CIA Fronts or Real Private Contractors
A National Security News Service investigation shows that of the numerous security contractors in Iraq, several are a new breed of CIA front companies that are staffed by Agency employees on leave and run under subcontracts by trusted CIA private contractors. Suspension of normal contracting rules in wartime has allowed a curious mixture of using private and public employees. One CIA officer who was a veteran of the CIA’s proprietary operations in the 1960s, 70s and 80s has been brought back to run such operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. He tells NSNS: “The purpose is to keep Congress and the press from finding out specifics about prisoner interrogation and treatment.”
Joseph Trento has spent more than 35 years as an investigative journalist, working with both print and broadcast outlets and writing extensively. Before joining the National Security News Service in 1991, Trento worked for CNN's Special Assignment Unit, the Wilmington News Journal, and prominent journalist Jack Anderson. Trento has received six Pulitzer nominations and is the author of five books, including Prelude to Terror, The Secret History of the CIA, Widows, and Prescription for Disaster. Joe currently serves as the editor of DCBureau.org. More Posts
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