At least Dusty never studied in Yemen.

Remember Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the former number three man at the CIA? His name came up in a less than flattering context during the emergence of the Duke Cunningham scandal. Now the suspicions aroused back then have taken a significant step toward confirmation. Dusty, in an eleven-count indictment by a federal grand jury, has been accused of "accepting lavish vacations, helicopter rides, and private jet flights from [Brent] Wilkes," who, under an accompanying indictment, is charged with "conspiracy, bribery, money laundering, and unlawful monetary transactions to Cunningham in return for government contracts," according to Jerry Seper of the Washington Times. Apparently the grand jury concluded that there was a relationship between such largesse as the $32,000 Wilkes paid "for Mr. Foggo to join him on a vacation to Hawaii ... [and] the award of a $2.4 million contract for Mr. Wilkes' firm to provide water, first aid supplies and household items to CIA agents operating in war zones, including Afghanistan and Iraq."

Dusty, you will recall, seems to have gotten his job because former CIA Director Porter Goss was impressed by his skill at planning trips. This reminds me of how Michael Brown was hired on the basis of his experience running horse shows. You have to be impressed by the ability of Bush administration personnel recruiters to think outside the box. Not everyone would have seen the International Arabian Horse Association and the American Society of Travel Agents as the most logical places to look for senior government executives.