Posted on 02/24/2015 12:23:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The nation of Jordan is enraged after a Pentagon leak acknowledged the existence of an anti-terror training facility in the country. The Jordanian government specifically requested that information regarding the facility used to train troops engaged in battle with ISIS not be released.
The Pentagon says that a Department Of Defense officer, acting on the condition of anonymity, may have let slip the information on the Jordanian anti-terror camp during a media briefing last week. The Pentagon has since erased any mention of the training camp in Jordan from the transcripts.
“‘I really was surprised at that briefing,’ stated Kenneth Pollack, a scholar on Middle Eastern political-military matters and senior fellow in the Brookings Institution. ‘It went way beyond things i expected any uniformed military officer to state.'”
The Pentagon specifically has policies that ensure that such information is not shared, unless the partner nation shares first:
“Either the official made a mistake or is deliberately leaking information to put the administration’s plans for Syria in a better light in an attempt to defuse criticism that the administration has bungled efforts to aid Syrian rebels,” A national security analyst for The Heritage Foundation, James Phillips, said.
This latest gaffe from the DOD may significantly cripple relations with a pro-U.S. nation currently engaged in battle with the Islamic State.
Jordan just recently announced that they would be ramping up efforts to battle ISIS after the horrific death of a captured Jordanian pilot at the hands of the terror group.
Not a slip up.
Does it help Islam, specifically the jihadists? Yes. So, no surprise. This country is headed by a Muslim.
Slip up...or heads up?
Why do I assume that this was not an accidental leak?
Doh!
Uh-Oh! ...”Those Folks” are gonna really hate us now.
Welcome to your new home at Leavenworth.
The release was done accidentally on purpose.
Damn straight it wan’t.
“The Pentagon has since erased any mention of the training camp in Jordan from the transcripts.”
Yea that will do it. The presenter knew exactly what was classified, and must have been given permission by higher ups to release the info. It was not done by mistake.
I wonder if all those people who were SO impressed with his BS would say the same thing now!
jordan’s still a pro-western Muslim country
that has to change inorder for the caliphate to be region wide
then the way will be clear for ottoman empire II
Hmmmm, I have heard about this before. So it is not news to me.
Accidentally on purpose. Obama looking out for ISIS.
Yeah. They “accidently” revealed the name of the CIA station chief in Iraq too.
The next “accident” will be devastating...
No doubt whatsoever that it was some idiot executing secret Obama foreign policy.
At this point in time, there is no one on Planet Earth except congenital idiots and irrecoverable cretins wishing to be allied with the United States.
Another Obama triumph.
“Those folks”, Jordanians are very ticked off/
Perhaps Jordan will learn a lesson about trusting companies that support islamic terrorists.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
