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The wife of a double agent who killed seven CIA officers in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said she thought her husband was in Afghanistan to pursue his medical studies and that she was shocked at news of his death. Read the full story from Reuters here. In related news, the suicide attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan a week ago killed two contractors with Xe, the controversial private security firm once known as Blackwater. US reports yesterday said Dane Clak Paresi, 46, a Xe contractor and retired soldier, was killed in the blast. A newspaper near Xe’s base in North Carolina said Jeremy Wise, another contractor and a former Navy SEAL, was killed as well. Read the full story here.

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Welcome to the official Monday Morning News Kick Off post on got geoint? We hope everyone had a restful weekend and are ready to tackle another week of holiday parties, year-end reviews and 2010 planning. As always, there is never a shortage of defense-, intelligence- and GEOINT-related news. Today, we cover a wide swath of news including stories about climate change and defense, Blackwater losing a CIA contract and what we know about Bin Laden’s location. Fire up that second cup of coffee and read on!

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Welcome to our weekly “Monday Morning News Kick Off” post exclusively on got geoint? As always, we hope everyone had a restful weekend and is re-charged and ready to take on the world. Today, there are plenty of actionable news and things happening in the defense and intelligence arena that make what we do so important. As we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on! Happy Monday.

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