Sad State of Spying
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James Joyner | Monday, October 18, 2004 |
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Sad state of spying
Intelligence vets are still musing over Michael Kostiw, whose reported shoplifting forced his withdrawal this month as the CIA’s prospective executive director. But what dismays the spooks most isn’t the ethics or the propriety of the case–it’s that Kostiw had served as a case officer for 10 years and still couldn’t manage to shoplift a package of bacon without getting caught in a Northern Virginia market. Says one old spy: “It’s a perfect metaphor for the sorry state of the CIA.”
Heh.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Comments
A relevant question is, how many packages of bacon did Kostiw shoplift before he got caught?
Check the guy's freezer; for all we know, he's been living on bacon (maybe he's an Atkins fan).
Posted by PJ/Maryland | October 19, 2004 | 04:03 pm | Permalink
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