Posted on 01/05/2017 5:00:31 AM PST by Bratch
As anticipated, the propaganda amid the MSM narrative surrounding the intelligence fracture is thick this week. Perhaps it’s time we really call the baby ugly.
Before getting into that, it appears President-Elect Trump is scheduled to meet with the primary intelligence community propagandists, CIA Director John Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper:
It’s doubtful there could ever be a more swampy couple of political intel operatives present in Washington DC than these two professional deceivers.
Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) James Clapper’s prior congressional performances should have forever removed any credibility from his ability to influence. You might remember him being questioned about NSA surveillance of Americans and his response of “no”.
That jaw-dropping lie to congress was ultimately the last straw that led Edward Snowden to release the truth of the issue(s). When faced with the painful reality of sunlight, Director Clapper explained thusly:
“I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful, manner by saying ‘no’.” (link)
As to the trustworthiness of CIA Director John Brennan, well, we’ve previously outlined much of his historic issues –SEE HERE– This guy is so covered in swamp muck it’s doubtful he could ever remember a time without it.
Don’t forget, as CIA director this guy admitted to spying on congress. Additionally, while only rumor, the family of Michael Hastings believes it was John Brennan who was the subject of Hasting’s investigative reporting when he was killed.
However, if we really want to rip the band-aid off the intelligence infection amid the DC swamp – we should probably highlight how the republican side of the UniParty has been an effective abettor of all usurpation. Consider this example.
When President Obama was first elected it was generally accepted that John Brennan stood no chance of an intelligence confirmation due to his prior involvement with hacking the State Department, and his personal activity –voting for communists etc.- and rather radical world views.
(2009 Article on Passport Breech etc) […] Had Brennan been appointed CIA director, as rumored in the Obama campaign shortly after the election, senators also would have questioned him about an article he wrote in an obscure foreign policy magazine over the summer.
The article, entitled “The Conundrum of Iran: Strengthening Moderates without Acquiescing to Belligerence,” appeared in the July issue of “The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.”
Among other recommendations, it argued that the next U.S. administration should grant political legitimacy to the terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Hamas, and should exercise “strategic patience” with Iran rather than engaging in “bellicose” rhetoric and coercive diplomacy. (link)
In 2009, there was no way for Brennan to successfully pass the confirmation process. However, somehow, mysteriously, in 2013 despite Rand Paul’s filibuster based on opposition to the drone program, Brennan’s confirmation flew right through the senate easy-peasy.
What took place between 2009 when he didn’t stand a chance at confirmation, and 2013 when Brennan’s confirmation flew through the Senate unopposed?
What exactly took place between those dates?
Isn’t it odd, how so many outlying issues stem from the tentacles within the joint CIA/State Dept. intelligence operation in Benghazi Libya? Perhaps now people understand why CTH spent so many hours investigating and assembling the 2 year project called The Benghazi Brief. I digress.
Again, the answer to the Brennan confirmation is found within the story that in addition to Leon Panetta and Hillary Clinton, Republicans and Democrats on the Gang of Eight intelligence oversight committee were at risk if the covert operations were exposed to full sunlight.
Who was a member of that Intelligence Oversight Gang of Eight in 2011/2012? Why, that would be John Boehner and Mitch McConnell; along with Mike Rogers and Saxby Chambliss the respective House and Senate Intel Chairs.
After the Libyan fiasco, the CIA threw a bag over the operation (including in Syria). All of the Go8 members benefited from the under-the-rug sweeping of the CIA operation that led to four Americans dead, including one U.S. Ambassador – Chris Stephens. The White House (Obama), CIA (Panetta) and State Department (Clinton), along with the oversight team, all essentially had some blood on their hands.
There was only one member of the intel group without direct responsibility for the fiasco, that was General David Petraeus (came in after Panetta), and look what actions removed that little hiccup (FBI and DOJ). With the Paula Broadwell affair outed, who told Petraeus it would be in his interest to step down? That would be our ODNI pal James Clapper of course.
With Petraeus out, you might remember Mike Morell stepped in as interim CIA head, who conveniently affirmed Clinton’s YouTube video motive in testimony before congress.
After the hearing attended by Morell, the White House put John Brennan up for CIA confirmation – and against the backdrop of him now protecting: Obama, Clinton, Panetta, and the Gang of Eight (Boehner, McConnell etc.) the confirmation process flew through without anyone even raising an eyebrow.
When we see the current media proclaiming the magnanimous credibility of John Brennan and James Clapper surrounding “the vast Russian conspiracy”, we also see the GOPe leadership of the professional DC UniParty willing to support the same position.
Laughable, but not funny, is how “conservative punditry” seemingly forget it was the highly politicized CIA who covered for Clinton by affirming the insufferable, and ridiculously false, YouTube motive in Benghazi.
Those short memory pundits now clutch their pearls when Trump is rightly cynical of the politicized intelligence motives and findings about ‘teh Russians‘….
But, do not fret. There is considerable room for previously outlined optimism. The corruption within the intelligence community officials appears so severe, the White Hats are rising up from within the Defense Department to tackle it head-on.
With General Mattis as Secretary of Defense, Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor, General John Kelly as Secretary of Homeland Security, a top-of-class West Point graduate in Mike Pompeo brought in to take over and undoubtedly purge the CIA, and a lame duck struggle breaking out over the NSA with Admiral Mike Rogers, the implications are pretty obvious.
The white hats we have needed within the national security and intelligence departments are responding from a select group within the Defense Department. This DoD surge appears to be why corporate interests are railing against “too many generals”. The DoD generals also appears to be why all of those interests -within all of those corrupted political intel institutions- are going nuts thinking about what lays ahead.
Mounting evidence supports the ongoing thesis the Department of Defense has actually seceded from the political elites. A wonderfully patriotic soft coup of sorts has actually taken place. Now, with the election of President Donald Trump, the white hats are poised on the horizon to reconstruct a nationalist-minded defense, security and intelligence apparatus.
In an effort to defend their exit, the outgoing intelligence leadership is simply using the “Russian conspiracy narrative” as a sagebrush sweep to hide their retreating footprints.
Trump is providing a path for a massive intelligence shift, away from its structural use which paved the way for interventionist policy. This the tectonic change many have quietly discussed, yet few imagined possible.
I hear they need plenty of fluffers in the porn industry
I’m pretty sure that Flynn will ask for the hard proof information and they will say they can’t give it to them. At which point Flynn will ask the obvious question of can’t or won’t. Either way, they will be in a catch 22 as Trump can just say that and let the chips fall where they may. He knows he will have the keys to the kingdom in 14 days and in such will expose the whole sordid mess.
Clapper will always be remembered as the DNI who didn’t know about the London bus bombing SEVERAL HOURS after it happened... not a clue...the msm interviewer was flabbergasted, and had to explain what had happened earlier during the day...Odungo intelligence on display
Great post! Thank you!
Don’t touch any silverware, doorknobs, glasses, cups, or even coffee cups...pens, pencils, nothing.
“And Schumer’s assertion that if Trump doesn’t “play nice” with the Intel Agencies, they “have ways of making you pay”...
I hope the SS isn’t compromised like the rest of the government.
Trump needs to bring some cyber security experts with him and then let these political hacks show him real world evidence! Else BS!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/politics/john-brennan-email-hack-outrage/
Maybe President Trump should ask them about this?
Same as overseas OPs....send in the Special Forces.
(they probably already know who they are)
President Trump will have his own security with him. This will be in addition to secret service. I hope the SS has not been compromised
“Trump needs to bring some cyber security experts with him”
That’s exactly what I was about to post, but you beat me to it. Trump needs top notch computer jocks flanking him while he’s in the shark’s den. Plus he needs to tape and or have transcripts of everything being said, so he can catch them later in any lies or distortions or in sins of omission. Trump has to outfox the foxes.
Feed ‘em a HAM SAMMICH.
..........Then a BEER.
THEN go ahead and fire ‘em—BOTH!
Considering the gravity of the situation, we could probably use British and Russian intelligence as we kill off the CIA and establish a completely new infrastructure.
We have several other IAs, there may be one we can trust meanwhile. There needs to be a lot of investigation and prosecution of current CIA personnel.
Would love to be a fly in that room during that meeting.
Very interesting, informative and insightful article. Thanks for posting. Trump needs to reform the IC.
I hope President-Elect Trump has his concealed carry on him.
I hope President-Elect Trump has his concealed carry on him.
Naw, I’m sure they’ll just offer up all of that evidence of Russian hacking that they say they have.
Yes, Trump is a fighter. GWB was a punching bag.
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