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Could a New Agency Be Home to Brilliant Mavericks Like ONeill?

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Could a New Agency Be Home to Brilliant Mavericks Like ONeill?

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Paralleling the story of O’Neill’s efforts to combat terrorism, Weiss reports on the complexity of O’Neill’s personal and social life. It is a story of epic proportions. John wore the finest suits, smoked the best cigars, frequented the top nightspots and, according to Weiss, had simultaneous serious relationships going for years with three different women. This attention to O’Neill’s personal relations and highflying lifestyle might seem gratuitous, but Weiss makes two important points. First, O’Neill’s flamboyant manner alienated him from more straight-laced members of the Bureau’s hierarchy. O’Neill’s hard-charging professionalism, combined with his flashy lifestyle, resulted in a cadre of enemies in the Bureau who were willing and able to take O’Neill down as soon as the opportunity arose. Unfortunately, John gave them that opportunity — and that, in turn, precipitated his departure from the Bureau in September 2001. Weiss also raises the issue of whether an agency outside the FBI

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