Posted on 09/10/2008 8:02:14 AM PDT by Fighter@heart
Below is an article which I suspect applies in part to every Governor of every State in at least some way. The locality of Alaska is special. In Hawaii The Hawaii Air National Guard is our line of defense in the Pacific. Nice to know we also have the Alaskan National Guard both ground and air.
The article is not opinion but just information.
SARAH PALIN'S SECURITY CLEARANCE
Before you dismiss the fact that Sarah Palin is Commander of the Alaska National Guard, consider this:
Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. Itʼs on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska , Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's and certainly by far exceeds Obama's.
She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country's defense. Given Alaska 's proximity to Russia , she may have security clearances we don't even know about. According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.
She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.
Can we please lay off the TLAs that are bound to hit google and cause Jim R problems?
Thank you.
Yikes.
According to that, there is NO WAY that Obama could get clearance.
TLA= Three Letter Acronym
You have some Joe in intel community or DoD, restricted where he can travel, wasn't a drugy, manages his finances, never a member of an organization that advocated the violent over throw of our government........
But..... in our government we have people that snort cocaine, have multiple DUIs, womanize and whore around, smoke dope, commit perjury/fraternize/adultery, alcholics that do hit and runs that involves a death, take bribes, kickbacks, travel to known enemy nations and make statement used by our enemy against us, and best yet, **leak classified material to the media with the intent to damage their political opponent and advance theirs in omplete disregaurd to the safe keeping of information**...... doesn't it seem a little strange? Maybe I'm being to demanding here?
These people are elected representatives and I understand that it should not be expected that they all have a compartmental TS with a polygraph. But there should be at least some “minimal” requirement set for those who deal with classified material. You have staffers who are neither elected nor cleared runing around with classified material. You have people who would be rejected for the lowest clearence levels because of the security threat they pose with access to the highest levels of classified materials...... The biggest human intel theat we have isn't private Joe Snuffy working on crypto intel equipment, but those who are the leaders of this nation. -IMHO
Thanks for the link! I was e-mailed this last Friday and have not had the time to verify it. Seems perfectly reasonable to me that these things would be true.
With all his subversive associations, there is no way Obama could ever pass a FTS background investigation.
(Of course, the same applies to any of their appointees who may have access to classified materials...)
Sarah Palin's Security Clearance-Truth!
A local Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) public affairs representative in Los Angeles told TruthorFiction.com that elected government officials go through a security screening process but could not go into details as to the level of investigation or the security level given to any one official in particular. We have asked both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for further information on the level of security for governors.
Welcome to the Office of Homeland Security Website -Alaska
As an example, the Governor's Homeland Security Task Force has merged with the federal Anti-Terrorism Task Force to form the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council with a broad spectrum of members from Federal, State, and local agencies as well as members of business and industry. While we're moving forward in many areas, we simply cannot do it without the help of all Alaskans
I think it’s a reasonable assumption that Sarah Palin has a better understanding of international affairs than Obama or Biden realize.
She hasn’t been back in DC using aids to keep on top of what’s going on, she’s doing that herself. I would also be willing to bet Biden, Obama nor McCain have paid as much attention that northern border, so close to Russia and next to Canada.
For example, it has not been brought out much yet but Sarah Palin forced the oil companies to re-bid the gas pipeline from Alaska to the lower 48. Now it’s done, and Palin deserves the credit of finishing what the prior governor could not accomplish. Keeping in mind, the environmental nutcases were not able to stop it. Just words? Sarah Palin delivered.
I posed a thread last week that ask this question and Vetting Overlap.
Many "MilSpec" Freepers responded with tons of Info.
What is your source on this?
Thanx Taildragger.....
The bottom line I am personally convinced she is more trust worthy and a known commodity than many in the the House and Senate who can't keep their mouths shut.....
A link to your thread from last week is on #29.
The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard which has been an active unit since the Korean missile problem and even before this. And who is the Governor of AK, and who is the CIC of the Alaskan National Guard. Should be enough said for that part of the article.
ASA, Thank You Sir.....
Eleven ground-based interceptor missiles buried in underground silos here represent a key part of a multi-layered defense system designed to protect the United States from a ballistic missile attack.
Alaska Guard troops conduct vital missile defense mission
See also:
Alaska Guard Soldiers Protect the Homeland
Alaska Guardsmen Serve on Front Line of U.S. Missile Defense
and there’s another point... how could anyone be in line for the Presidency, yet could not even get a basic secret clearance? obama’s connections with aimes would nullify any possibility of a clearance... yet he should be allowed in line for the top slot??
This was posted on Black Five on Aug. 31 and then linked or posted on several FR threads:
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Title:
Commanding Alaska’s Guard w/ 24/7 missile defense
Posted By Uncle Jimbo
One area of Sarah Palin’s background that may help her is Alaska’s unique role in our national security and homeland defense. Several folks have have mentioned this but Tom W. was specific and his info jibes with the record.
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Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden’s.
She’s also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country’s defense. Given Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don’t even know about.
According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.
She can be entrusted with our national security, because she already is.
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http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/08/commanding-the.html
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Ice Station Zebra!
I agree. Mr. I’ve Run A Campaign can’t touch this. I’m still somewhat concerned about our Maverick, but if she IS a pit-bull in lipstick, I feel certain she will chew on his butt until she changes his mind on a few issues. I did have faith that he knew what he was doing when he chose her, but I’m still a little gun-shy about some of his positions.
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