Some interesting details about the case of the ex CIA operative suing the CIA for alleged retribution for his refusal to falsify Iraq WMD intelligence, from his lawsuit [via Steve Aftergood]:

...12. Plaintiff is a male of Near Eastern ancestry who joined the CIA as a contract covert Operations Officer in 1982. During the ensuing twenty-two year period Plaintiff has conducted numerous successful covert operations against a variety of intelligence targets while serving in the CIA's Directorate of Operations ("CIA/DO"). This service and his significant contributions resulted in his eventual approval for promotion to the rank of GS-15 and for receipt of the CIA Special Intelligence Medal in recognition of his [redacted] recruitment of an [redacted] penetrating a target country's WMD program [redacted].

In 1995, Plaintiff was advised by Defendant CIA that his employment had been converted from that of a contractor to a staff employee... In 1995 Plaintiff was assigned to the CIA/DO Counter Proliferation Division...where his mission was to collect intelligence on and interdict the proliferation of WMD, [redacted]....

17. Plaintiff was first subjected to a demand that he alter his intelligence reporting in 2000, [redacted]. Plaintiff reported this information via formal CIA cable channels. Plaintiff was subsequently advised by CIA management that his report did not support the earlier assessment [redacted] and instructed that if he did not alter his report to support this assessment it would not be received well within the intelligence community. Plaintiff was aware that earlier reporting underlying the assessment was less-than-genuine and refused to alter his report. As the result, the CIA/DO/CPD refused to disseminate his report to the intelligence community despite Plaintiff's efforts.

18. In 2001, Plaintiff met with a highly respected human asset [redacted]. Plaintiff immediatly reported this information to his supervisor who in-turn met with CIA/DO/CPD management. Plaintiff was later instructed that he should prepare no written report of the matter and that the Deputy Director of Operations ("DDO") together with the Chief of the CIA/DO/CPD would personally brief the President. Upon information and belief, Plaintiff avers that no such briefing ever occurred and therefore the President was misled by the withholding of vital intelligence. Subsequently, in 2002, the Chief of the CIA/DO/CPD advised Plaintiff that his promotion to GS-15 and receipt of the Special Intelligence Medal had been approved by the DDO but were being withheld until Plaintiff removed himself from further handling of this asset.

19. In 2001, Plaintiff attempted to report "actionable' intelligence [redacted]...However, the CIA never disseminated this information in the intelligence community despite Plaintiff's pleas to do so, effectively sequestering intelligence [redacted]. Later, a co-worker of Plaintiff warned him that CIA management planned to "get him" for his role in reporting intelligence contrary to official CIA dogma [redacted].

Posted by Laura at December 10, 2004 07:16 PM