Today:
Weird headline - the woman comes first in the title....THEN a mention of the current CIA director being replaced - but not surprising!
I heard she is wanted in Germany over Muslim rights abuse. Not exactly indicted but there is a warrant to detain her and bring for questioning.
I guess that pretty much drowns my dream that Trump will dismantle the agency.
Today:
“Fmr. Obama NSC Spokesperson Defends Trump CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel”
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fmr-obama-nsc-spokesperson-defends-trump-cia-director-nominee-gina-haspel/
“Haspel’s nomination was heralded by prominent members of the intelligence community, including Obama official James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence.
“I think the world of Gina; she is capable, smart, very experienced, well respected by the Agency rank and file, and a great person,” Clapper said in a post on the Cipher Brief, a global security website.
Clapper’s ringing endorsement did come with a note of caution: “I think Gina will be excellent as director, as long as she is ready to be fired at a moment’s notice.”
Clapper, and other former intelligence officials, said they expected Haspel would be confirmed for the position though it is not clear whether some Democrats will challenge her appointment.
Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who blocked Haspel’s promotion within the clandestine service, in 2013 signalled that she would vote for both Haspel and Mike Pompeo, Trump’s choice as the new secretary of state.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/mar/13/who-is-gina-haspel-trump-cia-director-torture-site-link