Internet Searches Reveal CIA's Secrets

GabrielF writes "In another blow to the reputation of the agency that just can't seem to get anything right, the Chicago Tribune used web searches and various commercial online databases to uncover a treasure trove of information about the CIA. The Tribune found the identities of over 2600 CIA employees (including an undisclosed number of covert operatives) as well as the locations of over two dozen CIA facilities across the U.S., internal telephone numbers, and information on 17 aircraft."

Comments

Re:Nothing To See Here

[forgotten_my_nick]

I was about to say the same thing. But try this link its via google.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi -060311ciamain-story,1,123362.story?coll=chi-news- hed

This one was interesting too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi -0512250424dec25,1,7168647.story

Nice to see no expenses spared for kidnapping someone.

Re:Nothing To See Here

[rbarreira]

BugMeNot rules! If you install the firefox extension (I think there's also an IE one), all you have to do is right click on one of the authentication text boxes and press "Login with BugMeNot"...

Re:"the locations of over two dozen CIA facilities

[kfg]

The Gestapo had a secret branch whose facilities were not well known. They were, in fact, secret.

There was also a secret police not allied with the Gestapo, because the watchers needed to be afraid of someone as well. These were completely secret police who answered only to Hitler and/or Goering.

Yes, the Gestapo also had a public facing branch, if only because in order to rat out your neighbor you needed someplace to go to do it.

Perhaps the CIA, rather than being remiss in their duties for having a publicly accessable branch, actually have some clue as to what they are doing by having offices and phones that the general public are perfectly aware of.

And, of course, in America, the people watching the watchers are supposed to be "The People."

KFG