CIA: May 2006 Archives

A Friday afternoon shocker:

WASHINGTON - CIA Director Porter Goss resigned unexpectedly Friday, leaving behind a spy agency still battling to recover from the scars of intelligence failures before America's worst terrorist attack and faulty information that formed the U.S. rationale for invading Iraq.

It was the latest move in a second-term shake-up of President Bush's team.

Making the announcement from the Oval Office, Bush called Goss' tenure one of transition.

"He has led ably," Bush said, Goss at his side. "He has a five-year plan to increase the analysts and operatives."

For me, there's no doubt that this was unplanned. But why? I'm assuming whatever it is will become clear over the next 24 hours. My money is on this having something to do with it. (added: but it's not a lot of money...)

The question is: Did he jump or was he pushed?