:10:59 PM
    - At who? (n/t) - Tony - 8/23/2006 2:33:52 PM
- So if it's not a wag-the-dog thing.... - Robert - 8/22/2006 5:25:20 PM
  - You do not understand the terrorist mentality. - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 1:30:46 AM
    - AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!....the Terrorist mentality..... - Publius - 8/23/2006 8:26:03 PM
      - So how did you liberals fix that problem with the Latin Kings? - Scott Evil - 8/24/2006 7:23:27 PM
        
        wrongo again Bush boy............ - Publius - 8/25/2006 3:03:48 AM
        
        Good to hear they were arrested. - Scott Evil - 8/25/2006 6:59:11 PM
      - Surely, there are other terrorists. - David F Mayer - 8/23/2006 8:41:57 PM
        
        David, come to the real world..... - Publius - 8/24/2006 1:47:02 PM
        
        If these guys were setting of bombs in public places - David F Mayer - 8/24/2006 7:22:09 PM
        
        And notice that the Democrats are proposing solutions to Gang terrorism. - Scott Evil - 8/24/2006 7:26:25 PM
    - You made up every word of that - Robert - 8/23/2006 4:51:07 PM
  - re: So if it's not a wag-the-dog thing.... - ER - 8/22/2006 6:14:50 PM
- It was a hoax. Made up by Carl Rove. - A. Leftleaner - 8/22/2006 1:54:26 PM
  - re: It was a hoax. Made up by Carl Rove. - Joe Mewbourne - 8/23/2006 5:12:50 AM

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