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Posted on 06/10/2012 12:53:09 PM PDT by Hunton Peck
A top House Republican on Sunday rejected President Obama's claim that recent security leaks did not come from the White House, accusing the president of using the leaks -- which detailed the administration's counterterror programs -- to "build up his reputation" before November.
"He's trying to be like George Patton or John Wayne," Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., told Fox News.
The gloves-off accusations from the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee follow Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to appoint two U.S. attorneys to investigate possible unauthorized leaks of classified information.
Since that announcement Friday, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called on the prosecutors to get to the bottom of recent newspaper stories that contained sensitive information on top-secret programs. They included reports on the campaign of cyber-warfare against Iran, the U.S. drone program and a foiled terror plot from an Al Qaeda affiliate.
Obama on Friday assailed as "offensive" and "wrong" the idea that his White House would "purposely release" classified security information.
But King, speaking with Fox News, said the leaks had to have come from the president's inner circle.
"This is the most shameful cascade of leaks I've ever heard or seen in government," he said. "It's clear from those stories this came right from the White House, came right from the National Security Council, came right from the Situation Room. ... It has to lead to people very high up in the administration in his White House."
King, R-N.Y., alleged that the leaks must have been "approved from the top," and accused the president of grandstanding in an election year.
"I give him credit for a lot that he's done on overseas terrorism. There's no need, though, to put the nation's security at risk by trying to build up his reputation for the...
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Could be, but personally I doubt they’re fabrications. Leftists have never been shy about sacrificing lives for political gain.
I wouldn’t be in the least bit surprised to find out barry was personally ordering hellfire strikes on the flimsiest of intelligence because he thought it might gain a few points this fall.
than 
There’s also that dude named “Bobbitt”...
Besides the Yeman intel breakthrough, a Specific identity of a Seal team member and the identity of the Pakistani Dr. had to have come from the situation room. Someone is leaking from there worse than a screen door on a submarine. Two people that stupid would be Valerie Jarrett or Zippo.
But John Wayne Gacy vs John Wayne works better.
Ah! I had forgotten Lorena’s husband’s full name. Gacy is still a bit more recognizable IMHO.
Remember, Bill Clinton bombed a milk factory.
Then there’s the likelihood that, what Lorena’s husband had and lost, Michelle’s husband never had at all.
Grounds.for impeachment?
If treason is still a crime...
“He’s trying to be like George Patton or John Wayne,” He is not worthy to pickup after these great Men’s horses! If I have to spell it out, then you are long overdue for a visit to a dude ranch.
Didn’t think Old Harvey had one.
“That’ll be the day!”
If Peter King is laying the blame squarely on the WH, then he must know something....
I can’t imagine King saying that and not being able to back it up...
I would bet dollars to donuts Jarrett is the leak and someone will have to fall on their sword to cover her lying ass up....
I expect someone like Donilill from national security team to take the blame and be pardoned...
It also would not surprise me at they purposely leaked to change the narrative to take the heat off Holder on F&F investigation
:-) That takes “carrying his jock strap” to a whole new level.
John Wayne? Surely the congressman jests!
Here he is with the wife of the Second Worst President of the miserable 20th century:
(OK, third. Forgot about Wilson!)
I can’t help but remember, in 2008, McCain saying, “We have nothing to fear from an Obama presidency.”
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