I wonder how many Arab Kim Philby's the FBI has hired since 9-11? We will learn over the coming years about how many sleepers are now on our payroll.
There are probably many who are very loyal and very good, although my experience at meetings of translators and interpreters has been rather negative, simply because so many of them (Arab or not) are imbued with the usual old leftist anti-Americanism.
Personally, I think we should get some Israeli interpreters of Arabic involved, at least as "counter balance," but I believe it is forbidden to use them in government work. Stupid policy.
Exactly so. We need a man to do McCarthy sort of work to weed them out.
I understand that there are now more CIA agents who die each year of natural causes than they bring in as new recruits. There is a serious problem here, and a good deal of it has to do with the lack of young people who are willing to serve this nation in such difficult and thankless jobs. Secondarily.....too many of our young people don't even qualify given the standards of personal integrity, good judgement, patriotism, intellect, work ethic, and lack of criminal record required.