What can be solved (but I don't know how): That book I mentioned said that
by Reagan's time in office, many of the CIA's most experienced and creative
risk-takers were retired. These were people who started with the OSS, and
pretty much invented tactics that we think are only appropriate in movies.
One of William Casey's frustrations was finding more people like this.


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
That's one point and a good one.

They don't make good spies like they used to. Now they all seem to be
Valerie Palme.

The only thing Valerie Plame did wrong was to disprove some
of Vice President Cheney's pet theories about how to justify
starting a war for profit.

I guess when you put ideology above reality, you are
obligated to hate the guys (and women) who keep pointing out
that water really does run downhill.

DSK