在南斯拉夫引炸中国使馆的前CIA雇员三月在弗吉尼亚家中被谋杀

molen

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/04/spooky_murder_in_loudon_county_va_connected_1999_chinese_embassy_bombing

http://chinamatters.blogspot.com/

Spooky murder in Loudoun County, VA                                                                                              Sat,04/04/2009 - 8:39pm
           Lastmonth, former Army officer William Bennett was foundmurdered afterbeing out with his wife on an early morning walk in aresidentialneighborhood in Lansdowne, Virginia. His wife Cynthia wasbadly injuredbut survived the March 22nd attack, which is beinginvestigated bylocal and federal authorities.
In 1999, sources bring to our attention,Bennettwas a retired Army lieutenant colonel working at the CIA oncontract asa targeter during the 78-day NATO air war on Kosovo. He wasone of thepeople, according to a former U.S. intelligence source,foundresponsible by the Agency for feeding the target into the systemthatresulted in the May 7, 1999 NATO bombing of the Chinese embassyinBelgrade.
CIA spokesman George Little told the Loudoun Independent that Bennett left his job at the Agency in 2000.
Theformer U.S. intelligence source says Bennett was fired as aconsequenceof the CIA investigation into how the Chinese embassy wastargeted.
On April 8, 2000, the Los Angeles Times reportedthatthe CIA “has fired one employee and sanctioned six others,including asenior official, in the first official punishment of thoseinvolved inthe deadly incident. …The State Department informed theChinese Embassyin Washington on Saturday of the disciplinary actionsby the CIA … TheCIA declined to identify those who were disciplinedfor the bombing,which killed three Chinese civilians and wounded 27others. But a U.S.official said the agent who was fired ‘was the onewho selected thetarget . . . and essentially put the X on the map inthe wrong place.’"
According to the former intelligence source, that one person fired by the CIA over the incident was Bennett.
TheCIA would not confirm that. “When it comes to Bennett, the CIA hasnotcommented on what his responsibilities were as a contractor,notingonly that his service with the Agency ended in 2000,” CIAspokesmanPaul Gimigliano told Foreign Policy Saturday.
Gimiglianowould not comment on whether extra security precautions werebeingadvised for the other CIA officials who were reported as havingbeensanctioned by the CIA for the incident.
The bombing of theChinese embassy was immediately declared a terriblemistake by the U.S.government, but it caused severe diplomatic strainon U.S. relationswith Beijing. The U.S. government said the bombing ofthe Chineseembassy was the result in part of targeting based on oldmaps, that didnot note that the Chinese embassy had moved to nearby thetargetedlocation, the headquarters of the Yugoslav Federal DirectorateofSupply and Procurement.
“According to administration, defense andintelligence officials, thebombing was caused by a fundamentallyflawed process for trying tolocate the directorate's headquarters inthe New Belgrade section of theYugoslav capital,” the New York Times reportedin2000. “Armed with only an address, 2 Bulevar Umetnosti, the officerwhowas dismissed used an unclassified military map to try to pinpointthebuilding's location, based on a limited knowledge of addresses onaparallel street.”
“On the map, which the National Imagery andMapping Agency produced in1997, the building that turned out to be theembassy was notidentified,” the Timesreport continued.“Instead, the map showed the embassy in its formerlocation in centralBelgrade. After a location was identified, thetarget was discussedduring at least three meetings amongC.I.A.officials, none of whom,evidently, questioned the identificationprocess, the officials said.The target was then turned over to Pentagonofficials, who, alsowithout questioning it, put it on a list of targetsto bomb inBelgrade.”
“It was the first and last target the C.I.A. selected during the war, Mr. Tenet testified last year,” the Times’ report said.
“Chinaexpressed strong dissatisfaction today with CIA disciplinaryactiontaken against several employees in connection with the bombing oftheChinese Embassy in Belgrade and once again rejected U.S.conclusionsthat human error caused the attack,” the Washington Post reporteddaysafter the CIA announced the disciplinary action against thesevenofficers. “Beijing said it was not appeased by Saturday'sannouncement."
The FBI has reportedly joined the Loudon County Sheriff’s office in investigating Bennett’s murder.
Update: More recently, before retiring, the Washington Post previously reported,Bennett,57, had done stints as a contract worker, including trainingtroops inIraq. Cynthia Bennett, who had been hospitalized since theattack, isthe director of procurement for the architect of the U.S.Capitol.
Update II: ACIA official said Monday, "At this point,there is absolutely noindication that Mr. Bennett’s murder had anythingto do with hisservice with the army or the CIA. Naturally, you’d wantto double-checkwith law enforcement, as it’s their investigation."
A spokesmanfor the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office told Foreign PolicyMonday:"All I can say at this point is, We haven't ruled out any angle.Arethere indications leading us in their direction? There is noindicationleading us in that direction at this point but we certainlycan't ruleit out. Where we are in the investigation, we can't ruleanything out."He said the LCSO has 13 investigators devoted full timeto the case,and is being assisted by other federal agencies, includingthe FBI'sWashington field office. He said last he heard as of Friday,CynthiaBennett was still hospitalized in critical condition.
UPDATE III:The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said inan April 7 update that theyhave now begun to be able to communicatewith Cynthia Bennett and areseeking four to five individuals: "LoudounCounty Sheriff’sInvestigators have begun communicating with a Lansdownewoman who wasbrutally attacked last month on Riverside Parkway. ...Loudoun Deputieswere initially called to the area around 5:38 a.m. onSunday, March 22,2009, for a report of a suspicious vehicle. Thecomplainant stated theyheard a commotion outside and observed a whitepanel van and severalsubjects outside. The van was further described ashaving no windows oneither of the rear sides of the vehicle. The vanreturned to the areaand left the scene again before authorities werecontacted. A deputyarrived on the scene and conducted a foot patrolwhen the discovery wasmade. ... The Loudoun Sheriff’s Office iscurrently seeking four tofive individuals involved in the attack of thewoman and the homicideof her husband. All of these individuals haveknowledge of the attack,but have varying degrees of involvement in theactivities that tookplace that morning. The Sheriff’s Office is makingan appeal to thepublic to be aware of anyone who may be exhibitingchanges in theirbehavior since the day of the attack. ..."

zccbest

有什么阴谋

zlxiaonan

美国的谋杀率那么高，死个把人一点也不奇怪。。。把名词前面的修饰词去掉就没这么轰动了。。

sliders

意外吧，美国枪支泛滥

zlxiaonan

最近很多人在纽约游行，呼吁政府加强对枪支的监管工作，美国人也搞怕了。

shinbade

死了也好，省口饭。