Report: Dozens of U.S. spies captured in Lebanon and Iran

Haaretz ^

[jhpigott]

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said on TV in June at least 2 CIA spies identified in Hezbollah ranks; current and former U.S. officials concede this happened, says damage has spread.

The CIA’s operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday. The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.

[1010RD]

Perhaps, but in the secrets business you only have your reputation. If you let your assets get burned how willing will others be?

That this is public, has been publicly admitted and that no action has been taken is utterly irresponsible. Why do we let Dems run foreign policy?

State messed up Iraq, the CIA can’t get its act together and yet we continue to expand the bureaucracy. Professionals? I don’t think so.

[Jeff Head]

AP is reporting that:

“The CIA was well aware the spies were vulnerable in Lebanon. CIA officials were warned, including the chief of the unit that supervises Hezbollah operations from CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., and the head of counterintelligence. It remains unclear whether anyone has been or will be held accountable...”

Maybe they could start here:

OBAMA'S ARAB SPRING IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKE THE BEGINNINGS OF AN ISLAMIC CALLIPHATE

[elpadre]

Remember Senator Church and his Senate committee effectively dismantling CIA operations back when. They caused the deaths of our operatives and contract agents in the USSR and other countries behind the Iron Curtain and effectively caused the CIA to become a second rate operation. It so affected our ally counterparts that they were afraid to share information with us for fear of Congressional exposure and we were blind for many years - maybe even onto today.

[FourPeas]

A picture that paints many thousands of words, some many of which would get me banned.

[blueyon]

Prayers..............

[Servant of the Cross]

The real question is who in the administration is give the info up on them?

You do have to wonder. And it is a disgrace that we have to wonder.

[skinkinthegrass]

The real question is who in the administration is give the info up on them?

I suspect the 1st Muslim...& his traitor $o$, $HRILLary....
..just following their own personal Marxist philosophy...the R.O.P. & all.

[jhpigott]

. . . and the CIA has never really recovered since

this is going to kill recruitment in a region where it is desperately needed

[LambSlave]

Doesn’t appear they got any of our agents, just some of our recruited foreign national assests. Our agents don’t typically spy directly, they recruit (via coercion, extortion, ideology, bribery, blackmail...) foreign nationals with access to targeted groups/commercial/technical/governmental areas who do the spying. I’m sure we lose these sources all the time (they are mostly criminals, losers, traitors so what do you expect), what is unusual is that we are admitting that they were playing for our team. Of course, if we were sloppy and they got caught with evidence of US involvement, it makes perfect sense.

[TribalPrincess2U]

We’ll probably never know the truth just like everything else in this dark
administration. Where’s Holder by the way?

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

Leon Panetta was director of the CIA then, he is now Secy of Defense...does that give you all a warm, fuzzy, safe feeling?

[Triple]

In this world things are rarely as they are reported to the press.

Not saying it’s the case here, but imagine an op that gets the bad guys to eat their own. All you have to do is call them a few times, and go to pizza hut when they do.

[Choose Ye This Day]

This is starting to sound like a HUGE Clusterf#&$

Mmmm...Sugar-Coated Clusterf#&$'s, a favorite Holiday treat in the Obama household.

[elpadre]

don't we usually vehemently deny they have any CIA connection?? Our admission is reason for immediate death. Unless, of course, the CIA owes them some money and they can save it with the loss of the asset.(sarc)

[jhpigott]

Yea, doesn’t look like they nabbed any Americans. But this will likely kill recruitment of foreign nationals. I have the same question you do - why admit to this and why do it now (Hezbollah allegedly busted up this spy ring back in June)?

[crosslink]

I am afraid the Brotherhood in Egypt’s has access to the spy details of our whole Pali operation. I also am confident that this was released to put more pressure on Israel not to strike.Pray for our friends in Israel as I am afraid they will be struck hard from both sides after they attack Iran and we may not be coming to their aid until they have taken heavy losses.

[wizr]

I bet THEY have no aversion to waterboarding.

[TexasCajun]

I hope & pray Iran will follow Bari's lead and not torture our soldiers.

It's one issue he has actually lead on.

So, I'm sure there will no longer be any harsh interrogation methods used every again anywhere on the earth.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Chilling map. Especially when you add Iraq and Afghanistan to that.

[Melchior]

I hate to believe this, but if a history of the CIA is a guide, it is most likely true.

The particulars surrounding the most recent CIA “success story” — the tracking and killing of Osama Bin Laden — is likely based on a fairy tale. The truth is probably much different; viz., someone walked into the embassy in Islamabad and reported his whereabouts in order to obtain the reward on his head.