The Pentagon blocked members of President Joe Biden’s incoming administration from gaining access to critical information about current operations,
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-pentagon-transition-460768
Very interesting ... it is #FakeNews Politico but very interesting
hmmmmm.....
Interesting. Salt on the politicoughcough slant but a good plot twist.
Thanks for the link, very interesting. Snips.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/biden-pentagon-transition-460768
‘Really quite shocking’: Inside the ugly transition at the Pentagon
The effort to obstruct the Biden team is unprecedented in modern presidential transitions and will hobble the new administration on key national security matters.
The Pentagon blocked members of President Joe Biden’s incoming administration from gaining access to critical information about current operations, including the troop drawdown in Afghanistan, upcoming special operations missions in Africa and the Covid-19 vaccine distribution program, according to new details provided by transition and defense officials.
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But people involved with the transition, both on the Biden team and the Pentagon side, gave POLITICO a more detailed picture of what was denied, saying briefings on pressing defense matters never happened, were delayed to the last minute, or were controlled by overbearing minders from the Trump administration’s side.
“Defense has traditionally been a bipartisan business between and among professionals, and this is terrible optics for those who want to copy this pettiness in the future,” said Mackenzie Eaglen, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. The effort to block the transition from key national security information is “useless, poor form, and horrible precedent.”
This story is based on conversations with 10 Pentagon and Biden officials involved in the transition, most of whom spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations.
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The fake spin is that the resistance is political, but that doesn't jibe at all with the evidence in hand. There's a supreme likelihood of national security issues being in play. Trump's appointee, Chris C. Miller, took the Constitution Oath about protecting against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Those are the responsibilities of his unique position. He could even deem an order for his dismissal to be unlawful.
The Acting Defense Secretary has the authority and responsibility to no accept any illegal order, as do all the general staff, right on down the chain of command. Miller may already have begun promulgation of his determination that any order to the military from a domestic enemy is unlawful and must not be obeyed.
If Miller is convinced of Biden being a domestic enemy due to his and/or his Administration leadership's corruption in connection with Ukraine, China, Russia, the UK and/or Iran, he very well could act on the evidence and disregard even a duly sworn Commander in Chief. Miller has 2000 sworn military LE bodies to bring people in for questioning and or arrest if a military tribunal should deem it appropriate.
Democratic members of congress were wearing body armor today at the inauguration, as per tucker.