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  • Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief

    04/02/2026 6:01:17 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 82 replies
    The Guardian ^ | Thu 2 Apr 2026 | Hugo Lowell
    Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet members in recent weeks whether he should replace his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, venting frustration that she shielded a former deputy who undercut his rationale for war with Iran, according to two people briefed on the discussions. It is not clear that Trump will actually fire Gabbard over the episode. Currently, there is no standout candidate to take the job, and advisers have cautioned that creating a high-profile vacancy before a successor is ready could cause unhelpful political distractions. But Trump’s discussions mark an ominous development for Gabbard, given the president tends...
  • The Big Lie, Repeated, Works

    01/08/2007 6:54:34 AM PST · by pabianice · 6 replies · 289+ views
    Stratetgy Page ^ | 1/8/07 | Hutchinson
    January 8, 2007: Several media outlets have been citing FBI documents claiming mistreatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. However, these documents are the basis of what is really a big non-story. Why? Because the allegations of torture based on these documents have already been investigated by the Department of Defense (DOD) in 2005 and found to have no basis in fact. The documents in question? They are the same FBI memos that formed the basis of Senator Richard Durbin's comparison of Guantanamo Bay to the actions of the Nazis and Khmer Rouge, and have been released in the course of...