I think this portion shoulda been put into bold so that it's not missed......
"Osama's an asset of (certainelements in) the CIA..."
Alex G -- actually, along that line of argument -- Osama's an asset of (certain elements in) the CIA, and not (necessarily) of the President -- in particular not necessarily of President Clinton, who'd beaten ex-CIA Director Poppy Bush in 1992 -- . . .