FBI appalled at CIA veterans's defense of agent Nada Nadim Prouty's lies

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - In the wake of Nada Nadim Prouty's guilty plea to lying her way into U.S. citizenship and sensitive FBI and CIA jobs, operatives of both agencies disagree whether she breached the government's trust, or just showed poor judgment.

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But to CIA veterans, where Prouty was recruited as a covert operations officer in 2003, a talented spy merely fudged the truth to win her citizenship.


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James Bamford, who has written several respected books on the intelligence community, said it's not surprising CIA vets wouldn't care that Prouty lied. It's the difference between the CIA and FBI cultures, he said. "One agency teaches people to lie and break the rules. The other teaches them to tell the truth and obey the rules," Bamford said.

While FBI agents are indoctrinated to be morally pure because they often testify in criminal trials, "the CIA is the opposite," he said. "The CIA was founded on subverting laws, going over walls and under fences."

The case clearly embarrassed the FBI, CIA, Justice Department and Diplomatic Security Service, who all conducted background checks on Prouty and passed her at least twice in lie-detector tests.





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[Robbien]

1. Surprising how well this story has been downplayed in the press

A spook has been convicted for fooling both the CIA and FBI. What a story.

MSM averts their eyes.

[lyonn]

2. Bush and Cheney are so proud of their spy projects

where they have tapped into any and all of the U.S. citizens communications to insure our safety. What are we missing in this story? Whose side is bush/cheney on?

[Didereaux]

3. here's the Cheney/Bush had picked 'Intel Solutionizer'...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/didereaux/



yeppers, I had a hunch all along he wasn't in any cold drafty cave in Afghanistan!