Well, Barak Obama got his wish on the second try. With the
confirmation of John Owen Brennan by the Senate, the CIA
has a new director from their own ranks. "Brennan's 25 years with the CIA
included work as a Near East and South Asia analyst, as station chief in Saudi
Arabia, and as director of the National Counterterrorism Center." He
proudly attests, "I'm neither Republican nor Democrat. I've worked for the
past five administrations." Imagine a non-partisan spook as D/CIA. If this
development is intended to restore confidence in the agency, just what kind of
organization will emerge from a careerist covert agent at the helm?
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