Bush's Shrinking Safety Zone

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Originally Posted by tw

I kept rereading the reports. It was not entirely clear who paid for the insurance. The articles said it was paid for by employees. There was no specific reference to reinbursement or other details.

But then why would the government reinburse a CIA agent for an insurance policy sold CIA employees only by the government?

It didn't make sense to me either, that's why it stuck out and I remembered it.
I just did a search on the Post's webpage and found the article I read.

Originally Posted by washingtonpost

Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance
Plans Fund Defense In Anti-Terror Cases

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 11, 2006; A01

CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up in growing numbers for a government-reimbursed, private insurance plan that would pay their civil judgments and legal expenses if they are sued or charged with criminal wrongdoing, according to current and former intelligence officials and others with knowledge of the program.