Posted on 09/04/2008 5:38:53 PM PDT by PghBaldy
Obama got his first intelligence briefing as the Democratic US presidential candidate this week and spy agencies are ready to do the same for Republican rival John McCain, a senior US official said today. Thomas Fingar, deputy director of national intelligence for analysis, said US spy agencies had also begun reanalysing and updating reports from around the world in preparation for the next president, who will take office in January. "We've begun to engage with the campaigns," Mr Fingar told an intelligence conference in Florida. "Senator Obama received a briefing on Tuesday (local time)." Intelligence officials would not discuss what topics were covered in Senator Obama's briefing. The briefing was given in Chicago by Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell - who normally briefs President George W. Bush six days a week - and other senior officials, an official familiar with the process said. ...Senator Obama's briefing was probably tailored to his requests, the official said. Mr Fingar said briefings would be "substantive" but it would be inappropriate for a candidate to seek a copy of Mr Bush's. ...Their running mates can also receive briefings. Fingar said he did not know whether Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Senator McCain's running mate, had a security clearance yet. ...It was unclear whether a new full intelligence estimate would be produced on Iran's nuclear ambitions, one of the most controversial issues... Mr Fingar said intelligence analyses were continually being updated, but said Iran's recent tests of multistage rockets were not in themselves an occasion for reopening the formal estimate, which represents an exhaustive assessment. One of Senator Obama's senior foreign policy aides said last week the Democrat could open talks with Iran on its nuclear program early next year if he wins.
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Are they nuts?
So this is how the bad guy in the Pakistan raid got the word to get the “F” out of dodge and evade the raiders.......:o)
Figures.
Whatever they revealed to him, watch it wind up on the front page of the New York Times.
Seeing what goods they have on his supporters around the world?
Hopefully false info since a safe assumption is that it will make its way to our enemies in nanoseconds.
NYT leaks information based on political affiliations.. watch NYT not publish the info given to Obama.
Just watched Obama on O’Reilly and he said that the Iranian shiites are not the problem. Really?
Gee whiz, I wonder how the Saudis are going to react to this?
Think about that.
Mull it over slowly.
The discomfort you feel, gentle readers, is panic.
I think Brocco Hussein should submit to a thorough DOD background check with polygraph. Maybe the NIS could figure out what the hell a community orgasmizer is. IMO the idiot should never get any security clearance.
Obama gets his first security briefing.
Obama suddenly starts yapping about how the surge has succeeded "beyond his wildest imagination."
I don't believe in coincidences.
More like end up in Iran and Syria and Venezuela !
While watching the President do his Presidential thing on Gustav damage I tried to picture Oba-mao in that role. I literally got a sweat up my spine. It was that sweat you get right when you accept the fact you are going to barf.
Can this guy even get a Military security clearance
Wonder how long before the info is passed on to his raghead pals ?
That's the feeling. You understood my point perfectly.
As a hire, hell no.
But if elected, he won't just be cleared, he'll be in command.
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If a picture of Commander In Chief clarified in my mind I probably would barf. Thankfully my mind wont allow that - yet.
[Hands over ears] La la la. Can't hear you. La la la.
That’s what I was wondering FRiend.
Obama was served today because of eligibility questions!
Let’s vet Barry Soetoro.
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