Evil Dark Overlord's plan involved kill teams taking out AlQaeda

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**Frazzled**

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/14/cia-plan-envisioned-hit-teams-killing-al-qaeda-leaders/?test=latestnews

CIA Plan Envisioned Hit Teams Killing Al Qaeda Leaders
Secret Central Intelligence Agency initiative axed by Director Leon Panetta examined how to assassinate members of Al Qaeda with hit teams on the ground.
The Wall Street Journal

FOXNews.com

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Feb. 25: CIA Director Leon Panetta speaks with reporters at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP)

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The goal was to assemble teams of CIA and special-operations forces "and put bullets in [the Al Qaeda leaders'] heads," one former intelligence official said.

The plan was never carried out, and Panetta canceled the effort on the day he learned of it, June 23. The next day, he alerted Congress, which didn't know about the plan.

"The agency hasn't discussed publicly the nature of the effort, which remains classified," said agency spokesman Paul Gimigliano. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday the effort stemmed from a presidential order dated September 2001 that directed the CIA to find ways to kill or capture Al Qaeda leaders.

The revelation has intensified a growing battle between the executive branch and Congress over the conduct of the CIA and U.S. intelligence operations.

Democrats in Congress are calling for an investigation into whether or not it was properly briefed on the matter. Meanwhile, Sen. Kit Bond, the top Republican on the Senate intelligence panel, said the thrust of the plan should be resurrected. "The general concept in the plan is one that should be explored somewhere. Whether it's a modification of this plan or some related plan," he said in an interview.

**Tyras**

Frazzled... Don't you know anything from Fox is nothing but a lie wrapped in evil and then coated in the blood of baby seals?

**Frazzled**

This is true, Fox is the most hideous outlet in known space and should be banned with its employees sent to the Larry King Re-education and Insomnia Cure Camp, but note where it says...Wall Street Journal...

**Tyras**

It doesn't matter. Any source sited by Fox has obviously been brainwashed by the convention of wickedness composed of Fox news and the conservative radio complex. Nobody could ever possibly have views that would protect the United States. We should all apologize for our existence and write out checks equal to the ammount of our retirement savings payable to your foreign government of choice or Goldman Sachs as reparation.

**Frazzled**

**lord_sutekh**

Good idea: using intelligence assets to eliminate dangerous extranational criminals who have proven their threat to American life and liberty. Bad idea: keeping it secret. If they'd told Congress, I'd bet it'd still be going... because who wants to spoon-feed your re-election opponents gems like "Voted against eliminating the threat of Al Qaeda"? It'd be political suicide.

**dietrich**

If the Plan was never carried out, do they need to notify Congress? Sounds more like a brain-storming session than an actual Plan.

**Frazzled**

Evidently to the Democrats providing cover for Pelosi, it does.

**Anshal**

FAIL! as almost every attemt at stomping terrorisem out with vilolence, just look at "Iraqi freedom"

**Orkeosaurus**

Iraq never had anything to do with terrorism.

Also, lots of our military operations against terrorism were successful.

**NeedleOfInquiry**

"The plan was never carried out", and Panetta canceled the effort on the day he learned of it, June 23. The next day, he alerted Congress, which didn't know about the plan

Got me laughing out loud.

"The plan was never carried out"

Ummm, sure.......

We never shot Wilber Varela either.

**dogma**

This pretty well confirms that kill-team expose from a while back.

**Frazzled**

Exactly, that evil SOB. How can that man still be free?

**Orkeosaurus**

Eh.

They pardoned Nixon.

**Frazzled**

Yea but Nixon freed the slaves or something. We can't all expect Eric Holder to push for pardons despite the recommendations of the Justice Department like Marc Rich. Cheney's rotten to the core. Hasn't the Spanish Court convicted him yet? Why does Pelosi let this man walk around the rest of us?

**Orkeosaurus**

Nixon didn't free the slaves, that was Ben Franklin.

Learn your presidents.

**Tyras**

It never happened because Mr. T and Face wouldn't sign on.

**Frazzled**

No President Franklin invented the paper money. I tell you Nixon freed the slaves. People come on, educate yourselves here!

**avantgarde**

NeedleOfInquiry wrote:We never shot Wilber Varela either.

Holy crap the CIA killed Fez from That 70's Show?!?! Why?

**Frazzled**

The CIA wanted hte redhead all to itself. Duh!

**avantgarde**

Dbl post

**avantgarde**

The CIA is Hyde? Mind = blown

**Frazzled**

Exactly. It all fits now doesn't it...

**Kilkrazy**

Basically it is a good idea.

It worked brilliantly with Castro, and he was much harder to locate than any of the Al Quaeda leadership.