Posted on 01/17/2009 3:18:25 PM PST by ETL
From PoliticalWarfare.org...
Compañera Panetta, with Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega
January 10, 2009
This photo shows Chavez with his arm around
Linda Panetta, while former Sandinista junta leader
Daniel Ortega smiles on, at left. You saw it here first.
If the adult daughter of a CIA Director-designate hangs out with sworn enemies of the United States, it's a matter for the United States Senate to probe aggressively. And so the Senate really has to ask some very pointed questions about Linda Panetta, daughter of President-Elect Obama's pick to lead the CIA, and her ties to Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.
Linda Panetta is a noted anti-military activist who has accused the US military of teaching Latin American officers how to torture. She has also been close to causes hostile toward the United States and friendly to the old Soviet Union, and the regimes in Cuba, Venezuela and Iran.
As a leader of School of the Americas Watch, Panetta urged Chavez to cancel Venezuela's participation in the US military school for Latin American officers in Fort Benning, Georgia. Chavez agreed, and promptly did so. As such, Compañera Panetta helped sever an important link between the US and the Venezuelan officer corps. This is a big blow to US intelligence efforts in the hemisphere.
Perhaps Linda Panetta is a clever ploy to infiltrate the Chavez regime. Somehow I really doubt it. It looks more like the other way around.
This photo shows Chavez with his arm around Linda Panetta, while former Sandinista junta leader Daniel Ortega smiles on, at left. You saw it here first.
This says a few things about CIA Director-designate Leon Panetta. While a parent can't necessarily be blamed for his wayward children, we think senators should ask the nominee to be the next CIA chief about his daughter's support for sworn enemies of the United States. As a congressman, Panetta was pretty soft on the communist FMLN guerrillas in El Salvador, and Daniel Ortega's Marxist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. So father and daughter's views do coincide somewhat.
Certainly any prospective CIA intelligence analyst would be grilled pretty hard before getting a security clearance if it was known that his or her sister or daughter was an anti-US militant who aided and abetted Chavez and the Sandinistas. And even then he might not get a very high clearance. It's only fair to hold Leon Panetta to at least the same standards that apply to ordinary CIA analysts and operators.
The Senate has an obligation to nail down this problem when it considers confirming Leon Panetta to lead the CIA.
http://jmw.typepad.com/political_warfare/2009/01/daughter-of-next-cia-director-pals-with-chavez-and-ortega.html
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American Spectator seems to have picked up the story a few days later...
From The American Spectator...
Panetta's Daughter
By Philip Klein, Jan 14, 2009
J. Michael Waller argues that Linda Panetta's ties to Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez deserve more scrutiny as the Senate considers the nomination of her father, Leon Panetta, to be CIA director. I'm generally not too fond of making children into an issue, and am uncomfortable with the suggestion Waller makes here: "Perhaps Linda Panetta is a clever ploy to infiltrate the Chavez regime. Somehow I really doubt it. It looks more like the other way around." With that said, Waller does make a good point about at least asking questions about the relationship:
Certainly any prospective CIA intelligence analyst would be grilled pretty hard before getting a security clearance if it was known that his or her sister or daughter was an anti-US militant who aided and abetted Chavez and the Sandinistas. And even then he might not get a very high clearance. It's only fair to hold Leon Panetta to at least the same standards that apply to ordinary CIA analysts and operators.
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/01/14/panettas-daughter
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Please be aware of an upcoming event in Marsh Memorial Chapel at Springfield College. United Campus Ministry and Spiritual Life and the Springfield College Newman Community welcome Linda Panetta, photographer, social activist and daughter of former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, on February 12 at 7:30 pm. She will discuss her ongoing documentary and activist work in Central America and the Middle East.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AriseAction/messages/23741?xm=1&m=e&l=1
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From Linda Panneta's own website!
(opticalrealities.org):
Source: http://www.opticalrealities.org/
Folks, that's the daughter of our next CIA Chief in the arms of socialist dictator, enemy of the United States, Hugo Chavez!-ETL _____________________________________________________________________________
From National Public Radio (NPR), August 29, 2006:
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been visiting countries such as China, Iran and Russia as part of an effort to build a 'strategic alliance' of interests not beholden to the United States. He considers the United States his arch enemy.":
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5729764
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From CBS-News, July 29, 2006
"Chavez pledged that his country would 'stay by Iran at any time and under any condition,' state television reported. Ahmadinejad said he saw in Chavez a kindred spirit." "'We do not have any limitation in cooperation,' Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying. 'Iran and Venezuela are next to each other and supporters of each other. Chavez is a source of a progressive and revolutionary current in South America and his stance in restricting imperialism is tangible.'":
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/29/world/main1847331.shtml
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From the Russian News and Information Agency, July 27, 2006
"'I am determined to expand relations with Russia,' Chavez, known as an outspoken critic of what he calls the United States' unilateralism, told the Russian leader, adding that his determination stemmed from their shared vision of the global order.":
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060727/51913498.html
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Venezuela Set to Develop Nuclear Power With Russia
September 29, 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy — a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,429441,00.html
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Venezuela's Chavez welcomes Russian warships
Nov 25, 2008
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela – Russian warships arrived off Venezuela's coast Tuesday in a show of strength aimed at the United States as Moscow seeks to expand its influence in Latin America. The deployment is the first of its kind in the Caribbean since the Cold War and was timed to coincide with President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Caracas — the first ever by a Russian president.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_russia;_ylt=Aubowfbe9_MUlOufaFqMD.OMwfIE
I'm trying to stop people from getting hustled by Ms. Panetta. As lazy as the MSM is they will run with this Leon Panetta linkage and damage FR's credibility.
It is well known by googling that Leon Panetta has only three sons.
Ms. Panetta is not technically lying by saying her father is Leon Panetta, his name is Leonard, but he goes by Leo, not Leon.
Ms. Panetta is likely allowing others to imagine she is Leon's daughter. My guess she's capitalizing on the name-only connection to promote herself and make money.
Where's that coming from? Likely from Ms. Panetta.
On further review, I see that Ms. Panetta has been saying that she was the daughter of Leon Panetta, Congessman and Politician for at least two years. She’s a fraud alright.
I looked it up on various links, bio, but here’s just one for this thread:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/bio/panetta_bio.html
LEON PANETTA
WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF
SNIPPET: “Leon Panetta is married to Sylvia Marie Varni, who administered his district offices during his service in Congress. They have three grown sons and one grandchild.”
Not buying this one people.
Good grief!
"ACTIVIST LINDA PANETTA SPEAKS Linda Panetta, photojournalist, social activist, and daughter of former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, spoke about her work in Central America and the Middle East in a presentation entitled 'Social Justice and Contemporary Society' on Monday, Feb. 12, in Marsh Memorial Chapel."
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/0/11842e178bdeba5e45256cad0020276e/$FILE/feb_07.html
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I'm pretty sure the American Spectator got it from this linked article:
http://jmw.typepad.com/political_warfare/2009/01/daughter-of-next-cia-director-pals-with-chavez-and-ortega.html
It's a piece written by someone named J Michael Waller. I did search on him and found this:
J. Michael Waller
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International Communication
Professional Experience:
Dr. Waller holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair in International Communication, and directs the Institute's graduate programs on public diplomacy and political warfare.
He has been a scholar-practitioner in public diplomacy, political warfare, psychological operations and information operations in support of US foreign and military policy. He was a member of the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives and the US Senate, served on the White House Task Force on Central America, and has served as a consultant to the US Information Agency, the US Agency for International Development, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense in support of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2006 he received a citation from the Director of the FBI for "exceptional service in the public interest."
He is a frequent lecturer and instructor in psychological and information operations for the US military and the intelligence community; a member of the faculty of the Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program at the Naval Postgraduate School; and is an Honorary Fellow at the Proteus Futures Group at the Center for Strategic Leadership of the US Army War College, sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Intelligence University.
Dr. Waller is editor of Serviam, a magazine he co-founded in 2007 for and about private sector global stability solutions. He has written for Insight, the Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, USA Today, the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is an occasional commentator on the BBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.
He was a founding editor of Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, published in cooperation with the American University and Moscow State University.
His books include the prizewinning Secret Empire: The KGB in Russia Today (Westview, 1994); Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes, ed. with Ilan Berman (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006); Fighting the War of Ideas like a Real War (IWP Press, 2007); The Public Diplomacy Reader (IWP Press, 2007); and the forthcoming Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda and Political Warfare (IWP Press, 2008).
He is Vice President for Information Operations of the Center for Security Policy. His blog is PoliticalWarfare.org.
http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/view.,recNo.1,facultyID.12/news_list.asp
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"Panetta's Daughter" (American Spectator article):
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/01/14/panettas-daughter
I just emailed American Spectator and others that are running with this story.
Honestly, I am seeing this more often, ezines and bloggers, cutting and pasting each other. Someone gets a juicy little story that everyone tries to scoop and lead with, hoping to make internet history.
I've had to stop a couple of Drudge stories, they are no better. I just don't want FR to turn into a punching bag for DU and all the other left-wing trash.
bttt
BTW, I let Waller know this was a bogus lead. Geez, he’s an Annenberg Professor, but missed this one by a mile.
He appears to be a lot more than that:
"Dr. Waller holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair in International Communication, and directs the Institute's graduate programs on public diplomacy and political warfare.
He has been a scholar-practitioner in public diplomacy, political warfare, psychological operations and information operations in support of US foreign and military policy. He was a member of the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives and the US Senate, served on the White House Task Force on Central America, and has served as a consultant to the US Information Agency, the US Agency for International Development, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense in support of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2006 he received a citation from the Director of the FBI for "exceptional service in the public interest."
He is a frequent lecturer and instructor in psychological and information operations for the US military and the intelligence community; a member of the faculty of the Leader Development and Education for Sustained Peace (LDESP) program at the Naval Postgraduate School; and is an Honorary Fellow at the Proteus Futures Group at the Center for Strategic Leadership of the US Army War College, sponsored by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Intelligence University.
Dr. Waller is editor of Serviam, a magazine he co-founded in 2007 for and about private sector global stability solutions. He has written for Insight, the Los Angeles Times, Reader's Digest, USA Today, the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal. He is an occasional commentator on the BBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.
He was a founding editor of Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, published in cooperation with the American University and Moscow State University.
His books include the prizewinning Secret Empire: The KGB in Russia Today (Westview, 1994); Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes, ed. with Ilan Berman (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006); Fighting the War of Ideas like a Real War (IWP Press, 2007); The Public Diplomacy Reader (IWP Press, 2007); and the forthcoming Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda and Political Warfare (IWP Press, 2008).
He is Vice President for Information Operations of the Center for Security Policy. His blog is PoliticalWarfare.org."
Bump to the top
Weird stuff. But you would think a guy with Waller's credentials would have known the deal.
From Human Events.com, Profile: J. Michael Waller:
Dr. Waller is vice president for Information Operations at the Center for Security Policy. A journalist and author, he brings expertise in terrorism, intelligence, the former Soviet Union and the Americas. He previously served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State.
http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=J.+Michael+Waller
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Much more here...
J. Michael Waller bio:
http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/facultyID.12/profile.asp
Well, it’s true in spirit, LOL!
I did notice how little bio information is available for Leon Panetta. I think the internet is just about useless for gathering facts now days.
buying a ship in Corinto in 88
payoffs
and bagged sugar too with 1-2 dollar per bag paid in Panama to their accounts
they are fakirs
She appears to be equal parts Far Left and Airhead Left.
Check out his highly dubious assertion:
www.thetriangle.org/news/2006/10/20/News/War-Photographer.Shares.Experiences.With.U.Students-2379300.shtml
Panetta told The Triangle about her experience in Chile, where students were protesting the human rights condition that the indigenous population, the Mapuche Indians, are facing. It was a violent protest - a clash that erupted the military police and students at the University of Chile.
“Down there they use nerve gas, which is not really fun to be at the other end of,” Panetta said.
I’m guessing she doesn’t know the difference between tear gas and nerve gas.
Ortega Dead Man Walking bump and bkmark
She apparently spoke at an event at Springfield College in Mass and was described as being the daughter of Leon Panetta (the former Chief of Staff):
"ACTIVIST LINDA PANETTA SPEAKS Linda Panetta, photojournalist, social activist, and daughter of former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, spoke about her work in Central America and the Middle East in a presentation entitled 'Social Justice and Contemporary Society' on Monday, Feb. 12, in Marsh Memorial Chapel."
http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/0/11842e178bdeba5e45256cad0020276e/$FILE/feb_07.html
Also see:
"Linda Panetta is a straight up fraud and hustle. She is not Leon Panetta's daughter. Linda Panetta: 215-473-2162, email: linda@opticalrealities.org
Linda Marie Panetta is actually 42, not the 35 she advertises (Cabrini College 84-88). She was born in New Medford, New Jersey. She currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. Linda's father is Leonard (Leo) P. Panetta, mother is Jocelyne M Panetta of Medford, NJ. Linda's siblings are Michelle M Panetta, Daniel J Panetta, and Ronald J Panetta.
Leon Panetta married Sylvia Marie Varni, they live on a walnut farm in Carmel Valley, California. They have three grown sons: Christopher, Carmelo, and James.
Ms. Panetta has been going around touting herself as Leon Panetta's daughter for years to gin up speaking fees and get access politically."
--gandalftb
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/01/14/panettas-daughter
And...
"I'm trying to stop people from getting hustled by Ms. Panetta. As lazy as the MSM is they will run with this Leon Panetta linkage and damage FR's credibility.
It is well known by googling that Leon Panetta has only three sons. Ms. Panetta is likely allowing others to imagine she is Leon's daughter. My guess she's capitalizing on the name-only connection to promote herself and make money."
--gandalftb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2166601/posts?page=81#81
That’s not the Linda Panetta I know.
She’s apparently not Leon Panetta’s daughter. Please read the most recent posts on this thread.
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