[lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn going the Hitchens way?

[Michael J. Smith]

I know a guy who works for the CIA, and a couple of others 
who wanted to work for the CIA but were turned away, I suspect 
because they were _too_ crazy. The guy who got in is just 
crazy enough. He's read every word Tom Clancy ever wrote, 
and that's saying something. 

On Monday 19 June 2006 22:39, ravi wrote:
> At around 19/6/06 7:53 pm, B. wrote:
> > You know, I've met a few people in the past who wanted to work for
> > the CIA. Not especially right-wing in outlook, more like some sort of
> > comic book conception of things, not far from the kind of
> > Asian-Buddha-master-ninja-special-forces crank kind of person
> > (Stephen Seagal) who collects swords on their walls, has a room
> > dedicated as a "dojo" in their apartment, and is very much into
> > stealthy Ninja-type crap, army surplus catalogs w/ night vision
> > goggles, etc. There's some kind of Mission Impossible-esque world of
> > intrigue and espionage that attracts them, not necessarily ideology
> > or a good knowledge of world affairs.
> > 
> 
> Dude, I have to say, that was hilarious!!! I still cannot stop
> laughing... running over to register asian-buddha-master-ninja.com. ;-)
> 
> 	--ravi
> 

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