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Did Obama Tell Left-Wing Journalist About Most Closely Guarded U.S. Secrets? Read Between The Lines
Wash Times ^ | Gertz

Posted on 10/17/2010 9:00:24 AM PDT by MindBender26

First, read the article from Bill Gertz in the Wash Times:

"A new book Bob Woodward reveals some of the CIA's holy-of-holies secrets: Details of covert action programs that must be approved personally by the president.

Mr. Woodward, in "Obama's Wars," describes a Dec. 9, 2008, meeting between President-elect Obama and then-CIA Director Michael V. Hayden and then-Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell. The briefing was on a detailed listing of some of the "14 highly classified covert actions," Mr. Woodward wrote.

At the top of the list was the Bush administration's program to "conduct clandestine, lethal counterterrorism operations and other programs to stop terrorists worldwide" in more than 60 nations. One program goal was to stop al Qaeda from using a nuclear weapon or spreading a biological warfare agent.

Other covert actions were directed at stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons; deterring North Korea from building more; conducting anti-arms proliferation activities around the world; and launching lethal CIA operations in Afghanistan, like deadly drone attacks and the 3,000-person CIA unit called Counterterrorism Pursuit Teams.

In Iraq, CIA covert action involves both lethal and political operations.

Also, CIA was paying "tens of millions" to several foreign intelligence services, including Jordan's General Intelligence Department.

Covert actions mentioned in the briefing included a program to stop genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and a CIA program to provide the Turkish government with intelligence and other support to prevent the northern Iraq-based Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) from setting up an enclave in Turkey.

Disclosure of the programs raised eyebrows among several high-ranking national security officials because covert action — political, military and intelligence operations that are designed to hide the U.S. role in carrying them out — are among the most closely guarded secrets."

Now read between the lines below!

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


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To: MindBender26
He knew Woodward would publish them, thereby killing the programs. In addition, public knowledge of this gets Americans killed.

Ah yes, Mr Woodward, the noble inkstained knight in shining armour, who help destroy President Nixon. What of Woodward? (rhetorical question).

21 posted on 10/17/2010 9:51:57 AM PDT by Peter Libra
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To: depressed in 06
If DumBO could divulge schematics of nukes, he would.

He doesn't need to.

A few Chinese allowed into the Dept. Of Energy by "Witch Hazel O'Leary" during the Clinton administration did that already.

22 posted on 10/17/2010 9:54:37 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

There was something required that was omitted, not said - whatever. Regardless, the CJ and Obama felt compelled to ‘recreate’ the oath in the WH later. This was not recorded to my knowledge.


23 posted on 10/17/2010 9:58:28 AM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: Gaffer

bttt


24 posted on 10/17/2010 10:01:55 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
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To: MindBender26
the president, when asked about the covert action briefing, as saying: "I'm not going to comment on my reaction to our deep secrets."

His reaction to America's deep secrets should be his full and most conscientious support in keeping AMERICA safe, not his muslims brothers.

25 posted on 10/17/2010 10:02:08 AM PDT by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: Nachum

LaRouche lol they really want him gone almost as bad as we do.

LaRouche: Invoke the 25th Amendment
To Remove Obama

http://www.larouchepub.com/other/2010/3740lar_invoke_25amendment.html


26 posted on 10/17/2010 10:03:10 AM PDT by FromLori (FromLori)
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To: muir_redwoods
It will take 3-4 decades to recover from the obama administration if we can at all and I don't see anyone, anywhere up to even a part of that job as yet. America was a great country until it committed suicide.

Especially with so many in Congress worse than he is. Yes, they are worse in that they have allowed him to continue to hold the office of the presidency when each and everyone one of them know he is ineligible.

27 posted on 10/17/2010 10:07:39 AM PDT by bgill (K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: Nip
The great American problem has always been our over-willingness to give anyone a broad benefit of the doubt and which throughout our history has caused us much pain and suffering which only ends when the slap up side the head shows with no doubt, those we gave the benefit, mean us grave harm.
28 posted on 10/17/2010 10:08:16 AM PDT by dusttoyou (Let the other side get all wee-wee'd up, Remember come November)
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To: MindBender26

Wasn’t it six months later or so that the CIA outpost in Afghanistan was attacked by a suicide bomber, who worked with Jordanian intelligence, killing several people including the station chief?


29 posted on 10/17/2010 10:11:50 AM PDT by rabidralph
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To: The Comedian

Trust me, we want the Turks on our side.

By giving them the asistance to do it themselves, we anchor a vital part of SWA.


30 posted on 10/17/2010 10:12:29 AM PDT by MindBender26 (Fighting the "con" in Conservatism on FR since 1998.)
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To: MindBender26

Bump.


31 posted on 10/17/2010 10:13:31 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. - Patton)
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To: Nip

An old Intel CWO4 said:

“In the military, John Kerry, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama wouldn’t be cleared to know what time it is!”


32 posted on 10/17/2010 10:15:12 AM PDT by MindBender26 (Fighting the "con" in Conservatism on FR since 1998.)
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To: Nip

What this means is that no one, absolutely no one, should be elected to President or to the Congress that can’t get a security clearance. It’s foolish to do otherwise. Especially since it is the security of the United States that is at risk.


33 posted on 10/17/2010 10:15:56 AM PDT by RC2
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To: MindBender26
Trust me, we want the Turks on our side.

They *can't* reliably be on our side.

They are sliding back into Islamic theocracy.

That makes them our inevitable mortal enemy.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

34 posted on 10/17/2010 10:19:14 AM PDT by The Comedian (They Live. We Sleep.)
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To: Nachum

I want the upcoming R win to fight hard and extremely aggressively against the damage this administration has done, and to the persons who did it.

No wimpiness or getting along or bipartisanship or moderates or compromise.

The Black Flag is needed.


35 posted on 10/17/2010 10:30:37 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
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To: Gaffer
so it does not exist as far as I am concerned

Well, that settles that...as far as you're concerned!

36 posted on 10/17/2010 10:32:43 AM PDT by lonestar
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To: lonestar

oooooh.....sarcasm........


37 posted on 10/17/2010 10:37:03 AM PDT by Gaffer ("Profiling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: MindBender26

why not? klinton sold them.


38 posted on 10/17/2010 10:58:06 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Gaffer
sarcasm........

as far as you're concerned. ;)

39 posted on 10/17/2010 11:32:00 AM PDT by lonestar
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To: Old Sarge; SandRat; MNJohnnie; neverdem; cripplecreek

This is unbelieveable. If Obama did this, it might be impeachable.


40 posted on 10/17/2010 11:57:29 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit.)
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