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Our government doesn't need a judge's permission before tapping an al Qaeda operative's phones, intercepting his emails, or arresting him.
Ten Years Without an Attack John Yoo 2011
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The Pakistani agency denied leaking the CIA operative's name.
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Noting that he only learned much later about a CIA operative's request for Army Rangers in the region, Rumsfeld says he never received such a request from Franks or Tenet and "cannot imagine denying it if I had."
New Details Revealed From Rumsfeld's Memoir Marcus Baram 2011
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U.S. officials also said Monday the Central Intelligence Agency does not intend to remove its undercover station chief in Islamabad, after Pakistani media reported last week what they said was the operative's name.
US Officials Say Pakistan Will Grant Access to bin Laden's Wives 2011
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A press operative's job is to shape a reporter's story.
As Gibbs leaves, his White House press office staff faces uncertain future Jason Horowitz 2011
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Noting that he only learned much later about a CIA operative's request for Army Rangers in the region, Rumsfeld says he never received such a request from Franks or Tenet and "cannot imagine denying it if I had."
New Details Revealed From Rumsfeld's Memoir Marcus Baram 2011
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The mix-up did nothing for the operative's career or the channel's reputation.
Hugh Muir's Diary 2011
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Don't take some political operative's word for what's in it.
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The mix-up did nothing for the operative's career or the channel's reputation.
Hugh Muir's Diary 2011
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U.S. officials also said Monday the Central Intelligence Agency does not intend to remove its undercover station chief in Islamabad, after Pakistani media reported last week what they said was the operative's name.
US Officials Say Pakistan Will Grant Access to bin Laden's Wives 2011
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