Там же - Ньюсуик об иракских шпионах и информаторах В частности - как Пентагон и журналисты вовсю используют тех иракских эмигрантов, которых ЦРУ признало ненадежными жуликами.
Лучше всего - пассаж о некоем Чалаби, председателе "Иракского национального конгресса" в Лондоне:
CIA officials regard Chalabi as a snake-oil salesman. They point out that he is wanted for bank fraud in Jordan and that, according to a recent State Department audit, he could not account for about half the $4.3 million handed out to the INC by the State Department between 1999 and 2001. (When asked where the money went, the INC’s reply was, “We subcontracted it out.” To whom? “To Ahmed and Mohammed,” was the answer.)"Ахмед и Мохаммед" - это класс!
Полностью статья:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/867733.aspSpies, Lies & Iraq
The access is spotty. The defectors double-deal. The spooks and the generals can’t agree on whom to trust. No wonder it’s so hard to figure out what Saddam is up to
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