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08/12/2004 10:46:50 AM · #1 |
Bush nominates Goss to head CIAThis is another example of bad dicisions by Mr. Bush based on politial and partisan agenda.
As you can see from this article, Porter Goss himself says he would not be fit for the job.
"I couldn̢۪t get a job with CIA today. I am not qualified," the Florida Republican told the production company of the filmmaker Michael Moore during the filming of the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.
Yesterday, the day after Mr Bush picked Mr Goss for the top US spy job, Moore released an excerpt from a 3 March interview in which the former House of Representatives intelligence chief, 65, recounts his lack of qualifications for employment as a modern CIA agent.
"I don̢۪t have the language skills. I, you know, my language skills were Romance languages and stuff. We̢۪re looking for Arabists today. I don̢۪t have the cultural background probably," he is quoted as saying in an interview transcript.
"And I certainly don’t have the technical skills, uh, as my children remind me every day: ‘Dad you got to get better on your computer.’ Uh, so, the things that you need to have, I don’t have."
Message edited by author 2004-08-12 10:52:12. |
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08/12/2004 10:52:27 AM · #2 |
A CIA agent is not the same job as the head of the CIA.
Commander in Chief is not the same job as a swift boat captain.
Commander in Chief is not the same job as a national guard officer.
Look at it another way. I have probably one of the more technical jobs imaginable. I am close to the top of my field, having spent 9 years studying and acquiring 3 degrees in my area of specialty, followed by another 6 years of industrial experience. The CEO of the company I work for is only a few levels above me in my reporting structure, yet has almost no concept of the details of the job that I do. Yet I believe he does a competent and good job, operating in areas of management that I have nothing more than superficial understanding of.
An architect doesn't need to be the world's best brick layer. It helps to have some understanding though. In this case, Porter Goss was a CIA agent for 11 years.
Message edited by author 2004-08-12 10:55:52.
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08/12/2004 11:06:47 AM · #3 |
I gotta agree. The CEO of my company is several steps above me, and would have absolutely no clue how to do my job at all, and all of my responsibilities would crumble if left up to him. Yet, he has been the best CEO our company has ever had, turning around a near-bankrupt situation in just a couple of years.
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08/12/2004 11:29:35 AM · #4 |
Yes after re-reading I see he was talking about a field job. Here is an article that highlights his past. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3552180.stm
Here is an article about Goss by Ray McGovern, a CIA analyst for 27 years.
//www.counterpunch.org/mcgovern07062004.html
Here is another article, an interview with Ray McGovern.
//truthout.org/docs_03/062603B.shtml
What disinfopedia says about Goss.
//www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Porter_Goss
Here is where Porter Goss stands "on the issues".
//www.issues2000.org/FL/Porter_Goss.htm
He is right in line with the republican side and with Bush on the issues. Downright scary, take a gander.
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08/12/2004 11:34:42 AM · #5 |
I only looked at the link about the "issues," and he seems to pretty much agree with me on most of them. Sounds great!
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08/12/2004 02:18:22 PM · #6 |
Typical MOORE move. Lets lie by insinuation or by removing some of the facts or better yet cut out everything that provides context...
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08/12/2004 04:19:49 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Russell2566:
Typical MOORE move. Lets lie by insinuation or by removing some of the facts or better yet cut out everything that provides context... |
Seen Fahrenheit 911 yet? |
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