tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post114590893279469307..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: The McCarthy FileGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1146023960788395722006-04-25T23:59:00.000-04:002006-04-25T23:59:00.000-04:00Can someone actually check out what her position w...Can someone actually check out what her position was between January 2001 and July/August 2001.<BR/><BR/>"<B>Until July 2001</B>, she served as special assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence programs on the National Security Council (NSC)"<BR/><BR/>Everyone keeps stating that she was bounced out in 2001...<BR/><BR/>Yes, but in July 2001...<BR/><BR/>There was an August PDB referencing the potential for al Qaeda hits inside the United States.<BR/><BR/>We were hit in September 2001...<BR/><BR/>Was she "special assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence programs" as late as the end of July 2001?Boghiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082497352696881585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1145982823020331302006-04-25T12:33:00.000-04:002006-04-25T12:33:00.000-04:00It all depends on the meaning of the word 'leak'. ...It all depends on the meaning of the word 'leak'. If 'leak' means 'to urinate', then Ms. McCarthy did not 'leak' onto reporter Dana Priest.Da Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650266575562746588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1145981593344159782006-04-25T12:13:00.000-04:002006-04-25T12:13:00.000-04:00Mary McCarthy was on sabbatical at CSIS after leav...Mary McCarthy was on sabbatical at CSIS after leaving the White House in 2001, until returning to CIA IG in 2005, apparently to begin the retirement program. Googling her will quickly reveal that fact.<BR/><BR/>The job in the CIA IG appears to have been a "placeholder", giving her a slot to fill back in HQ while preparing to retire.CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872695065317236312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1145972276871976082006-04-25T09:37:00.000-04:002006-04-25T09:37:00.000-04:00Another great job! I'm keeping my readers up-to-da...Another great job! I'm keeping my readers up-to-date by <B><A HREF="http://myerskatt.blogspot.com/2006_04_23_myerskatt_archive.html#114597164281233562" REL="nofollow">with your posts</A></B>.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1145935625704091022006-04-24T23:27:00.000-04:002006-04-24T23:27:00.000-04:00The following quote from Ms. McCarthy’s biography ...The following quote from Ms. McCarthy’s biography might point to a rather more inauspicious reason for a ‘demotion’. <BR/><BR/>“Until July 2001, she served as special assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence programs on the National Security Council (NSC) Staff, under both Presidents Clinton and Bush.”<BR/><BR/>Apparently, the first reference to reach President Bush of al Qaeda attempting an attack inside America was the August 6 Presidential Daily Brief that the Libbies squeal about. Why? Could the Administration have been less than enthused with her editing qualities as Special Assistant to the President.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I am not familiar with these terms or the command structure in the CIA, NSA, or Executive Branch – the first time I heard of an SESer was a couple of weeks ago…Boghiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082497352696881585noreply@blogger.com