The CIA Double-Cross: How Bad a Blow in Afghanistan? -- Time Magazine
The reaction to the two terrorist attacks during the last week in December is puzzling. One of the attacks, against a CIA outpost in Afghanistan, succeeded; the other, on an airplane landing in Detroit, failed. The Undiebomber was an amateur who was thwarted, rather neatly, by his fellow passengers on the plane. The Afghanistan operation was quite the opposite — highly sophisticated and devastating, with vast implications for both the war in Afghanistan and future clandestine CIA operations. And yet the Undiebomber has provoked an avalanche of attention in our twittery media — and from Republicans like Dick Cheney who yearn for the return of "enhanced" interrogation techniques. The Afghanistan attack hasn't caused nearly the public fuss, but make no mistake: it has to be a matter of much greater concern to the White House than the Detroit fiasco.
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More News On The CIA Failings In Afghanistan
Al-Qaida Claims CIA Attack Was Revenge -- Voice of America
CIA attack was 'in revenge for al-Qaeda deaths' -- Times Online
CIA suicide bombing 'was revenge for drone attacks' -- The Telegraph
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for CIA Base Bombing -- ABC News
Suicide attack on CIA agents 'was planned by bin Laden inner circle' -- Times Online
CIA suicide bomber 'worked with bin Laden allies' -- The Telegraph
Report: Al-Qaida CIA bomber was furious over Gaza war -- Haaretz
Bomber's wife says husband did not work for CIA -- Reuters
CIA Bomber Was No Double Agent, Say Jordanians -- Time Magazine
Jordanian Bomber’s Path Remains a Mystery to His Family -- New York Times
2 Blackwater Guards Were Among Dead at Afghan CIA Base -- FOX News
Blackwater staff among those killed in CIA base bombing -- The Australian
Mystery Surrounds Contractors' Role at CIA Base -- ABC News
Suicide Bombing Puts a Rare Face on C.I.A.’s Work -- New York Times
Afghanistan bombing shows perils of CIA counterspying -- Washington Times
In Afghanistan, not-so-smart intelligence -- L.A. Times editorial