Reply #11: Don't you know? [View All]

I assumed you did. Yes, he worked there, from around the early 1960s. Although it is not a secret he worked there, his assignments remain largely unknown. He worked with some of the more brutal fellows in Latin America. It is unlikely that he has ever severed ties with the agency. There is plenty of reason to assume he has been involved in various capacities straight through.

The part about "cultural background" had to do with the Middle East. His specialties are Central America. One can assume that CI will be involved in Central American activities in the upcoming four years under his direction.

I had posted information on Tuesday 11-16 regarding Goss's choice for chief of the clandestine "directorate of operations." It is an "unnamed" former chief of American espionage operations in Latin America. This fellow was removed from that post in 1997 for activities that a CI inspector general described as showing "a remarkable lack of judgement." Specifically, he went to bat for a convicted narcotics trafficer in the Dominican Republic.( See NY Times article on 11-16 by Douglas Jehl.)

Think about this information. Goss has the background and ability that the Bush administration might need to run wonderful programs like the first President Bush did in the Iran-Contra scandal era. Please believe me that he is qualified in the areas of education and background. But his other "negatives" make him the last person on earth that should be in that position.