from the Guardian article Q posted SO white hat or blackhat? Brennan vouching for her isn’t good IMO
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/08/gina-haspel-cia-director-atone-past
The CIA itself has conducted an unusual lobbying campaign on Haspel’s behalf, reflecting the agency’s desire to have an insider in charge rather than risk a political appointee. CIA veterans would also see her confirmation as a sign that the agency had been officially absolved of its misdeeds in the war on terror.
John Brennan, CIA chief under the Obama administration, used Twitter to appeal for her confirmation by sceptical Democrats.
“Senators,” Brennan wrote, “show that you put country above politics. Gina Haspel is a competent, experienced and highly qualified intelligence professional. Ask her tough questions, listen to her answers and then decide but don’t penalize her for previous policy decisions or because [Donald Trump] picked her.”
Furthermore, Haspel is seen as a Russia expert and a close ally of Britain’s MI6, having being London station chief from 2014 to 2017. She is reported to have insisted on the forceful US response in solidarity with the UK, to the poisoning of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury, using a nerve agent that is alleged to have originated from Russian government laboratories.
I have complete faith that Trump and co. would not have appointed Haspel if she was bad. IMHO she was likely a long time actual loyal to the US employee of the CIA and those who were actual enemies, such as Brennan, did not know her actual loyalty. She may well have been gathering info on who was bad and who was not.
Q says “we have it all”, so they would know where her loyalty lies.
My bet is that Trump never would’ve put Haspel in charge if he didn’t trust her. And as for Brennan, she knows where the bodies are buried and he had to say good things about her.
“Brennan vouching for her isn’t good...”
Think Admiral Rogers, a hero. He too played inside the ring, but all along was taking names, remembering faces and also took a personal risk warning the right man to save the Republic.
I have to believe Gina Haspel, CIA, is a killer genius patriot, at least of the caliber of Adm. Rogers. It’s a choice to trust anyone, I know, but she had backing of all the right men, Trump’s military defenders, or they wouldn’t have let her get near him. (2 cents, here.)
“Brennan vouching for her isn’t good...”
Think Admiral Rogers, a hero. He too played inside the ring, but all along was taking names, remembering faces and also took a personal risk warning the right man to save the Republic.
I have to believe Gina Haspel, CIA, is a killer genius patriot, at least of the caliber of Adm. Rogers. It’s a choice to trust anyone, I know, but she had backing of all the right men, Trump’s military defenders, or they wouldn’t have let her get near him. (2 cents, here.)