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They sold out the world for an F-16 sale

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They sold out the world for an F-16 sale

Luke Ryland
Published: Monday April 30, 2007

[quote]In the era of Ronald Reagan, intelligence officer Richard Barlow was an analyst for the CIA, monitoring Pakistan's nuclear program. In 1989, he moved over to the Pentagon, where he worked for then-Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney. Barlow lost that job when he raised objections to his bosses about senior Pentagon officials allegedly lying to Congress concerning Pakistan’s emerging nuclear program.

In a series of interviews with RAW STORY conducted over several weeks, the onetime intelligence officer revealed new details about intelligence on Pakistan’s nuclear program—and efforts by the US to quash attempts to stop development. Barlow's story also casts light on recent efforts by the current administration to keep information from Congress on Iraq and other matters.

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How come nobody is pressing the issue? I had this idea that the US were actually good for dealing with this.

But I guess since it takes a Berserk forum to hear about stuffs like this, that particular information must be branded. Definitely a problem with the medias, you would think they would jump on stuff like that.
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