February 06, 2002

Down at the cafe CIA

Down at the cafe

CIA director George Tenet warned Congress today that even though there are 1,000 al-Qaeda operatives in custody, they are still a major threat who may be planning more strikes at high-profile targets. Grim tidings (though in all modesty, I have to say that I figured that one out all by myself.) Despite the grave topic, there were moments of comedy, such as this snappy comeback to an impertinent question:

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., told Tenet that Americans, as they sit chatting in cafes, want to know why, if American Taliban John Walker Lindh could meet bin Laden, the CIA couldn't get an agent near him.

Tenet shot back tautly: "You'd better tell everybody at the cafe that it's not true."


I'll have to remember that "tell everybody at the cafe" line next time I'm confronted with a heckler.

It's not clear what part isn't true. I'd be interested to know what Roberts ends up telling all the cafe folks. I've tried to play folk songs for these cafe crowds before, and they can be a pretty demanding bunch.

Seriously, though, is he hinting that the CIA has indeed infiltrated al-Qaeda's inner circle? Starbucks awaits your answer...

Posted by Dr. Frank at February 6, 2002 02:09 PM | TrackBack
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The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were three finalists - two men and one woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside this room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. You have to kill her." The first man said. "You cant be serious. I could never shoot my wife!"The agent replies, "Then you?re not the right man for this job."

The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the agent came out with tears in his eyes. "I tried, but I cant kill my wife." The agent replies, "You dont have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Finally, it was the womans turn. Only she was told to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "You guys didnt tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. So I had to beat him to death with the chair."

Posted by: Jokes at October 8, 2004 11:15 PM