[screaminsunshine]

We will be hit hard within a year. The MSM will blame us.

[Brilliant]

What it probably means is that Peneta was hired to fix the CIA’s image. Politicians are all about image, and have less to do with substance. But the truth is that the CIA is badly broken.

[tet68]

Sadly, a lot of spooks are going to pay the price of Paneta’s “leadership”.

[Texas Eagle]

What the Panetta appointment means

America's skyscrapers are once again available for target practice.

[A CA Guy]

Means he is going to dismantle our defense against terrorists.
He will try and save money against the collateral of American lives.
He figures we will take a hit, cry, respond by blowing up some warehouse at night killing janitors, then move on.

Many Americans got the President they deserved for being so stupid IMO. But, we all pay the price.

[JimSEA]

Leon Panetta has the managerial background to drastically cut back and eliminate large portions of the CIA.

[GreyFriar]

And the “wall” between the CIA and other intel agencies and the FBI will be re-erected and 9-11 the 2nd will happen

[Clock King]

Just like in Spain, to socialists, defense doesn't mean anything. Experience or even knowledge is not necessary.

[TigersEye]

Fact Sheet: Extraordinary Rendition (12/6/2005)
ACLU.org

The current policy traces its roots to the administration of former President Bill Clinton.

The ACLU might lie about a lot of things but would they lie about that?

Did Leon Panetta know about 'extraordinary renditions' under Clinton?
Telegraph - Alex Spillius at Jan 6, 2009

But according to one former agent, Michael Scheuer, the extraordinary rendition programme that has so tainted the agency during the Bush administration actually began in the Clinton administration, when Panetta would, or should, have been fully aware of it.

[Cindy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=4DFEB189-8BA8-460D-9066-924FED28B5C9

“Intelligence Failure”
By Ralph Peters
New York Post | Thursday, January 08, 2009

SNIPPET: “WOULD you ask your accountant to perform brain surgery on your child? That’s the closest analogy I can find to the choice of Democratic Party hack Leon Panetta to head the CIA.

Earth to President-elect Obama: Intelligence is serious.”