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Welcome once again to our Monday Morning News Kick Off post on got geoint? We hope that the cold weather is not bringing you down. Remember Winter is only a temporary thing and Spring will be here before you know it. Once again the news cycle is dominated by the fallout surrounding both the Christmas day bombing attempt and the attack in Afghanistan that killed seven CIA employees. On area that we shine a light on is CIA Director Leon Panetta firing back at critics saying that no one “ignored the hazards” in a letter in the Washington Post. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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The bomber who killed seven CIA employees at an agency forward base in Afghanistan had never been to the compound or met with agency operatives before the attack, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The absence of any previous encounter adds to the confusion over how the attacker — posing as an informant with valuable information on Al Qaeda — was able to make it past security with a bomb apparently strapped to his body and lure seasoned CIA operatives to their deaths last week. A U.S. intelligence official said that the bomber had provided a stream of useful information to the CIA after being presented by the Jordanian intelligence service as an Islamic militant who had switched sides and was now willing to work against Al Qaeda. Read the full LA Times story here. In addition, per the photo on this post, the CIA will be adding seven stars to the Memorial Wall at CIA headquarters.

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