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Article: ULTIMATE OXYMORON.(NATION)(INSIDE THE BELTWAY)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 5, 2009
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Byline: John McCaslin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
ULTIMATE OXYMORON
Longtime CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield (he has served in one or another public affairs capacity for nine CIA directors) is moving to a new assignment at the spy agency.
As is frequently the case when new CIA directors take the helm, Director [Leon E.] Panetta had indicated shortly after being confirmed that he wanted to bring in his own person to head up public affairs, Mr. Mansfield writes to his contacts in the Fourth Estate.
It has been said that doing public affairs work at the CIA is the ultimate oxymoron. I'm not convinced that's the case. But hardly a day passed when I ...