Greg Richards' excellent article on the CIA's ineptness as being the underlying cause of the Plame-Libby fiasco is spot on.  I might just add one other contradiction within our intell community.  The assertion that they were "wrong on WMDs" despite my and others' (e.g., Dave Gaubatz) revelations on failure of the intelligence community to pursue leads, or noting that the searches were poorly executed, raises the ultimate question.  CIA operatives - or any intell type for that matter - love to be proven right.  It's their reason for being; to stick it to the analyst across the aisle or his fellow field agent to say "I told you so."  So, why would they go to such great lengths to show the world what buffoons they are about WMD, when so much evidence says that they (and Colin Powell I might add) were right?  Not only was Wilson's trip concocted to weaken the administration in a time of war, but obviously, some in the intell community...(Read Full Post)