Arab Spring ‘Intelligence Disaster’ for the US
Michael Scheuer (Courtesy of non-intervention.com)
The so-called “Arab Spring” has seen the toppling of dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, and, now, Libya. The US has, by and large, hailed the popular uprisings in those countries and in the Middle East. But the former head of the CIA unit in charge of pursuing Osama bin Laden says the Arab Spring has created an “intelligence disaster” for the US. Michael Scheuer is at home in Northern Virginia.
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