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EXCLUSIVE: McCain Hires Controversial[And Known Liar] Syria Analyst Elizabeth O'Bagy
ForeignPolicy.com ^ | 9-27-2013 | Gordon Lubold

Posted on 09/27/2013 1:38:56 PM PDT by Dysart

Sen. John McCain has hired Elizabeth O'Bagy, the Syria analyst in Washington who was fired for padding her credentials, The Cable has learned. She begins work Monday as a legislative assistant in McCain's office.

O'Bagy was a young but well-respected adviser at the Institute for the Study of War and had emerged quickly as an important voice among those arguing in favor of intervention in Syria. McCain and others had cited her work publicly before her nascent reputation collapsed when it was discovered that her claims to having a combined masters/PhD were false and that in fact she had not yet defended her thesis.

"Elizabeth is a talented researcher, and I have been very impressed by her knowledge and analysis in multiple briefings over the last year," McCain told The Cable in a statement. "I look forward to her joining my office." McCain's office said there would be no further comment on the matter.

(Excerpt) Read more at thecable.foreignpolicy.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: collaborator; elizabethobagy; mccain; mccain4alqaeda; mccain4resumefraud; mccainvsamerica; mccainvsamericans; obagy; sellout
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To: Dysart

We have to hit McCain hard,,not to get him to change his mind,,but to EXPOSE him,,,maybe he’ll finally declare himself a Dem and be honest once and for all


41 posted on 09/27/2013 2:32:22 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: Dysart

War Monger Mcstain at it again.


42 posted on 09/27/2013 2:32:52 PM PDT by free me (https://mattbevin.com/)
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To: Dysart

well, this chick DOES have the cell phone numbers of the organ-eaters in Syria and probably follows them on twitter, too

that should be useful to McQueeg of Arabia next time he goes back to drink sweet mint tea


43 posted on 09/27/2013 2:33:38 PM PDT by silverleaf (Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion.)
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To: Dysart
You people aren't going to believe this...

Ya wanna make a bet?

44 posted on 09/27/2013 2:34:03 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: free me

It’s getting so bad that maybe..just maybe..the stain will rub off on Graham and we can boot him.


45 posted on 09/27/2013 2:34:37 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: LucyT

He is insane...


46 posted on 09/27/2013 2:37:11 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: LucyT

You can’t make this $#!+ up!


47 posted on 09/27/2013 2:39:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: t1b8zs

48 posted on 09/27/2013 2:39:53 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another good reason all satire should be banned.


49 posted on 09/27/2013 2:43:22 PM PDT by Therapsid (Communism has killed 50-60 Million people in only 50 yrs.)
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To: Owen

A week after she was sacked from her job as an analyst with the Institute of War, Elizabeth O’Bagy has said that not only did she not earn a doctorate from Georgetown University, but she never even attended the PhD program there.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2423500/Syria-expert-Elizabeth-OBagy-work-hailed-John-Kerry-John-McCain-lied-qualifications.html


50 posted on 09/27/2013 2:43:25 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: griswold3
Isn’t it clear to the voters of AZ that McCain has lost it?

What difference does it make?

They'll vote for him anyway.

51 posted on 09/27/2013 2:43:41 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
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To: RummyChick

oh how I’m looking forward to that day!


52 posted on 09/27/2013 2:43:45 PM PDT by free me (https://mattbevin.com/)
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To: Owen

As I understand it, when the story broke she claimed she was at the end stages of getting the PHD, but a week later what I pasted said that she unwinded the lies further and she had never been in the program.


53 posted on 09/27/2013 2:44:54 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Owen

This article today seems to have not heard about the later revelations and is repeating what only came out the first day.


54 posted on 09/27/2013 2:45:32 PM PDT by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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To: Dysart

Wonder if Cindy has been neglecting poor John...


55 posted on 09/27/2013 2:49:26 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: clintonh8r
I doubt he’ll run again. He feels free to be a complete asshole until his term ends.

I'll bet he will run again. He wants to be a complete asshole until the day he dies.

56 posted on 09/27/2013 2:50:02 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: dforest

Nothing wrong with waiting for more than one source.


57 posted on 09/27/2013 2:54:30 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Dysart

If true. What more can be said (or done) for folks to understand this Senator?


58 posted on 09/27/2013 3:03:20 PM PDT by WorksinKOP
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To: Dysart

McCain always thinks he knows best. And he is often wrong. Very often.


59 posted on 09/27/2013 3:08:14 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: DManA

With McCain, one source is hardly needed.


60 posted on 09/27/2013 3:15:43 PM PDT by dforest
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