Italians Tracked CIA Agents Conducting Illegal Rendition Because...

...they didn't take the batteries out of their cell phones when not being used. Thus allowing the telecom network, which is always pinging cell phones to determine their locations, to follow their every step.

Bill from InDC thinks they should have been taught this at Langley. I think they just should have watched one of the dozen episodes where the cops did exactly this on Law & Order or CSI.

I do admire the bravery of these men. I have lost all faith in the CIA as an institution, however. For whatever reason, it is entirely incompetent, and should probably be disbanded at the soonest possible date. The one-third (max) of qualified personel can be folded into the Defense Intelligence, or even the State Department's intellgence bureaus.

posted by Ace at 02:10 PM

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