Discovering the nature of the beast is a most disorienting experience for hard-core Democrats, let alone the general population. It's hard to imagine what a change in world-view it must be for a talented agent of the FBI. And your description captured the moment.
Your acquaintance is to be commended for having the guts to read about the BFEE and learn they really are the nexus of the Military-Intelligence-Industrial Complex, the MAFIA and the NAZI Old Guard. There are many, many more like him or her throughout the Federal government. My proof? If there weren't we'd all be in Gitmo by now.
Here are a couple more tomes from Trento that brave, and loyal, FBI and CIA agents, and all real Americans who support, defend and protect the Constitution of the United States, might enjoy:
... and with Susan:
Can't wait to read it, and I bet the agent you met would enjoy it, as well.
Joseph Trento told Greg Palast the White House delayed investigating the hijackers before 9-11 and then sandbagged the investigation after 9-11.
Has someone been sitting on the FBI? 6/11/01GREG PALAST:
The CIA and Saudi Arabia, the Bushes and the Bin Ladens. Did their connections cause America to turn a blind eye to terrorism?
UNNAMED MAN:
There is a hidden agenda at the very highest levels of our government.
JOE TRENTO, (AUTHOR, "SECRET HISTORY OF THE CIA"):
The sad thing is that thousands of Americans had to die needlessly.
SNIP...
TRENTO:
The FBI wanted to investigate these guys. This is not something that they didn't want to do - they wanted to, they weren't permitted to.
PALAST:
The secret file fell into the hands of national security expert, Joe Trento. The Washington spook-tracker has been looking into the FBI's allegations about WAMY.
TRENTO:
They've had connections to Osama Bin Laden's people. They've had connections to Muslim cultural and financial aid groups that have terrorist connections. They fit the pattern of groups that the Saudi royal family and Saudi community of princes - the 20,000 princes - have funded who've engaged in terrorist activity.
Now, do I know that WAMY has done anything that's illegal? No, I don't know that. Do I know that as far back as 1996 the FBI was very concerned about this organisation? I do.
CONTINUED...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/newsnight/1645527.stmPS: Thanks for sharing that story, H20 Man. Made my day.
Here's to you and yours!