Thursday, December 21, 2006

CIA Competing With Special Forces

A recent article in the LA Times outlines the CIA's struggle to limit US Special Forces activities in foreign nations.

The use of Special Forces teams to conduct surveillance and other operations began after 9/11. On several occasions the Special Forces teams have gotten themselves into trouble; once in Paraguay by shooting a would-be robber, and once getting themselves compromised on a surveillance in East Africa.

Some CIA officers are complaining that the forces are interfering and possibly compromising ongoing CIA operations in the process.

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