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Profile: 'Frances'
Related Entities:
Employee of Central Intelligence Agency
Employee of Alec Station
Employee of Counterterrorist Center
Possibly the same as 'Michael'
Acquaintance of George W. Bush
Acquaintance of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
'Frances' was a participant or observer in the following events:
After March 7, 2003: CIA Officer Takes Sightseeing Trip to See KSM Waterboarded
A CIA officer takes an unauthorized trip to see alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) being waterboarded in Poland (see After March 7, 2003). The officer's name is not known, but she will be described by author Jane Mayer as a redhead who will be involved in the wrongful rendition of German citizen Khalid el-Masri in early 2004 (see Before January 23, 2004). Based on information from "two well-informed agency sources," Mayer will write that the officer is "so excited" by KSM's capture that she flies "at government expense to the black site where Mohammed was held so that she could personally watch him being waterboarded." However, according to Mayer, she is not an interrogator and has "no legitimate reason to be present during Mohammed's interrogation." A former colleague will say she went because, "She thought it would be cool to be in the room." Her presence during KSM's torture seems "to anger and strengthen his resolve, helping him to hold out longer against the harsh tactics used against him." The officer will later be reprimanded for this, and, in Mayer's words, "superiors at the CIA scold […] her for treating the painful interrogation as a show." A former colleague will say: "She got in some trouble. They told her, It's not supposed to be entertainment.'" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 273] This officer may be interviewed by the CIA inspector general's probe into torture (see July 16, 2003) and will later be considered for the position of deputy station chief in Baghdad (see (March 23, 2007)).
Entity Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, 'Frances', Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Alec Station
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives, Complete 911 Timeline
July 16, 2003: CIA Inspector General Interviews Counterterrorist Center Officer about Usefulness of Detainee Reporting
The CIA's inspector general interviews a female CIA officer about the efficacy of the agency's custody and interrogation practices for high value detainees. The officer is not identified, but as the topic discussed is the involvement of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC) in the practices, and the highest known female officer at the CTC at this time is the one referred to as "Frances" in this timeline, it may be her. (Note: this manager is involved in renditionsee Before January 23, 2004and torturesee After March 7, 2003). The officer says that the value of the program is taking terrorists off the streets, and if the CIA gets unique valuable information from a detainee then an operation is judged a success. The officer also makes a number of statements about information provided by detainees:
Training camp facilitator Abu Zubaida provided information about al-Qaeda's modus operandi and that led to the arrest of Ramzi bin al-Shibh, an associate of the 9/11 hijackers;
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) provided information that led to the arrest of a truck driver in Ohio named Iyman Faris, a smuggler named Uzair Paracha, a sleeper operative in New York named Saleh Almari, an operative named Majid Khan, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, KSM's nephew, who was involved in financing 9/11;
Detainees have also provided a wealth of information about al-Qaeda plots, including potential attacks on the US consulate in Karachi, a plan to fly planes into Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf in London, a plot where spikes in track would be loosened in an attempt to derail a train, a plot to blow up some gas stations, a plot to fly planes into the Library Tower in California, and a plot to collapse a suspension bridge by cutting lines.
The manager adds that as some operatives potentially involved in these plots have been arrested and the plans have not come to fruition, then the operations must have been thwarted by the CIA. [CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, 7/17/2003 ]
Entity Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Inspector General (CIA), 'Frances', Counterterrorist Center
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
Before January 23, 2004: Internal Dispute Breaks Out at CIA over Handling of Detainee
Following the arrest of German national Khalid el-Masri in Macedonia (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004), a dispute breaks out at CIA headquarters over what to do with him. A female officer who is a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, argues that el-Masri should be rendered to Afghanistan. Author Jane Mayer will describe the officer as a "tall, pale-skinned, spiky-haired redhead who wore bright red lipstick" and indicate she was a former Soviet analyst who had been at Alec Station during the pre-9/11 failures. Mayer will add that she "was particularly controversial among many of her male colleagues for her ferociousness," and, that she was "reviled by some male colleagues for what they regarded as her aggression." Lacking proof against el-Masri, this officer argues that the man in custody is probably a terrorist and should be taken to a black site. [MAYER, 2008, PP. 35, 273, 282-283] A former CIA officer will say: "She didn't really know. She just had a hunch." [WASHINGTON POST, 12/4/2005] Mayer will attribute her determination to having been part of the unit when it failed before 9/11. Other officers suggest they should wait to see whether el-Masri's passport, suspected of being a forgery, is genuine or not, and point out there is no evidence he was anything but a tourist on holiday when he was arrested. However, the female officer does not trust the Germans, apparently thinking them soft on terrorism, and does not want to wait. Another problem is that these discussions occur during the holiday period and, by the time the CIA's station in Germany looks at the paperwork, el-Masri is already on his way to Afghanistan (see January 23 - March 2004). [MAYER, 2008, PP. 282-283] The female officer will also make a sight-seeing trip to see alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed waterboarded (see After March 7, 2003), will be considered for the position of deputy station chief in Baghdad (see (March 23, 2007)), and may be interviewed by the CIA's inspector general during its investigation into torture (see July 16, 2003).
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, 'Frances', Alec Station, Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(February 2004): CIA Determines Passport of Wrongly Held German Citizen Is Not Forged; Detainee Still Held in Afghanistan
A CIA review of the passport of Khalid el-Masri determines that it is genuine, not a forgery. El-Masri had been arrested in Macedonia (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004) and rendered to Afghanistan, where he is being tortured (see January 23 - March 2004), partly because the CIA thought he was traveling on a false German passport. However, the news that the passport is legitimate does not inspire the CIA to release him, as a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, still wants him held. A former colleague will say that this is because of a "gut feeling" the manager, known only as "Frances," has and because she "can't admit a mistake." Another former colleague will say, "She just looked into her crystal ball and it said that he was bad." Although it is clear by now that there was no problem with el-Masri's passport and that he is not an associate of the 9/11 hijackers (note: the hijackers knew a different man with the same name), Frances insists el-Masri "had phone calls to people who were bad. Or to people who knew people who were bad." Some other CIA officers are unhappy with this state of affairs. One CIA official comes in every morning and asks, "Is that guy still locked up in the Salt Pit?" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 284-285]
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
Late March 2004: CIA Manager Agrees to Release Innocent German, Only on Impractical Condition Germans Follow Him
A manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, agrees that the agency can release an innocent German citizen named Khalid el-Masri who has been imprisoned in one of the CIA's black sites for about two months (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004 and January 23 - March 2004). The CIA has known el-Masri is innocent for some time, but has not yet got around to releasing him (see (February 2004)). However, the manager, a redheaded woman known only as "Frances," makes his release conditional on the German intelligence services promising to follow him once he is free. She is told that as el-Masri is not a terrorist, but innocent, he cannot be put on a watch list, followed, or monitored when making phone calls. Therefore, she is reluctant to let him go and he remains in prison in Afghanistan. [MAYER, 2008, PP. 285]
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(April 2004): CIA Hatches Reverse Rendition' Plan for Innocent German, Alec Station Manager Still against Releasing Him
Two officers in the CIA's European division hatch a plan to free an innocent German named Khalid el-Masri who has been held at an agency black site since January (see January 23 - March 2004). The plan, which is termed a "reverse rendition," is basically to take el-Masri out of prison, fly him somewhere, drive him round in circles for a few hours, and then let him go. However, a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, is opposed to this plan. The manager, known only as "Frances," had been the driving force behind el-Masri's rendition to Afghanistan in the first place and had previously put obstacles in the way of his release (see Late March 2004). Now, she still argues that el-Masri is a terrorist. Author Jane Mayer will comment on why her opposition carries weight: "She had an unusual amount of clout in the agency. She was smart and tough. And her trump card was that she sometimes personally briefed President Bush." [MAYER, 2008, PP. 285-286] Despite her opposition, a version of the "reverse rendition" plan will be implemented at the end of May (see May 29, 2004).
Entity Tags: Alec Station, Khalid el-Masri, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(May 2004): CIA Director Informed Agency Is Holding Innocent Man at Afghan Black Site
CIA Director George Tenet is informed that the agency has wrongly rendered an innocent German named Khalid el-Masri to a black site in Afghanistan and has been holding him there for several months (see January 23 - March 2004). Tenet receives this information at a meeting with all the main participants in the case: a redheaded bin Laden unit manager who pushed the rendition in the first place who is known only as "Frances"; Counterterrorist Center head Jose Rodriguez and Deputy Director for Operations James Pavitt, who have known of the case for some time but done nothing about it (see (April 2004)); and two European Division officers who have a plan to free el-Masri (see (April 2004)). After they all say their piece, Tenet is, according to author Jane Mayer, "stunned." He says: "Are you telling me we've got an innocent guy stuck in prison in Afghanistan? Oh sh_t! Just tell mepleasewe haven't used enhanced' interrogation techniques on him, have we?" The group then discusses what to do, and one suggestion is to let him go with a large quantity of cash. According to two of Mayer's sources, Pavitt chuckles, "At least the guy will earn more money in five months than he ever could have any other way!" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 286] No definitive decision about what to do is taken, and Tenet goes to see National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (see (May 2004)).
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Jose Rodriguez, Jr., Counterterrorist Center, George J. Tenet, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency, James Pavitt
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
After May 29, 2004: CIA Officer Responsible for Wrongful Rendition Promoted to Top Post'
The CIA officer responsible for the wrongful rendition and torture of the innocent German Khalid el-Masri (see Before January 23, 2004 and January 23 - March 2004) is promoted at some point after el-Masri is released from prison (see May 29, 2004). Writing in 2008, author Jane Mayer will say the female officer, known only as "Frances," is appointed to "a top post handling sensitive matters in the Middle East." [NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, 8/14/2008]
Entity Tags: 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(March 23, 2007): CIA Officer Involved in Botched Rendition Considered for Baghdad Position, but Not Appointed
A CIA officer known only as "Frances" who ordered the wrongful rendition of a German citizen (see Before January 23, 2004) and made an unauthorized trip to view the waterboarding of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (see After March 7, 2003) is considered for the position of deputy chief at the CIA's station in Baghdad. Harper's journalist Ken Silverstein learns of her candidacy from two sources, who describe her as "a person who inspires little confidence, and who is highly adept at working her way through the bureaucracy, but has no leadership ability." Apparently, she is being considered because "no one wants to take high-profile positions at Baghdad station, so the CIA is stuck taking whoever is willing to go." However, in the end she does not get the job. [HARPER'S, 3/23/2007] Several weeks later, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano will write to Silverstein to defend Frances. Gimigliano says that at this time Frances "is neither considering, nor being considered for, service in Iraq." He adds: "I can tell you that she has been central over the years to the efforts of our government, and other governments, to discover and disrupt al-Qaeda operations worldwide. Her work, and the work she has led, has stopped terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives. The counterterrorist expertise she has built and applied on behalf of our country is the product of great effort and exceptional commitment." [HARPER'S, 4/16/2007]
Entity Tags: Paul Gimigliano, Central Intelligence Agency, 'Frances'
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
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Related Entities:
Employee of Central Intelligence Agency
Employee of Alec Station
Employee of Counterterrorist Center
Possibly the same as 'Michael'
Acquaintance of George W. Bush
Acquaintance of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
'Frances' was a participant or observer in the following events:
After March 7, 2003: CIA Officer Takes Sightseeing Trip to See KSM Waterboarded
A CIA officer takes an unauthorized trip to see alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) being waterboarded in Poland (see After March 7, 2003). The officer's name is not known, but she will be described by author Jane Mayer as a redhead who will be involved in the wrongful rendition of German citizen Khalid el-Masri in early 2004 (see Before January 23, 2004). Based on information from "two well-informed agency sources," Mayer will write that the officer is "so excited" by KSM's capture that she flies "at government expense to the black site where Mohammed was held so that she could personally watch him being waterboarded." However, according to Mayer, she is not an interrogator and has "no legitimate reason to be present during Mohammed's interrogation." A former colleague will say she went because, "She thought it would be cool to be in the room." Her presence during KSM's torture seems "to anger and strengthen his resolve, helping him to hold out longer against the harsh tactics used against him." The officer will later be reprimanded for this, and, in Mayer's words, "superiors at the CIA scold […] her for treating the painful interrogation as a show." A former colleague will say: "She got in some trouble. They told her, It's not supposed to be entertainment.'" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 273] This officer may be interviewed by the CIA inspector general's probe into torture (see July 16, 2003) and will later be considered for the position of deputy station chief in Baghdad (see (March 23, 2007)).
Entity Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, 'Frances', Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Alec Station
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives, Complete 911 Timeline
July 16, 2003: CIA Inspector General Interviews Counterterrorist Center Officer about Usefulness of Detainee Reporting
The CIA's inspector general interviews a female CIA officer about the efficacy of the agency's custody and interrogation practices for high value detainees. The officer is not identified, but as the topic discussed is the involvement of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC) in the practices, and the highest known female officer at the CTC at this time is the one referred to as "Frances" in this timeline, it may be her. (Note: this manager is involved in renditionsee Before January 23, 2004and torturesee After March 7, 2003). The officer says that the value of the program is taking terrorists off the streets, and if the CIA gets unique valuable information from a detainee then an operation is judged a success. The officer also makes a number of statements about information provided by detainees:
Training camp facilitator Abu Zubaida provided information about al-Qaeda's modus operandi and that led to the arrest of Ramzi bin al-Shibh, an associate of the 9/11 hijackers;
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (KSM) provided information that led to the arrest of a truck driver in Ohio named Iyman Faris, a smuggler named Uzair Paracha, a sleeper operative in New York named Saleh Almari, an operative named Majid Khan, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, KSM's nephew, who was involved in financing 9/11;
Detainees have also provided a wealth of information about al-Qaeda plots, including potential attacks on the US consulate in Karachi, a plan to fly planes into Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf in London, a plot where spikes in track would be loosened in an attempt to derail a train, a plot to blow up some gas stations, a plot to fly planes into the Library Tower in California, and a plot to collapse a suspension bridge by cutting lines.
The manager adds that as some operatives potentially involved in these plots have been arrested and the plans have not come to fruition, then the operations must have been thwarted by the CIA. [CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, 7/17/2003 ]
Entity Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Inspector General (CIA), 'Frances', Counterterrorist Center
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
Before January 23, 2004: Internal Dispute Breaks Out at CIA over Handling of Detainee
Following the arrest of German national Khalid el-Masri in Macedonia (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004), a dispute breaks out at CIA headquarters over what to do with him. A female officer who is a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, argues that el-Masri should be rendered to Afghanistan. Author Jane Mayer will describe the officer as a "tall, pale-skinned, spiky-haired redhead who wore bright red lipstick" and indicate she was a former Soviet analyst who had been at Alec Station during the pre-9/11 failures. Mayer will add that she "was particularly controversial among many of her male colleagues for her ferociousness," and, that she was "reviled by some male colleagues for what they regarded as her aggression." Lacking proof against el-Masri, this officer argues that the man in custody is probably a terrorist and should be taken to a black site. [MAYER, 2008, PP. 35, 273, 282-283] A former CIA officer will say: "She didn't really know. She just had a hunch." [WASHINGTON POST, 12/4/2005] Mayer will attribute her determination to having been part of the unit when it failed before 9/11. Other officers suggest they should wait to see whether el-Masri's passport, suspected of being a forgery, is genuine or not, and point out there is no evidence he was anything but a tourist on holiday when he was arrested. However, the female officer does not trust the Germans, apparently thinking them soft on terrorism, and does not want to wait. Another problem is that these discussions occur during the holiday period and, by the time the CIA's station in Germany looks at the paperwork, el-Masri is already on his way to Afghanistan (see January 23 - March 2004). [MAYER, 2008, PP. 282-283] The female officer will also make a sight-seeing trip to see alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed waterboarded (see After March 7, 2003), will be considered for the position of deputy station chief in Baghdad (see (March 23, 2007)), and may be interviewed by the CIA's inspector general during its investigation into torture (see July 16, 2003).
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, 'Frances', Alec Station, Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(February 2004): CIA Determines Passport of Wrongly Held German Citizen Is Not Forged; Detainee Still Held in Afghanistan
A CIA review of the passport of Khalid el-Masri determines that it is genuine, not a forgery. El-Masri had been arrested in Macedonia (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004) and rendered to Afghanistan, where he is being tortured (see January 23 - March 2004), partly because the CIA thought he was traveling on a false German passport. However, the news that the passport is legitimate does not inspire the CIA to release him, as a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, still wants him held. A former colleague will say that this is because of a "gut feeling" the manager, known only as "Frances," has and because she "can't admit a mistake." Another former colleague will say, "She just looked into her crystal ball and it said that he was bad." Although it is clear by now that there was no problem with el-Masri's passport and that he is not an associate of the 9/11 hijackers (note: the hijackers knew a different man with the same name), Frances insists el-Masri "had phone calls to people who were bad. Or to people who knew people who were bad." Some other CIA officers are unhappy with this state of affairs. One CIA official comes in every morning and asks, "Is that guy still locked up in the Salt Pit?" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 284-285]
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
Late March 2004: CIA Manager Agrees to Release Innocent German, Only on Impractical Condition Germans Follow Him
A manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, agrees that the agency can release an innocent German citizen named Khalid el-Masri who has been imprisoned in one of the CIA's black sites for about two months (see December 31, 2003-January 23, 2004 and January 23 - March 2004). The CIA has known el-Masri is innocent for some time, but has not yet got around to releasing him (see (February 2004)). However, the manager, a redheaded woman known only as "Frances," makes his release conditional on the German intelligence services promising to follow him once he is free. She is told that as el-Masri is not a terrorist, but innocent, he cannot be put on a watch list, followed, or monitored when making phone calls. Therefore, she is reluctant to let him go and he remains in prison in Afghanistan. [MAYER, 2008, PP. 285]
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(April 2004): CIA Hatches Reverse Rendition' Plan for Innocent German, Alec Station Manager Still against Releasing Him
Two officers in the CIA's European division hatch a plan to free an innocent German named Khalid el-Masri who has been held at an agency black site since January (see January 23 - March 2004). The plan, which is termed a "reverse rendition," is basically to take el-Masri out of prison, fly him somewhere, drive him round in circles for a few hours, and then let him go. However, a manager at Alec Station, the CIA's bin Laden unit, is opposed to this plan. The manager, known only as "Frances," had been the driving force behind el-Masri's rendition to Afghanistan in the first place and had previously put obstacles in the way of his release (see Late March 2004). Now, she still argues that el-Masri is a terrorist. Author Jane Mayer will comment on why her opposition carries weight: "She had an unusual amount of clout in the agency. She was smart and tough. And her trump card was that she sometimes personally briefed President Bush." [MAYER, 2008, PP. 285-286] Despite her opposition, a version of the "reverse rendition" plan will be implemented at the end of May (see May 29, 2004).
Entity Tags: Alec Station, Khalid el-Masri, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(May 2004): CIA Director Informed Agency Is Holding Innocent Man at Afghan Black Site
CIA Director George Tenet is informed that the agency has wrongly rendered an innocent German named Khalid el-Masri to a black site in Afghanistan and has been holding him there for several months (see January 23 - March 2004). Tenet receives this information at a meeting with all the main participants in the case: a redheaded bin Laden unit manager who pushed the rendition in the first place who is known only as "Frances"; Counterterrorist Center head Jose Rodriguez and Deputy Director for Operations James Pavitt, who have known of the case for some time but done nothing about it (see (April 2004)); and two European Division officers who have a plan to free el-Masri (see (April 2004)). After they all say their piece, Tenet is, according to author Jane Mayer, "stunned." He says: "Are you telling me we've got an innocent guy stuck in prison in Afghanistan? Oh sh_t! Just tell mepleasewe haven't used enhanced' interrogation techniques on him, have we?" The group then discusses what to do, and one suggestion is to let him go with a large quantity of cash. According to two of Mayer's sources, Pavitt chuckles, "At least the guy will earn more money in five months than he ever could have any other way!" [MAYER, 2008, PP. 286] No definitive decision about what to do is taken, and Tenet goes to see National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (see (May 2004)).
Entity Tags: Khalid el-Masri, Jose Rodriguez, Jr., Counterterrorist Center, George J. Tenet, Alec Station, 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency, James Pavitt
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
After May 29, 2004: CIA Officer Responsible for Wrongful Rendition Promoted to Top Post'
The CIA officer responsible for the wrongful rendition and torture of the innocent German Khalid el-Masri (see Before January 23, 2004 and January 23 - March 2004) is promoted at some point after el-Masri is released from prison (see May 29, 2004). Writing in 2008, author Jane Mayer will say the female officer, known only as "Frances," is appointed to "a top post handling sensitive matters in the Middle East." [NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, 8/14/2008]
Entity Tags: 'Frances', Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture of US Captives
(March 23, 2007): CIA Officer Involved in Botched Rendition Considered for Baghdad Position, but Not Appointed
A CIA officer known only as "Frances" who ordered the wrongful rendition of a German citizen (see Before January 23, 2004) and made an unauthorized trip to view the waterboarding of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (see After March 7, 2003) is considered for the position of deputy chief at the CIA's station in Baghdad. Harper's journalist Ken Silverstein learns of her candidacy from two sources, who describe her as "a person who inspires little confidence, and who is highly adept at working her way through the bureaucracy, but has no leadership ability." Apparently, she is being considered because "no one wants to take high-profile positions at Baghdad station, so the CIA is stuck taking whoever is willing to go." However, in the end she does not get the job. [HARPER'S, 3/23/2007] Several weeks later, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano will write to Silverstein to defend Frances. Gimigliano says that at this time Frances "is neither considering, nor being considered for, service in Iraq." He adds: "I can tell you that she has been central over the years to the efforts of our government, and other governments, to discover and disrupt al-Qaeda operations worldwide. Her work, and the work she has led, has stopped terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives. The counterterrorist expertise she has built and applied on behalf of our country is the product of great effort and exceptional commitment." [HARPER'S, 4/16/2007]
Entity Tags: Paul Gimigliano, Central Intelligence Agency, 'Frances'
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline
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