Some explanations are so overlooked in the middle of tangles of overwhelming, thorny, compounding irrationalities that the gleaming cleanliness of their ultimate revelation is blinding. Like: how does a law-enforcement services company go from zero to a billion-dollar government contractor inside barely a decade; how does it keep its contracts with the
diplomatic entity of the United States government after its operatives kill 17 unarmed foreign civilians; how does it perform counterterrorism-support operations of the highest sensitivity; how does it hire and affiliate with top-flight CIA talent like Cofer Black, Buzzy Krongard, Rob Richer–
Oh. Erik Prince is a CIA asset.
The blade of explanation dips into the mud and emerges immaculate as the day it was forged.
He says he’s through. I don’t believe it.
Eric Prince and the CIA spokesperson quoted in the article seem to have diarrhea of the mouth, and the author comes off as enamored with his image and good looks.
Where Valerie Plame couldn’t publicly reveal when she became an agent or much information at all, Prince thinks his own “outing” is worse, although the unknown is how many other CIA people still in the field were killed because they were working for Brewster Jennings at the time. Not to mention how much time and money was invested in establishing the front.
Perhaps we paid a lot more for his contracting services than we would have paid a direct employee, or because he was doing God’s work or something….
The author, Adam Ciralsky worked for the CIA under Richard Clark, and was suspended from duty under suspicion of unauthorized contact with Israel, and then accused them of anti-semitism.
Salon also did a story on Mr. Ciralsky at the time, Later they gave him a job.
Obviously, Salon participates in the reputational rescue of people that are not operating in our country’s best interest.
Nice video. He rarely plays “sin eater” live.
I compliment you Spencer on the fact your login is so much better than the rest of FDL.
Duh.
Scales falling from your eyes yet?