how many MILLIONS of dollars did we pay blackwater

to capture, torture and kill terrorists? many millions. however, according to the nyt article linked to below, they DIDN'T CAPTURE OR KILL ANYONE OF 'IMPORTANCE' (that's MY word)

so our lead spook agency can't even do it's OWN job? hmmmmmmmm

are they lazy OR incompetent or both?

and hey xe peeps, i'll say it again, a rose a steamin' pile o' shite by any other name is still a rose a steamin' pile o' shite


C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help in Plan to Kill Jihadists
By MARK MAZZETTI

WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater USA as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top operatives of Al Qaeda, according to current and former government officials.

Executives from Blackwater, which has generated controversy because of its aggressive tactics in Iraq, helped the spy agency with planning, training and surveillance. The C.I.A. spent several million dollars on the program, which did not successfully capture or kill any terrorist suspects.

The fact that the C.I.A. used an outside company for the program was a major reason that Leon E. Panetta, the C.I.A.’s director, became alarmed and called an emergency meeting in June to tell Congress that the agency had withheld details of the program for seven years, the officials said...........