New "intelligence" chief makes first stupid blunder

Porter J. Goss apparently forgot that he is head of the Central INTELLIGENCE Agency when he named a convicted shoplifter as CIA executive director. Michael V. Kostiw withdrew from consideration yesterday after the Washington Post revealed that he had been caught stealing a $2.13 package of bacon in 1981--while he was a CIA case officer.

Well, Goss tried to warn us (see our blog of Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004)...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6122-2004Oct4.html