CIA Spy Comes Out Of The Shadows

(AP)  One of the CIA's top spies has come out of the shadows.

With little fanfare, Jose Rodriguez, who heads the National Clandestine Service, had his cover lifted about a month ago. CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield said the driving factor was his interest in publicly participating in minority recruitment events. He is also retiring later this year after more than three decades with the agency.

Rodriguez is the most important man in the U.S. spy game whose name you probably never knew. When he was mentioned publicly before now, he was referred to only as "Jose."

Rodriguez became head of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service in November 2004. With the creation of the National Clandestine Service the following year as part of an intelligence reorganization, Rodriguez rose to be chief of "human intelligence" operations, overseeing the classic spycraft that takes place at a variety of U.S. spy agencies.

Unlike his recent predecessors, Rodriguez elected to stay undercover as he ordered some of the CIA's most sensitive cloak-and-dagger operations. These efforts got little publicity because Rodriguez believed the head of the clandestine service shouldn't have a high profile.

In national security circles, however, Rodriguez's identity was not a well-kept secret. Wikipedia users even created an entry about him last year, although the page contains inaccuracies.

This much is known: Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico, spent much of his career in Latin America, including in Mexico.

Some officials, who spoke on condition that they not be identified while discussing Rodriguez's past, have said he got into trouble during the 1990s while trying to help a friend who was arrested for narcotics in the Dominican Republic. The Justice Department looked into Rodriguez's actions, but never brought charges.

Although the incident led to his removal as head of the CIA's Latin America Division, his espionage career continued. He served overseas and took over as head of the CIA's counterterror center less than a year after Sept. 11, 2001.

"Jose built a reputation for leadership in the field and here at headquarters, and he guided some of the agency's greatest counterterror victories," CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a statement.

"He has done much to protect our country by strengthening its Clandestine Service," Hayden added.

Next week, Rodriguez will make his first public appearance when he speaks about diversity at a border security conference in El Paso, Texas, the hometown of the gathering's Democratic host, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes.

Rodriguez has not set a firm date for his retirement, and a replacement has not yet been announced.

[stevex47]

Thanks for your many years of service protecting our country Jose.

[infidel_us]

And this story is news because....??????

[aznyron-2009]

I have only one thing to say Jose enjoy your retirement when you decide to retire
come to Thailand it good living here

lars008 wrote:

"I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair's bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pa
ges/live/articles/news/news.html?in_arti
cle_id=465570&in_page_id=1770"

Interestingly, lars008 uses a Muslim to push his anti-Muslim propaganda.

Problem is, that the person lars008 has used, is a renowned "fantasist" and likes nothing more then to be in the limelight - Hassan Butt.

http://www.aim.org/guest_column/A5334_0_6_0_C/

"Butt's revisionist account of his history also extends to the numbers of people he had recruited to fight against coalition forces. He tells Bob Simon that he recruited between 50 and 75 people to undergo jihadist training in Pakistan. Yet in January 2002, Butt telephoned the BBC in Lahore, Pakistan, and claimed that he had recruited 200 volunteers to join the Taliban."

The CIA are terrorists who deal in torture, assassination, trafficking of drugs, the overthrowing of legitimate governments and the murder of innocent people.

But of course, we overlook their crimes because they terrorize in the name of the United States.

[red164]

Posted by NavyRetired2 at 08:17 PM : Aug 08, 2007

Lars is a fool and he's trying to mislead but he's to stupid.


WATCH THIS VIDEO

Another Firefighter Testifies On Explosions Inside WTC We Are Change
Wednesday, August 8, 2007

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2007/080807_b_explosions.htm

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Firefighter John Schroeder, assigned to Engine Company 10 directly across the street from the World Trade Center complex, holds back tears and describes his first-hand experience on Sept. 11th. His story directly contradicts many aspect of the National Commission on Terrorist attacks though corroborates many other eyewitness testimony.

%u201CStanding outside the firehouse with my buddies, we were talking about how beautiful the day was. Then just like that, our lives changed forever. Some of those guys I would never see again.%u201D

In this exclusive interview, Firefighter Schroeder recollects in great detail how he was one of the first firefighters to rush to the complex. %u201CWe first assembled on West Street, where we saw someone burnt beyond recognition. We were like %u2018What is going on here?%u2019 and then went straight into the Marriot building%u201D From there, Firefighter Schroeder made his way to the lobby of the North Tower. %u201CIt looked like a bomb went off, and we started making our way up the stairs to rescue as many people as we could.%u201D

[kailumego1]

The CIA is nothing more than a "gang" of thugs, that has been given the legal authority by the President of the United States to commit vicious acts of violence against other nations that don't go along with European/United States economic hegemony.

Most of the countries they have "illegally" infiltrated, in order to stop the spread of communism had free elections, by a majority, i.e. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, etc.

The Vietnamese ran the French out of Vietnam, which they "cried" to the U.S. for military help, so the U.S. clandestinely trained opposing Vietnamese to overthrow Gen. Van Tien Dung, similar to all their clandestine missions in other countries they view as antagonistic..

[kailumego1]

Discovery has a mini series on the CIA involvement in countries like Africa, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Guatemala [Bay of Pigs fiasco], Nicaragua, Cuba, South America, the Philippines, Egypt, Suez Canal, etc. etc., in which former CIA operatives disclose all the %u201Cdirty-little%u201D secrets.

One former CIA operative, forgot his name, spoke boldly of his savagery against the Vietnamese, Laos, and Cambodians, as a matter of fact he candidly boasted of his %u201Ctrophies%u201D, a necklace made of %u201Chuman ears%u201D and went as far as to send a souvenir [necklace made of %u201Chuman ears%u201D] to one of his comrades.

[lars008-2009]

it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid%u2026.

non muslims of the world unite... fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside...

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair's bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

name one terrorislam cleric that has ever been a suicide murderer???

name one terrorislam state that grants equal rights to non muslims???

[navyretired2]

Your first problem, One_Dipsh1t, is that you're quoting the WSJ. Who do you think controls it? The "free" press? Americans with wholesome values?

Get a grip. Ruling elite at work as usual.