88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary

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by Grenier, Robert L.


  Africa Division of, 65, 312

  Alec Station “Bin Laden Unit” in, 378–80, 407

  anti-Taliban program of, 59–61, 63–66, 95–96, 99, 104, 113, 130–36

  assassination barred in, 45, 57–58

  “black sites” of, 291, 333, 393, 399, 401

  British ties to, 97–103

  Clinton administration relations with, 25, 26

  coercive interrogation techniques of, 291, 333, 394–96, 400–406

  Counter-Proliferation Branch of, 26–27, 28, 173

  counterproliferation work of RLG in, 26–27, 28, 173

  counterterrorism goals of, 24, 43, 45, 70, 333, 364, 380

  Counterterrorist Center (CTC) of, 60, 65–66, 74, 75, 98, 108, 110, 143, 156–57, 161, 163, 166, 173, 183, 204–5, 208, 217, 219–21, 233, 236, 238–40, 243, 246, 270–71, 288–90, 302, 317, 324–25, 330, 332, 335–36, 376–83, 388–93

  dangers of work in, 18, 19, 20, 325–27

  deputy director for operations (DDO) in, 23, 27–29, 31, 92–93, 204, 205, 247, 348, 374

  devotion of RLG for, 20, 21, 23, 30, 31, 45, 324

  Directorate of Intelligence (DI) in, 20–21, 205, 219, 377, 389–91

  Directorate of Operations (D0) in, 15–18, 20–21, 27–28, 205, 271, 276, 374–77, 402

  domestic field offices of, 166

  espionage school (“the Farm”) in, 6, 29–30, 181, 338

  FBI relations with, 303–4, 318

  global intelligence system of, 302

  Global Response Center (GRC) of, 156–57, 161, 217, 402

  “Ground Branch” paramilitary officers in, 192

  GW Bush administration relations with, 113, 374–75, 401–3

  Incident Response Team (IRT) of, 330, 332

  insular culture of, 81, 105, 127

  Iraq Operations group in, 22

  ISI liaison with, 171–72, 174, 176, 179, 198, 205, 230, 260, 265–66, 269–73, 294, 305, 317–20, 330–31, 337, 349–50

  “jawbreaker” team of, 142–43, 145, 153, 207, 288

  Karzai contact with, 137–42, 145–46, 182–85, 189–96, 198–203, 205, 220, 222–28, 231

  Latin American Division of, 17

  National Clandestine Service (NCS) in, 15–18, 23, 28–30, 45, 81, 139, 167, 190, 205, 232, 271, 276, 373, 376, 383, 392, 397, 406–7

  National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) of, 21, 24

  National Intelligence Officers (NIOs) in, 21–22, 24, 376

  Near East and South Asia Division (NE) of, 17–18, 21–24, 26–27, 31, 101, 104, 114, 130, 132–33, 204, 207, 239, 247, 265, 271–73, 347, 376

  Office of Technical Service of, 314

  Office of Terrorism Analysis in, 389

  paramilitary specialists in, 225

  post–Cold War cutbacks in, 29

  Presidential Findings in, 22, 57, 60

  recruitment and handling of agents by RLG for, 18–20, 29–30

  reform and change in, 28, 29

  reporting sources “principal agents” (PAs) of, 57, 58, 100–101

  RLG as director of CTC in, 377–83, 388–93, 396–98, 404–8

  RLG as Iraq Mission manager in, 366–73

  RLG as Islamabad station chief in, 4, 20–22, 31–32, 35–36, 40, 42, 45–66, 76, 90, 93–103, 132, 160, 196–98, 337

  RLG code of ethics adopted by, 30

  RLG’s early career and advancement in, 17–32

  RLG’s first interview with, 10, 15–17, 18, 20

  RLG’s retirement from, 408–9

  secure video teleconferences (SVTC) of, 90–91, 93, 101–2, 104–9, 114, 162, 167, 176, 204, 207, 215, 219–20, 247, 381–82

  situation reports (sitreps) of, 277

  South Asia Task Force of, 204, 208

  Special Activities Division of, 195

  Special Forces liaison with, 163, 189, 192, 207–8, 221, 335, 359, 365

  Special Operations Group of the Counterterrorist Center (CTC/SO) of, 98, 106, 110, 161, 167, 180–83, 188–89, 191, 204–7, 208, 236, 243–45, 288, 289

  spying activity in, 139, 176, 339

  Team Alpha of, 183

  Team Echo of, 141, 221, 224–27, 238, 249, 252, 277, 284, 312

  Team Foxtrot of, 221, 240, 243–44, 246, 275–76, 284, 312

  Team Juliet of, 288

  temporary staffers (“TDYers”) in, 47, 239

  terrorist interrogation program of, 171, 174–77, 273–74, 392–406

  undercover identity of RLG in, 18–20, 21

  wages of malfeasance and incompetence in, 272

  Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), 37

  Chalabi, Ahmed, 367–70

  Chamberlin, Wendy, 349

  as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, xviii, 102, 133–34, 152, 157–59, 196–97, 248, 267–69, 301, 316, 325, 350–51

  Chapri Post, 262, 292

  Chechens, 290, 318

  chemical weapons, 274, 366–67

  Cheney, Dick, 113, 367–70, 394–95, 400

  “one percent doctrine” of, 267

  Chinese Uigurs, 290, 318

  Chitral, 322

  Christianity, 113, 325, 326

  conversion to, 126, 127

  fundamentalist, 155

  scripture of, 138

  Churchill, Winston, 304–5, 407

  Clausewitz, Carl von, 72

  Clinton, Bill:

  administration of, 24–25, 31, 44, 56, 57

  CIA and, 25, 26, 56

  foreign policy of, 25, 31

  Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), 368, 369–70

  Cohen, David, xv, 27-29

  Cold War, 14, 37, 347, 418

  “peace dividend” of, 29

  “Colonel Pete,” xvi, 190–91

  communism, 148, 159

  Concord Academy, 13–14

  C-130 planes, 181, 184, 185, 191

  Congress, U.S., 5, 21, 24, 326–27, 338, 377, 388–90, 394–95

  foreign policy inclinations of, 38, 40

  oversight committees of, 22, 395

  see also House of Representatives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.

  Constantinople, 73

  Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 395–96

  counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine, 409, 411–12

  counterproliferation, 26–27, 28, 38

  counterterrorism, 38, 70, 111, 347

  Coup d’État: A Practical Handbook (Luttwak), 118–19

  Covey, Stephen, 31

  Crouch, J. D., xviii, 401–2

  Cuba, 395

  U.S. Bay of Pigs invasion of, 17

  see also Guantánamo Bay detention facility

  Curry, Dayna, xix, 126, 128, 152, 210, 255

  D

  Dadullah-Lang, Commander, 250, 278

  Dalbandin, 169, 196

  Damascus, 290

  “Dan,” xv, 233

  Dar es-Salaam, 44, 303

  Dari language, 83, 144, 209, 211, 249

  Dartmouth College, 12–14

  Philosophy Department of, 13

  RLG’s education at, 12–14

  “Dave,” xv, 104–6, 166–67, 215, 217, 219, 221, 247, 316–17, 319, 330, 332

  character and personality of, 106

  RLG and, 105–6, 133, 154, 161, 177–78, 182–83, 232, 234, 244–45, 265, 323–24

  Dearlove, Richard, 97

  de Borchgrave, Arnaud, 291–94

  Decatur, Stephen, 11

  Dedham, Mass., 15

  Deek, Khalil, 47–48

  Defense Department, U.S., 22, 64, 107–8, 110, 169, 223, 236, 291, 361, 367–68, 371

  CIA relations with, 381–82, 398–99

  Joint Staff of, 382

  Defense Intelligence Agency, 390

  Deh Ra’ud, 189, 193, 194, 231, 249

  democracy, 38, 40, 50, 381

  Democratic Party, 56, 375, 395

  Dera Juy, Battle of, 141, 201–2

  “Detroit,” xv, 330, 331–32

  Dobbins, James, 250–51

  Doha, 361, 39
7

  Donohue, David, xviii, 126–27, 209–10, 212, 255

  Dorris, Mike, 304

  Dostum, Abdur-Rashid, xvi, 183, 184, 191, 250, 276

  “Dotty,” 10, 15–16, 18, 20

  Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), 105, 364

  “Duane,” xv, 236, 237, 243

  Dulles, Allen, 338

  dupatta, 68

  Durrani Pashtun tribal confederation, 138

  E

  Early, Joe, 10

  Eatinger, Bob, 401

  Ehsan ul-Haq, Lieutenant General, xvii, 159, 179, 198, 205–6, 265, 268–69, 316, 349–53

  Emerati hunting camp (“Camp Rhino”), 244, 311

  enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs), 394–96, 400–406

  in “black sites,” 291, 333, 393, 399, 401

  of “high-value detainees,” 393–94

  public rejection of, 395

  sleep deprivation as, 394

  waterboarding as, 394

  Executive Order 12333, 57

  F

  F-16 fighter planes, 38

  Fahim, General, 207–8, 217, 224

  Faisalabad, 329–32

  Falco, Dave, xviii, 331–32

  Far East, 18

  “Farid, Brigadier,” 122

  Farsi language, 80–81, 207

  Fazl, Muhammad, 187–88, 250

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 105, 331, 390

  CIA relations with, 303–4, 318

  Legal Attaché Office of, 318

  Feith, Douglas, xvii, 198, 367, 368, 370

  Ferguson, John, xv, 347–49

  First American-Afghan War, 8, 9, 124, 133–37, 324, 409, 412

  casualties and costs of, 133, 227, 241, 247, 275, 278, 286

  U.S. bombing in, 128, 134–35, 137, 144, 147, 150, 181, 193, 199, 226–30, 258, 263, 312, 358

  see also specific battles and military forces

  First Gulf War of 1990–91, 22, 43, 108, 132, 207

  “Flanagan, Jimmy,” xv, 195

  see also ”Jimmy”

  Foggo, Kyle “Dusty,” xv, 376

  Ford, Gerald R., 403

  Fox, Lieutenant Colonel, 253, 277

  France, 16, 412

  Franks, Tommy, xvii, 208, 313, 340

  as CENT-COM head, 7, 90, 93–96, 107, 162–63, 167–70, 195, 206, 224

  character and personality of, 94, 168

  four-phase campaign plan of, 239

  RLG and, 162–63, 167–68

  Frontier Corps, 258-61, 263-64, 294, 339-43

  Frontier Crimes Regulation of 1901, 386

  G

  Gardez, 209

  Garmabak, 96

  Garner, Jay, 368–69

  Germany, 153–55, 275

  Gettysburg, Battle of, 70, 157

  Gettysburg, Pa., 157

  Ghazni, 210–11

  Ghojurak, 200

  Ghulam Khan, 336

  Goss, Porter, xv, 76

  as CIA director, 373–76, 380, 383, 400, 402, 405–6

  Graham, Bob, 76

  “Gray Fox” program, 236–38

  Green, Barbara, 325

  Green, Milton, 325

  Green, Zachary, 325

  Green Berets, see Special Forces, U.S.

  “Greg,” xv, 139–42, 144–46, 149, 160–61, 180, 182–84, 188–95, 203, 206, 222–27, 246, 249–54, 277–80, 282–84

  “Greg R,” xviii, 148

  Grenier, Douglas (son), childhood and education of, 22, 29, 30, 31, 60, 110, 322, 324–25

  Grenier, (father), 11–12, 15

  construction business of, 12, 15

  death of, 324

  relationship of RLG and, 10, 12, 20

  Grenier, (mother), 20, 324

  Grenier, Paula (wife), 27, 31, 60

  character and personality of, 19

  courtship and marriage of RLG and, 14–15

  education of, 14–15

  extended family of, 10, 14, 20

  motherhood of, 22

  nursing career of, 15, 19, 325

  relationship of RLG and, 14–15, 17, 19, 126, 321–22, 324–25, 377, 407

  Grenier, Robert L., 10–32

  character and personality of, 12–17, 26, 30–32, 51

  childhood and adolescence of, 10–13

  criticism of, 30

  early jobs of, 13–15

  education of, 10–14, 15, 16

  family and religious background of, 10–11

  golfing of, 323–24

  international political interests of, 14

  language abilities of, 16, 17

  social life and friends of, 19, 126

  as “subversive,” 31–32

  see also Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  Guantánamo Bay detention facility, 291

  terrorist detainees at, 319, 361, 395, 398–99, 401

  Gul, Hamid, 171

  Gulistan, 216

  H

  “Hadad, Major,” 230

  Hadley, Stephen, xviii, 55, 72, 73–74, 345, 398

  Hailey, Pat, xv, 168–69, 224, 288–89

  Hangu, 261

  “Hank,” xv, 106, 110–11, 183, 204, 220, 237–39, 288–89, 340

  RLG and, 111, 290

  Hanoi, 109

  Hanover, N.H., 17

  Haqqani, Jalaluddin, 59, 187

  Harvard University, 13

  Hawking, Stephen, 73

  Hazara people, 42, 159, 313

  helicopters, special-ops, 30

  Herat, 41, 110, 123, 145, 147

  heroin, 221

  Hindu Kush, 73

  Holbrooke, Richard, 412

  Hong Kong, 20

  House of Representatives, U.S., 103, 400, 401

  Armed Services Committee of, 403

  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of, 373

  Hughes, Karen, 281

  Hunter, Duncan L., 403

  Husayn, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad, see Abu Zubayda

  Hussein, Saddam, 26, 132

  sons of, 367

  U.S. campaign against, 22, 23, 43, 366–67, 404

  I

  Iftikhar Hussein Shah, 264

  Imam, Colonel, see Tarar, Sultan Amir

  improvised explosive devices (IEDs), 411

  Inam ul-Haq, 352

  India, 73, 261, 412

  former British rule of, 36, 48, 259, 262

  national Parliament (Lok Sabha) of, 307–8

  Northern Alliance ties to, 362

  nuclear arms of, 39, 40

  Partition of, 36

  rivalry and wars of Pakistan and, 4, 36–39, 43, 306–9, 345–53

  Soviet relations with, 37

  U.S. relations with, 307, 347, 353

  Indian army, 37, 306, 308–9

  Hindu and Sikh troopers in, 346

  Pakistan army vs., 341–42, 345–46

  Indian Parliament, terrorist attack on, 347, 350

  Indonesia, 388

  Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, 37

  Indus River, 261, 322, 357

  Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, 389

  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 210, 398

  Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), 37, 42–43, 49, 50, 69, 70, 74, 86–88, 100, 113, 116, 122–24, 166, 237, 361, 385–86

  Afghanistan section of, 123, 335

  CIA liaison with, 171–72, 174, 176, 179, 198, 205, 230, 260, 265–66, 269–73, 294, 305, 317–20, 330–31, 337, 349–50

  counterterrorist activities of, 156–58, 362–63

  Mahmud Ahmed as director of, xvii, 49–50, 69–76, 86–89, 113–14, 122–23, 128, 157–59, 329

  Pakistan section of, 215–16, 413

  Iran, 21, 24, 26, 220, 221

  1953 CIA-sponsored coup in, 23

  1979 flight of the Shah from, 17

  rogue state status of, 40

  Iran-Contra affair, 156

  Iranian Revolution, 21

  Iraq, 22–23, 24, 26, 132, 366, 395, 408

  attacks on Israel by, 108

>   civil war in, 369, 371, 374

  “de-Ba’athification” of, 368, 369–70

  interim government established in, 370–71

  oil industry of, 367

  political deterioration in, 368–71

  post–Gulf War insurrections in, 22

  reconstruction plan for, 368–69

  regional wars launched by, 367

  sanctions against, 367

  Shi’a majority in, 22, 369, 370

  Sunni minority in, 369, 370, 371

  as terrorist hub, 377

  2005 national elections in, 371

  UN inspections of, 367

  U.S. policy of regime change in, 22, 23, 366–67

  WMD program of, 366–67, 374

  Iraq army, 367

  dissolution of, 369–70

  “New” version of, 370–71

  Iraq Ba’ath Party, 368, 369–70

  Iraq War, 372, 391, 408–9

  terrorist/insurgent methods of, 408

  U.S. invasion of 2003 in, 366, 368

  U.S. troop surge in, 409

  “Isfandiar,” 128, 129, 155, 209–11

  Islam, 118, 318

  Eid al-Adha holiday of, 314–15

  forbidden behavior (haram) in, 84, 85

  Friday prayers in, 322

  magreb prayer in, 124

  radical extremism in, 274, 306–7, 369, 379, 380–81, 419

  Ramadan observance in, 292

  scholars of, 127

  sharia (law) of, 127, 360

  see also Muslims

  Islamabad, xi, 7, 39, 42–43, 49, 54, 69, 74, 87–88, 113–14, 223

  attacks on U.S. and UN installations in, 35–36, 91, 325–26

  Marriott Hotel, 291

  RLG as CIA station chief in, 4, 31, 32, 35–36, 40, 42, 45–66, 76, 90, 93–103, 132, 160, 196–98, 337

  U.S. Chancery and Cultural Center in, 35–36

  U.S. Embassy in, 35–36, 40, 46, 52, 162, 325

  Islamabad Golf Club, 323–24

  Israel, 207

  intelligence and security forces of, 31

  Iraqi missile attacks on, 108

  U.S. relations with, 108

  see also Arab-Israeli conflict

  J

  Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall,” 149

  Jacobabad, 141, 179, 195–96, 222, 225, 236–37, 239–40

  “Jafar Amin, General,” xvii, 174, 206, 236–38

  as counterterrorism “Czar,” 301–2, 304–5

  RLG and, 156–58, 161, 175–77, 245, 259–64, 269–73, 293, 294, 301–6, 308–9, 336, 341

  Jalalabad, 4

  Jalil, Mullah (Abdul Jalil Akhund), 122

  character and personality of, 79–80

  Karzai and, 234

  RLG and, 53–54, 79–80, 147, 229–34, 278

  as Taliban deputy foreign minister, xvi, 51–54, 62–63, 81–82, 85–86, 89, 112, 116–17, 127, 128, 229–34, 250

  “James,” xv, 125–26, 129

  Jan Muhammad, 280

  Japan, 387

  “Jeff,” xv, 180, 186, 199, 201–2

 

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