Next up, pogroms

But first, the purges. Via Jeffrey Lewis, who has the links:

“I wouldn’t say they are anti-Bush as much as to say they generally support the more conciliatory policy positions of the State Department bureaucracy,” Mr. Gallington said. “Even though CIA is not a policy organization, they actively participate in influencing national security policy.

“I would say it seems clear that the leaks out of the CIA in recent years are both substantively, and in timing, seem intended to embarrass the president.”

He said a “purge” is the answer for a leak-weary Bush administration. “It’s already under way,” he said.