Jordanian double-agent killed CIA officers

[LittleNemoNES]

This is sad but also very interesting

Via MSNBC

So we thought he was working for us but he was working for al-qaida...

 

[Genx87]

Al-Balawi was arrested by Jordanian intelligence more than a year ago. However, the Jordanians believed that al-Balawi had been successfully reformed and brought over to the American and Jordanian side, setting him up as an agent and sending him off to Afghanistan and Pakistan to infiltrate al-Qaida.

/facepalm

 

[ayabe]

Protocol broke down and the guy wasn't searched, nothing else really matters.

 

[palehorse]

Protocol broke down and the guy wasn't searched, nothing else really matters.

Yep.

These warriors will be missed. :'(

 

[Lemon law]

Yep.

These warriors will be missed. :'(

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Lets see, the US guys that were killed were the holy warriors good guys and the sneaking fellow that we wanted to murder someone else in their bed and would have been the good guy if he did that was instead the bad guy for doing the same thing to the holy warriors who hoped to use him to further their ends.

IMHO, its more of a case where there are no good guys to be found on any side. And it sounds more like a feud between the Hatfields and McCoys than a legitimate way to solve real problems or even fight a war against terror.

All we are in is the import export business of kill kill kill. How quickly everyone learns.

 

[ayabe]

Well regardless of your feelings on our current foreign policy, these were still men with families who will be missed, they were performing their jobs and defending our country.

We may not be pursuing the wisest course of action, but these men had no say in that.

 

[woolfe9999]

Protocol broke down and the guy wasn't searched, nothing else really matters.

My understanding is that the protocol did not break down, as not searching someone in a case like this is the established protocol. It is meant to foster trust with someone they are courting to do their bidding. Quite probably, the protocol will be reviewed and changed after this incident.

- wolf

 

[Hacp]

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Lets see, the US guys that were killed were the holy warriors good guys and the sneaking fellow that we wanted to murder someone else in their bed and would have been the good guy if he did that was instead the bad guy for doing the same thing to the holy warriors who hoped to use him to further their ends.

IMHO, its more of a case where there are no good guys to be found on any side. And it sounds more like a feud between the Hatfields and McCoys than a legitimate way to solve real problems or even fight a war against terror.

All we are in is the import export business of kill kill kill. How quickly everyone learns.

What are you talking about? Our side is the good side.

 

[palehorse]

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Lets see, the US guys that were killed were the holy warriors good guys and the sneaking fellow that we wanted to murder someone else in their bed and would have been the good guy if he did that was instead the bad guy for doing the same thing to the holy warriors who hoped to use him to further their ends.

IMHO, its more of a case where there are no good guys to be found on any side. And it sounds more like a feud between the Hatfields and McCoys than a legitimate way to solve real problems or even fight a war against terror.

All we are in is the import export business of kill kill kill. How quickly everyone learns.

Where the hell did you come up with this "holy" nonsense?!

The CIA officers who were killed are men who have dedicated several decades of their lives to fighting for our country. The fact that you equate them to those we are fighting is downright fucking disgusting.

You don't know the first thing about the world of Intel collection, nor do you have ANY respect for the men and women who spend every moment of their lives ensuring that you can go on living your own ignorant life.

If you honestly feel that CIA collectors are "the bad guys," then you're a fucking scumbag of the worst sort. Such language is borderline treasonous, as it empowers our enemies to say the same in the propaganda they use against us. When you reinforce their bullshit, they could honestly point to you as a reference and state that "Even Americans, such as our friend Lemon Law, feel that the CIA is evil. He supports us in our war against them." Is that your idea of properly exercising our right to free speech?

Whenever I think that you can't possibly become a bigger douchebag, you set new records in indecency and anti-Americanism. I know it's been asked a million times, but I'd like an answer: IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST AL QA'IDA, WHOSE FUCKING SIDE ARE YOU ON?!

Please stop breathing.

 

[ayabe]

My understanding is that the protocol did not break down, as not searching someone in a case like this is the established protocol. It is meant to foster trust with someone they are courting to do their bidding. Quite probably, the protocol will be reviewed and changed after this incident.

- wolf

Well if that's the case then people need to adjust their expectations. TSA doesn't seem to care about my feelings when I get pulled out of line for a pat down.

As we should well know by now, who is or isn't on our side can change from hour to hour and it's simply foolish not to expect to be betrayed. I thought we learned "trust but verify" a while back.

 

[jonks]

Where the hell did you come up with this "holy" nonsense?!

The CIA officers who were killed are men who have dedicated several decades of their lives to fighting for our country. The fact that you equate them to those we are fighting is downright fucking disgusting.

You don't know the first thing about the world of Intel collection, nor do you have ANY respect for the men and women who spend every moment of their lives ensuring that you can go on living your own ignorant life.

If you honestly feel that CIA collectors are "the bad guys," then you're a fucking scumbag of the worst sort. Such language is borderline treasonous, as it empowers our enemies to say the same in the propaganda they use against us. When you reinforce their bullshit, they could honestly point to you as a reference and state that "Even Americans, such as our friend Lemon Law, feel that the CIA is evil. He supports us in our war against them." Is that your idea of properly exercising our right to free speech?

Whenever I think that you can't possibly become a bigger douchebag, you set new records in indecency and anti-Americanism. I know it's been asked a million times, but I'd like an answer: IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST AL QA'IDA, WHOSE FUCKING SIDE ARE YOU ON?!

Please stop breathing.

The black and white worldview is pretty remedial. There are no good guys and bad guys, the world's a bit too complex for that. The US does what is in the US' best interests. However, that still doesn't put the US on the same moral ground as Al Qaeda or the Nazis or your boogeyman of choice. But let's not pretend all US forces and intel teams wear pure white either. After all, democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

 

[Genx87]

The black and white worldview is pretty remedial. There are no good guys and bad guys, the world's a bit too complex for that. The US does what is in the US' best interests. However, that still doesn't put the US on the same moral ground as Al Qaeda or the Nazis or your boogeyman of choice. But let's not pretend all US forces and intel teams wear pure white either. After all, democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

I'd say that is a pretty ringing endorsement considering how many other govts types over the thousands of years of civilization have been tried.

 

[palehorse]

Contrary to what you may see and hear all the time on 24, the intelligence collection world does not revolve around "established protocols" for everything. In this case, someone simply made the decision to skip the search. It's called a mistake... human error... albeit a fatal one. Learn from this and move on with operations.

That said, nothing should take away from the mourning we should do for these fallen warriors. Mistakes, or not, they will be missed something fierce.

 

[palehorse]

The black and white worldview is pretty remedial. There are no good guys and bad guys, the world's a bit too complex for that. The US does what is in the US' best interests. However, that still doesn't put the US on the same moral ground as Al Qaeda or the Nazis or your boogeyman of choice. But let's not pretend all US forces and intel teams wear pure white either. After all, democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.

perhaps, but blatantly equating them to our AQ enemies is f'n disgusting.

 

[Sclamoz]

Lets see, the US guys that were killed were the holy warriors good guys and the sneaking fellow that we wanted to murder someone else in their bed and would have been the good guy if he did that was instead the bad guy for doing the same thing to the holy warriors who hoped to use him to further their ends.

CIA aren't holy warriors for one. I like the narrative you came up about murdering al-zawhiri in his bed, where did you find that out?

Do you consider someone how kills another to person to be the "bad guy" no matter the reason?

IMHO, its more of a case where there are no good guys to be found on any side.

All we are in is the import export business of kill kill kill. How quickly everyone learns.

Congratulations, you just figured out what war means.

 

[woolfe9999]

Well if that's the case then people need to adjust their expectations. TSA doesn't seem to care about my feelings when I get pulled out of line for a pat down.

As we should well know by now, who is or isn't on our side can change from hour to hour and it's simply foolish not to expect to be betrayed. I thought we learned "trust but verify" a while back.

I agree, and understand your point. I comprehend the theory of why they wouldn't search, but it seems to be stretching the theory a little far. A simple patdown should reveal a bomb strapped to someone, and it is easy to explain why everyone coming onto a CIA base must be patted down without offending people who are ernestly considering helping us. I was just mentioning that this not searching is apparently the established protocol, once someone has reached a certain level of apparent trust.

Edit: someone above says there is no established protocol and that this was a simple oversight. It's not what I've read in several news reports, but who knows, maybe the reports are incorrect.

- wolf

 

[JSt0rm]

What are you talking about? Our side is the good side.

Robot

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

/facepalm

No sheit.

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Where the hell did you come up with this "holy" nonsense?!

The CIA officers who were killed are men who have dedicated several decades of their lives to fighting for our country. The fact that you equate them to those we are fighting is downright fucking disgusting.

You don't know the first thing about the world of Intel collection, nor do you have ANY respect for the men and women who spend every moment of their lives ensuring that you can go on living your own ignorant life.

If you honestly feel that CIA collectors are "the bad guys," then you're a fucking scumbag of the worst sort. Such language is borderline treasonous, as it empowers our enemies to say the same in the propaganda they use against us. When you reinforce their bullshit, they could honestly point to you as a reference and state that "Even Americans, such as our friend Lemon Law, feel that the CIA is evil. He supports us in our war against them." Is that your idea of properly exercising our right to free speech?

Whenever I think that you can't possibly become a bigger douchebag, you set new records in indecency and anti-Americanism. I know it's been asked a million times, but I'd like an answer: IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST AL QA'IDA, WHOSE FUCKING SIDE ARE YOU ON?!

Please stop breathing.

GET THESE TWATS OUT OF THERE!

They are not military and not part of any kind of intelligence mission, get them the FUCK out of there, i'd shot them myself if i encountered them.

I don't need more fucktwats screwing shit up than there already are, let special operations handle it as they were meant to do... oh, i get it, it's about the documents, well sucks that the first team in secured them then and you are still looking for them?

Stupid twats will reamain stupid twats and put other stupid twats in harms way, if you are in my way and not on my list you are dead.

 

[Zebo]

“When you ponder the verses and hadiths that speak about jihad and its graciousness, and then you let your imagination run wild to fly with what Allah has prepared for martyrs, your life become cheap for its purpose, and the extravagant houses and expensive cars and all the decoration of life become very distasteful in your eyes,”

Another misunderstander of Islam. Or not. And while we're at it, Dr. Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, debunks the "poverty causes terrorism" BS (yet again) the left is fond of.

This is sad but also very interesting

Via MSNBC

So we thought he was working for us but he was working for al-qaida...

Interesting? If anything these Darwin Award winners were asking for it. Those CIA were complete fools (victims of PC MC) thinking they could reform a Al-Qeada terrorist and make him a friend and asset of the the CIA. Note to spooks: Al-Qeada is not the KGB, you can't bribe true believers with Vodka, cash and porn.

 

[Fear No Evil]

GET THESE TWATS OUT OF THERE!

They are not military and not part of any kind of intelligence mission, get them the FUCK out of there, i'd shot them myself if i encountered them.

I don't need more fucktwats screwing shit up than there already are, let special operations handle it as they were meant to do... oh, i get it, it's about the documents, well sucks that the first team in secured them then and you are still looking for them?

Stupid twats will reamain stupid twats and put other stupid twats in harms way, if you are in my way and not on my list you are dead.

You aren't paid to think grunt.

 

[Lemon law]

Palehorse still has a good point, a lot of good people on our side died, and even worse they have famdamily who grieve.

But sadly when we as carelessly deliver that same fate to the other side and rejoice in our own dubious forward progress, when we kill anyone who even happens to be maybe within 10 miles of a bad guy. Not only does the same grieve occur on the other side, a legacy of NEW hatreds is built.

I might point out that in a cold war the West Won, one alternative was mutual assured destruction, yet when that vicious peace monger Gorbachev realized that capitalism was the superior system, our military industrial complex took it hard. Oh, God no do not take the peace dividend and cut our funding, we can invent so many new enemies to keep killing and killing and killing. DO NOT MAKE PEACE WHEN WE CAN MAKE EVERYONE HATE US.

 

[Sclamoz]

GET THESE TWATS OUT OF THERE!

They are not military and not part of any kind of intelligence mission, get them the FUCK out of there, i'd shot them myself if i encountered them.

I don't need more fucktwats screwing shit up than there already are, let special operations handle it as they were meant to do... oh, i get it, it's about the documents, well sucks that the first team in secured them then and you are still looking for them?

Stupid twats will reamain stupid twats and put other stupid twats in harms way, if you are in my way and not on my list you are dead.

Wait...are you really saying you're in the SAS?

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Wait...are you really saying you're in the SAS?

I'm saying that i'm the Captain of the TFB SAS.

Who dares wins.

 

[keird]

Wait...are you really saying you're in the SAS?

You can't tell by the accent?