Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Have two shags and call me in the morning...



From the shagging spy himself, Dusty...

From Ken Silverstein over at Harper's:


Back to Dusty Foggo: In addition to stories in Hettena's new book, I've previously reported that Foggo had behaved very badly while based in Honduras in the early-1980s, when the CIA was using the country as a base for covert programs in Central America. He was said to be a regular at a Tegucigalpa bar named Gloria's and at a casino at the Maya Hotel, both places known at the time as hooker hotbeds.

Whether Foggo had official dealings with prostitutes in Honduras or not, this was clearly a big problem. “Dusty would have been the perfect target of a counter-intelligence operation,” said one official who worked in Honduras at the time. “He had access and knowledge, and was reckless and visible. You're only vulnerable if you make yourself vulnerable, and that's what Dusty did.”

This person--and several others--have told me that Foggo continued to display poor judgment throughout his career and had been reprimanded over his personal conduct--and that all of this was well known to Goss before he installed him as executive director. “When we heard Dusty had been picked, we figured we were doomed,” he said. “And we were right.” All of which leads to one of the great, unanswered questions surrounding Foggo: Why would Goss possibly have picked him for such a senior position at the agency?
I asked the CIA press office if Foggo's personal conduct had ever raised red flags at the agency. Spokesman Mark Mansfield replied by email, saying, “Given that legal proceedings are underway, it would not be appropriate to comment, other than to point out that Mr. Foggo left the CIA last year and the position he held, Executive Director, doesn't exist any more.”

2 comments:

airJackie said...

Where is Porter Goss now that he is free to date? Yes I know he like boys and girls but not a word about him from his GOP friends or Bush. It's like he never was. Now with the help of Karl Rove all the sex game boys will not be charged with crimes. You go Gonzo nice work.

SP Biloxi said...

"Where is Porter Goss now that he is free to date?"

LOL!