A Brit Abroad

My name is Terry and I'm a 50 something year old dis-enchanted ex-pat Brit living in Cyprus. Why am I dis-enchanted? You'll find reasons enough throughout my tumble log, along with quirky items that amused me and things I think need highlighting, and occasional quotes from some of my favourite novels. Oh, and maybe some original work of my own.

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Sat Aug 22

CIA hired Blackwater to help hunt al Qaeda leaders

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The program was outsourced to contractors to “put some distance” between the effort and the U.S. government.

I know al Qaeda isn’t going to win a lot of popularity contests—but isn’t it extremely creepy that we seem to have contracted out some assassin work? I like to tell myself that whatever weird and nefarious stuff the CIA used to be involved in, it’s probably exaggerated and mostly over now. I worry I’m wrong on both accounts.

Remeber, Al Qaeda = bad guys, US/Alliance = good guys, err, no wait, perhaps……

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