Ex-CIA Director Defends Al Qaeda Initiative -- Washington Times
Woolsey says hit-team idea was apparently 'talked about'
A CIA director for the Clinton White House on Thursday defended a George W. Bush administration initiative to assassinate al Qaeda leaders and the agency's decision to keep the idea top secret.
"It doesn't appear as if they actually did anything with respect to these projected or possible assassinations of al Qaeda leaders," R. James Woolsey Jr., CIA director from 1993 to 1995, told The Washington Times' "America's Morning News" radio show.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Is it OK to kill America's enemies? -- Globe And Mail
Liberals vs. the CIA -- R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., Washington Times opinion
CIA As Political Football -- David Ignatius, Real Clear Politics
David Ignatius: The Mainstream Media’s Chief Apologist for CIA Crimes -- Daily Kos
Revelations Demand An Investigation -- Marie Cocco, Indianapolis Star
Anger Over CIA Flap Is Misplaced -- Jonah Goldberg, Townhall
Commentary: Citizens deserve accountability in secret CIA operations -- McClatchy News
Dems' Big Risk -- Gary Bauer, Human Events
Illegal, and Pointless -- New York Times editorial
CIA Was Dead Right in Plotting to Assassinate Bin Laden -- NY Daily News editorial