It has seemed strange to me that the son of the CIA president would be so vociferous in his attacks on the CIA. You'd think he'd be protective.

Here's my thesis: In line with the creation of the combined special ops Praetorian Guard and the general mercenization of the military, this crew wants to hollow out the established intelligence operations what with their annoying congressional oversight. The reconstituted intelligence bureaucracy would be sheild from all scrutiny, including oversight and freedom of information, all justified because of the "wartime" conditions.

These guys see information as weaponry, to be concealed and controlled. This undermines a basic precept of capitalistic market theory that they tout so firmly. Much more importantly, it shows the disdain these guys have for the Constitution. Remember folks, it's supposed to be for the people and by the people. It's supposed to be a citizens army. Information is supposed to be about truth.

I've been thinking that it's time for some strong vocal support of George Tenet and the concept of professional intelligence analysis. His team was right about Iraq and WMD.