Former California Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham, convicted on charges of taking bribes to steer CIA contracts to friends, constantly badgered intelligence officials to develop assassination teams, says a usually reliable source who says he was present during the confrontations.
The CIA eventually contracted with the Blackwater security firm, now known as XE, to develop plans to assassinate terrorists.
It could not be learned whether the disgraced former Republican congressman was involved in the 2004 Blackwater contract, which produced little more than "Power Point presentations" at a cost of $20 million, according to many accounts.
But Cunningham, now serving an eight-and-a-half year sentence, was a relentless advocate of assassinations and serving on committees where he could influence contracts for such plans, the official said.
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