‘Nine Fingers’ also linked to Wilkes.
By on May 9th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
‘Nine Fingers’ also linked to Wilkes.
Harper’s Ken Silverstein: “Two former CIA officers told me that Foggo, Bassett [aka "Nine Fingers"], and a third man — a CIA official close to Goss, whose name I learned but am withholding because he remains undercover — have been friends for years and worked together overseas. According to these two sources, Bassett and the undercover officer (whom Goss brought up to the 7th Floor at Langley when he took over the CIA) positioned Foggo to be picked by Goss for the number-three slot. Perhaps more importantly, I’m told that Bassett, like Foggo, has connections to [corrupt defense contractor Brent] Wilkes.”
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The ever growing web of corruption -- where does it end?
May 9th, 2006 at 8:55 pm1 - Mulligan,
May 9th, 2006 at 9:00 pmIn Karl Rove's office of course. The buck stops there.
Where's Tom Clancey when you need him?
May 9th, 2006 at 9:26 pmBrent Bassett aka "Nine Fingers," friend of Wilkes and Cunningham, as a 1967 graduate of Escondido High School in San Diego County, waxing poetic about the man he wanted to become (writing about a former high school English teacher):
http://www.ehs49a.com/id25.html
May 9th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
I want to know more about the "Nine Fingers" guy > the press needs to show a pic of his hands, so we can see if he only has 9 fingers?! That sounds like a Mafia hitman's name!
May 9th, 2006 at 9:36 pmThe US government is corrupt. When wasn't it?
Siegfried Gottlieb, MK Ultra, covert operations inside the United States, and all of the other crimes to go along with it all.
It never stops, and it won't stop until the US government becomes accountable.
It will probably take a hard fall before that happens.
May 9th, 2006 at 9:37 pmSo there is at least 4 members of the CIA entrapped into the Hookergate Scandal so far! Porter Goss, Dusty Foggo, "Nine Fingers" Bassett, and an unnamed undercover agent! The unnamed agent has blown his cover by hanging out with hookers, so no reason for him not to be named! Valerie Plame Wilson was outed by the Bush Regime for political revenge, so the undercover CIA pervert should be outed by the press too!
May 9th, 2006 at 10:19 pmI thought I was reading the opening paragraph to some kind of spy novel at first. How does this story end?
May 9th, 2006 at 10:31 pmI thought I was reading the opening paragraph to some kind of spy novel at first. How does this story end?
Comment by Nick Caine
Nick it ends at the top of the mountain of corruption and greed.
May 9th, 2006 at 10:56 pmgwbush and dick cheney with their stars like condo rice
#5 - I'm still thinking about the nine fingers thing, Jay. Your Mafia reference made me think that maybe he has an old cigar box containing his collection of
-- wait for it --
Nine Fingers!
May 9th, 2006 at 11:21 pm9 fingers? Yakuza?
May 10th, 2006 at 12:13 amPost 10 Zookeeper > This Hookergate scandal is starting to get interesting now! I started looking into Brent Wilkes background > the guy who bribed Duke Cunningham which got Duke exposed and a prison term! Wilkes has major ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger, and most of the California based Congressmen in DC! Two of the six GOP Reps who may have been involved in the poker/sex parties are Rep. John Doolittle (R - Sacramento, CA) and Rep. Jerry Lewis (R - Redlands, CA) > you heard it here first from me!( Wilkes also had strong ties to Tom DeLay, so he was one of the six poker playing and hooker using GOP guys too!)
Brent Wilkes and Kyle Dusty Foggo are old High School football playing chums, and went to college together in San Diego. They were best men at each other's weddings and even named their sons after each other too. They were both actively involved in Young Republicans group in college and went everywhere together. Call them "Brokeback Mountain" lovers for real > lol.
"Nine Fingers" real name is Brant Bassett a personal friend and pal of Porter Goss. Bio on him says he is/was a very shifty operator in the CIA who always got into trouble >lol.
May 10th, 2006 at 12:37 amSome blogs have mentioned a former Clinton Administration guy involved in the Hookergate scandal > his name is Mark Adams, former deputy undersecretary of Defense.
May 10th, 2006 at 12:46 amIt is being reported that he likes hookers to dress up as Batwoman from the movie > lol.
Correction > Catwoman not Batwoman, but hey he is into leather > lol.
May 10th, 2006 at 8:07 amJay, you're so excited! There'll be no living with you if it all comes true -- and I hope it does. This whole thing is starting to feel really, um, icky. :P
May 10th, 2006 at 11:06 amThanks Zookeeper > I am watching this story very carefully to make sure the press keeps on it like flies to tackpaper > lol.
May 10th, 2006 at 11:47 am#16 - Gross. If the press will stick to anything, it's a sex scandal. Gotta get 'em energized somehow!
May 10th, 2006 at 12:05 pmBrant Basset actually lost a finger when he was cleaning a motorcycle chain in high school just to clear things up.
May 13th, 2006 at 4:55 am