Tag: CIA
I Don’t Want My CIA Doing This:
From the West Wing Reads version of the daily White House email newsletter: I do not want the CIA wasting their time on what should be in the realm of traditional law enforcement. The CIA has other duties related to the protection and safety of Americans world wide without the…
Making his list, and checking it twice.
As the ghost of President Richard Nixon roams the East Wing of the White House, President Donald Trump vindictively rescinds the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan. But he’s not through there: Striking at one of his fiercest critics over Russia, President Trump said Wednesday he has revoked…
Waterboarding Is NOT Torture!!
Over the weekend, Green Beret Tim Kennedy, a former mixed martial arts fighter, livestreamed the 41-minute footage, which shows him being voluntarily waterboarded and answering questions between sessions. He claimed it proved waterboarding was not torture. Ok, I didn’t watch the video…I read the article. Waterboarding is not torture. Horse…
It’s All About Trump’s Ego
Everyone keeps putting forth reasons why President-elect Donald Trump disbelieves the CIA report that Russia is behind hacking the DNC emails and servers. Mr. Trump continually denies placing the onus on Moscow. Some attribute to his lack of experience. Or his lack of understanding how hacking works. Or not understanding…
So How Many Muslims Are There In The USA?
This is just a prelude to something else that I am working on…but according to the CIA, the total estimated US population as of July 2015 is 321,368,864. They also estimate that the Muslim population in the USA as of 2007 is 0.6%…but let’s just err on the high side…
Some thoughts on the Senate torture report
Any true patriot should be ashamed of the torture used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) post-911. A glimpse of these techniques details how the CIA employed sleep deprivation to wear down victims: It “involved keeping detainees awake for up to 180 hours, usually standing or in stress positions, at…
President Obama: United States “tortured some folks” after 9/11
You don’t say… President Barack Obama bluntly acknowledged on Friday that the United States conducted torture in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. “I was very clear that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong,” he said. “We did a…
Getting the boot
Germany has asked Washington’s top CIA official to leave their country amid allegations that employees of Germany’s intelligence service were actually spying for the US. The CIA official asked to leave is reported to be accredited as the chief of station, which begs the question, how many German intelligence agency…
These guys are a hoot.
Apparently the phrase ” gallows humor ” is no metaphor when it comes to American intelligence officials. At a recent panel discussion on cybersecurity hosted by the Washington Post, former NSA and CIA chief Michael Hayden and Mike Rogers, chair of the house intelligence committee, joked about wanting to put Edward…
I Stand With Rand Paul On This One
Generally speaking I find filibusters to be a waste of time…and I find the paper pushing type to be totally abhorrent. But there are a few times when they serve a specific purpose and surprisingly, I find myself in agreement with Senator Rand Paul on this one! For nearly 13…
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