Wednesday, August 19, 2009

News Alert: Outsiders Were Hired as C.I.A. Planned to Kill Jihadists

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The New York Times
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 -- 9:38 PM ET
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Outsiders Were Hired as C.I.A. Planned to Kill Jihadists

The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside
contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater
USA as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top
operatives of Al Qaeda, according to current and former
government officials.

Executives from Blackwater, which has generated controversy
because of its aggressive tactics in Iraq, helped the spy
agency with planning, training and surveillance. The C.I.A.
spent several millions dollars on the program, which did not
capture or kill any terrorist suspects.

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