Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Top Counterterrorism Officer Removed Amid Turmoil at CIA

 
By Barton Gellman and Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, February 7, 2006; Page A06

The CIA's top counterterrorism officer was relieved of his position yesterday after months of turmoil atop the agency's clandestine service, according to three knowledgeable officials.

Robert Grenier, who spent most of his career undercover overseas, took charge of the Counterterrorism Center about a year ago after a series of senior jobs at the center of the Bush administration's national security agenda.

Read On  (it gets curioser and curioser.)
 
All these top guys getting out...Uhhmmm. Wonder what's up with this?
 
I mean, there have been shake ups at the CIA before, but I don't remember anything quite like this.
 
We can assume that he didn't get sacked for incompetence? He hasn't been given a Medal of Freedom, yet.

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