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Gingrich, citing unnamed CIA official, accuses White House of historic number of leaks
cbsnews.com ^ | 12/23/11 | Matthew Shelley

Posted on 12/23/2011 1:58:40 PM PST by ColdOne

Newt Gingrich said Friday that a former CIA official has told him that President Obama's administration has leaked more secrets than any administration that official had seen.

"You have an Obama administration who's dedicated to appeasing our enemies and dedicated to giving away our secrets," Gingrich said in an interview with WHO radio in Des Moines. "I've had a former very senior CIA person tell me this White House has leaked more secrets than any White House in his lifetime."

A senior Obama campaign official said in response: "His definition of appeasement must be decimating al Qaeda's leadership."

Obama has been known for his low tolerance of unofficial leaked information, and has instructed his numerous directors of national intelligence to crack down on them. One senior administration official said earlier this year that the only time he witnessed Obama raising his voice was in the summer of 2010, when he complained about leakings describing the CIA efforts to expand its footprint in Yemen.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper promptly sent a memo to the entire intelligence community in which he noted that "blabbing secrets to the media is not 'in.' So far as I'm concerned." But he has found it frustrating to keep pace with the volume of information that has been disclosed.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cia; frustrating; intelligence; jamesclapper; newt; unexpected; whleaks; whtraitors

1 posted on 12/23/2011 1:58:43 PM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

My loathing of the Kenyan Muslim knows no bounds.


2 posted on 12/23/2011 2:03:04 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: ColdOne

I agree. After the announcement of the killing of Osama I could not believe the information that the Obama administration was putting out about the capture. A lot of that needed to be kept under wraps. I believe Newt is 100% correct. GO NEWT!


3 posted on 12/23/2011 2:04:04 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Old Sarge

My loathing of the Kenyan Muslim knows no bounds.


The fbi would be at my door in 30 seconds if I said what I’m thinking.


4 posted on 12/23/2011 2:06:29 PM PST by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: ColdOne

Just like the Clintons did: military and business secrets for campaign donations and hush money. The Clinton administration did more damage to this country than can be ever determined except to say that they gave the PLA the ability to destroy this country from land, ship or space. Probably, too, Bill wanted sex with some 14 year old girly who was given to him by sex traffickers. Bubba says, “hey, man, I’ll see you get a 19 gun salute if you’ll bring a few of them to the Whitehouse for me and oh, yeah, bring a few bags of spending cash - I need to reward some of my people for their loyalty”.


5 posted on 12/23/2011 2:09:17 PM PST by Jukeman (Not Romney, not now, not ever!)
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To: ColdOne

Undocumented tyrant’s Gun-Walking AG:
Secrets lost? Treason? American deaths?
This matters not. Your King is not of this country anyway.
And the DOJ is now ONLY beholden to those
who wage holy jihad for our koran, you stupid doomed cracker."

6 posted on 12/23/2011 2:09:39 PM PST by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: ColdOne

Wow! Newt’s talking about this and blasting the Zero. At the same time Romney is backing up the Zero by saying how much Hamburger Helper we’ll be able to buy with Barry’s tax shift. Study in contrasts.


7 posted on 12/23/2011 2:10:35 PM PST by BigBobber
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To: ColdOne

“His definition of appeasement must be decimating al Qaeda’s leadership.”

Nope. Just those iran doesn’t like. sunnis mostly...supported by saudi arabia.


8 posted on 12/23/2011 2:12:30 PM PST by MestaMachine (obama kills)
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To: ColdOne

The really tragic part of this atrocity and this criminal, is the fact he has access to so much of our national security information.

When he is thrown out of the White House, I can imagine what his perverted ego will do with that information and where it will end up.


9 posted on 12/23/2011 2:16:07 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: ColdOne
Another reason back support Newt for President. Maybe he'll hold these people responsible for their misdeeds.
10 posted on 12/23/2011 2:23:53 PM PST by McGruff (Hold the House, retake the Senate.)
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To: EagleUSA

There was no acceptable reason to give away our drone.


11 posted on 12/23/2011 2:31:05 PM PST by RummyChick (It's a Satan Sandwich with Satan Fries on the side - perfect for Obama 666)
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To: RummyChick

“..There was no acceptable reason to give away our drone..”

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Yes there was. Another favor done. Now we have to use up some of a vastly reduced mil budget to redesign critical, classified portions of the drone...Obama just keeps hurting this country deliberately, and the Congress keeps tolerating it.


12 posted on 12/23/2011 2:40:07 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: ColdOne

Bookmark


13 posted on 12/23/2011 3:10:36 PM PST by GOP Poet (Time for Bambi and his commie crew to go.)
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To: ColdOne

Bookmark


14 posted on 12/23/2011 5:20:11 PM PST by GOP Poet (Time for Bambi and his commie crew to go.)
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To: ColdOne

Hey, Newt! Uh, if this has been such an issue of sincere patriotic concern for you, then why did you wait until NOW to speak out about it? You know, when you are running for the nomination — and losing your lead?


15 posted on 12/23/2011 5:21:28 PM PST by man_in_tx (Blowback: Faithfully farting towards Mecca five times daily!)
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To: MestaMachine

“His definition of appeasement must be decimating al Qaeda’s leadership.”

No it’s just to remove the old guard and put new ones in place that can be controlled.


16 posted on 12/23/2011 5:43:02 PM PST by liberty or death
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To: man_in_tx

And, while I am at it, where is the strident chorus of Republican Senate and House voices making the same point that Newt is here.

What Newt is saying is good. (In his case, however, I simply question the timing.)


17 posted on 12/23/2011 6:01:08 PM PST by man_in_tx (Blowback: Faithfully farting towards Mecca five times daily!)
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To: ColdOne

SFL


18 posted on 12/23/2011 8:13:11 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A prudent man foreseeth the evil,... but the simple pass on, and are punished. Prov 23:3 KJV)
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