A New Round of McCarthyism

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" . . . said current and former and U.S. and foreign government and intelligence officials."

" . . . according to former government officials.

" . . . said a former senior intelligence officer who worked in the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, or CTC, during that period.

" . . . another former senior CIA official said.

"...according to several former and current U.S. government and intelligence officials.

" . . . said a senior CIA officer.

" . . . one intelligence official said.

" . . . Several former and current intelligence officials, as well as several other U.S. government officials with knowledge of the program, express frustration...

" . . . said the intelligence official.

"So it's clear that Priest's wasn't a one-source story.

"The one person who could clear up whether McCarthy was a source is Priest herself. But she's declined comment so far."

Yes. It's called protecting confidential sources.

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