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CIA Takes a Big Hit in Lebanon

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Posted on Nov 21, 2011
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The CIA has lost a foothold, and some measure of its critical anonymity, in Lebanon after some of the spy agency’s operatives were exposed in recent months. Last June, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah triumphantly announced that at least two agents had been nabbed within his organization’s ranks, and others have reportedly been outed since. Worse, according to The Associated Press, CIA higher-ups had been forewarned about the danger to their spies stationed in Lebanon.  —KA

AP via My Way:

Last year, then-CIA director Leon Panetta said the agency had to maintain “a greater awareness of counterintelligence.” But eight months later, Nasrallah let the world know he had bested the CIA, demonstrating that the agency still struggles with this critical aspect of spying and sending a message to those who would betray Hezbollah.

The CIA was well aware the spies were vulnerable in Lebanon. CIA officials were warned, including the chief of the unit that supervises Hezbollah operations from CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., and the head of counterintelligence. It remains unclear whether anyone has been or will be held accountable in the wake of this counterintelligence disaster or whether the incident will affect the CIA’s ability to recruit assets in Lebanon.

In response to AP’s questions about what happened in Lebanon, a U.S. official said Hezbollah is recognized as a complicated enemy responsible for killing more Americans than any other terrorist group before September 2001. The agency does not underestimate the organization, the official said.

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By heterochromatic, December 5, 2011 at 11:31 am Link to this comment

weed``` you may say it as oft as you like, it’s still a mouthful of shit.

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By Lockweed, December 4, 2011 at 9:41 pm Link to this comment
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Israel destroyed Lebanon, and has done so repeatedly.  Hezbollah was formed when the Israeli murderers attacked Lebanon in 1982.  They kicked the cowards out when they attacked again in 2006.  The USA has been 100% behind Israel for over 40 years and has shown itself to be the enemy of Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Iran and every other muslim country in the world.  All you have to do is watch the Republican debate in which every candidate, except Ron Paul wants to attack Iran.

I don’t know when Hezbollah is supposed to have killed US marines in Lebanon (it wasn’t 1982), but as long as the US murders Arabs and Muslims, American soldiers will get killed.  So I say it again, if Hezbollah killed any American marines, “The only Americans that have been killed by Hezbollah are those working on the behalf of Israel to harm Lebanese”.

Netanyahu is a war criminal.  The Israelis can’t even travel to Great Britain without threat of arrest.  He oversaw the murder of the defenseless Arabs in the Shatila and Sabra camps because Netanyahu controlled the camp and he let it happen.  Israel let the murderers into the camp.

Most of the American politicians are cowards and they are traitors to the USA.  They don’t serve American interests, they serve Israeli interests. 

You can read the bestselling book “The Israel Lobby” or the article that introduced the book to the world right here.

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/john-mearsheimer/the-israel-lobby

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By heterochromatic, December 4, 2011 at 8:38 pm Link to this comment

Howard~~~ it was 220 marines killed and 21 other service personnel…...

Lockweed is of course wrong about Hezbollah only killing Americans working for
Israel, but such is the level of ignorance displayed in the comment that it’s hardly
surprising that Lockweed is wrong.

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By Howard, November 22, 2011 at 2:38 pm Link to this comment

Hezballah killed dozens of US marines in Lebanon.
Some national lib movement my foot. Hezballoah has
destroyed that beautiful country of Lebanon. Israel was
not responsible for other arabs going into the refugee
camps.
And Netanyahu got a hero’s reception in the US
congress. As well he should @

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By Lockweed, November 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm Link to this comment
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The only Americans that have been killed by Hesbollah are those working on the
behalf of Israel to harm Lebanese.  Hesbollah was founded as a national liberation
organiation in 1982 to expel the Iaraelis that invaded and were occupying
Lebanon.  1982 was also the year Israel oversaw the murder of thousands of Arabs
in the Sabra and Shatila concentration camps.

Of course Hesbollah was declared a terrorist organization.  The same people
(almost every congressman) also gave Israel’s Netanyahu a standing ovation and
know what they have to say so they’re not targeted for elimination by AIPAC in the
next elections.

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By berniem, November 21, 2011 at 2:45 pm Link to this comment

How dare they interfere with our meddling? FREE BRADLEY MANNING AND TIM DECHRISTOPHER!!!!!

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