so, what is the guardian talking about???

Pepe Silvia

found this interesting bit in a guardian article about those secret programs of Cheney's

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/ju ... ssinations

Another former senior intelligence official responsible for dealing with al-Qaida said that assassination plans were reined in after similar covert operations by the military were botched and proved to be embarrassing, particularly the killing in Kenya. He did not give details of the operation.

Pepe Silvia

possible....conceivable....

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/01/world ... &ref=world
Second Lawmaker Is Killed as Kenya’s Riots Intensify

Neither of the opposition lawmakers killed this week was especially prominent. Both were just weeks into their new jobs as national politicians. Opposition leaders, however, say that is not the point. The opposition holds a slight edge in Parliament, and its leaders contend that the government is trying to reduce their numbers, an accusation it denies.

On Tuesday, Melitus Mugabe Were, a lawmaker and businessman who grew up in a slum, was shot to death in his driveway by two gunmen. The police are closely investigating the killing, but Mr. Were’s friends and family say he was not robbed and that the killing was a professional hit.

that was feb '08

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/us/14intel.html

In the spring of 2008, Michael V. Hayden, then the agency’s director, and his top aides were told about one aspect of these plans that involved gathering sensitive information in a foreign country, according to a former senior intelligence official.

Mr. Hayden ordered that the operation be scaled back and that Congress be notified if the plans became more fully developed, the official said.

so, the kenyan was killed february of 2008 and in spring of '08 the CIA scaled back the operation....which would be reining it in, right?