Top former intelligence bosses speak out in favor of John Brennan

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  1. AKS

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    Well then, how exactly has Brennan "abused his privilege"? You keep arguing against something that no one is saying.
     
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    Someone elsewhere brought up a good point. Part of this removal of clearances means that these individuals, if called as witnesses in Meullers case, won't be able to review previously viewed documents prior to testimony, and therefore will have to go off recollection which the Defense will pounce on.
     
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    Crazy rants, or reasoned discussion as some might argue, are not grounds for revoking a security clearance.
     
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    Yeah, that was one of the first things I thought of when I heard about this latest Trump obstruction of justice attempt.

    But do we know that for a fact? I searched and couldn't find anything that Flynn's has been revoked, so as we have to assume he had the highest clearance when he was (ever so briefly) committing illegal acts within this administration, I guess we have to assume he still has it?

    That on it's face, proves once again that this is a "transparently political move"...
     
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    that article called it passive support and then turkey did help out with the raids. i agree turkey should have done more, but i wouldnt go as far as saying they support isis.
     
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    Turkey has been sheltering ISIS.
     
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    what is shows is trump trying to silence his critics.
     
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    sorry do you have more info turkey is providing shelter for isis.
     
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    Yes, once again...Since they Syrian civil war, Turkey has been a haven for them:

    https://www.businessinsider.com/links-between-turkey-and-isis-are-now-undeniable-2015-7

     
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    no problem
     
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    The question is do YOU even know? I called Brennan a "spy master". Not a spy himself. Yet you seem so confused and you act it's me who has a problem with a simple concept. You clearly cannot keep up.
     
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    Of course.

    What we're seeing as a total smear fest.

    Trump is walking down his enemies list in fine Nixonian style.

    By revoking clearances of those on his list he is harming their ability to review the material about which they would be asked to testify in future cases.

    Trump is executing a pattern of deliberately obstructing justice.
     
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    lol you don't have a right to a security clearance
     
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    YOU called him that??

    Former 4 star Admiral William McRaven
    Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3)
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    "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency. Few Americans have done more to protect this country than John (Brennan). He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him."

    But, I should believe YOU???

    Do you want quotes from other leading military and security figures?
     
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    I see you believe there is that distinction there.

    Lots of people have spoken out against Trump. Lots! Only one has lost his security clearance
    One! That's the lying crackpot John Brennan.

    Only one person used his former position as CIA chief, authority and security clearance to use the Steele dossier to support the intelligence community assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 elections and that also was John Brennan, despite his claims he did not.
    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018...rified-info-steele-dossier-contradicting-2017

    What's more, Brennan was feeding some of the dossier material to President Obama and passing it off as credible, reports Sperry.

    Brennan put some of the dossier material into the PDB [presidential daily briefing] for Obama and described it as coming from a ‘credible source,’ which is how they viewed Steele,” said the source familiar with the House investigation. "But they never corroborated his sources.” -RCI

    There should be a penalty for a high placed official who knowingly peddles false information in order to create a false narrative designed to remove a legally elected president from office, don't you think?

    Trying to portray poor John Brennan as just some guy using his right to free speech to criticize the president and he got his security clearance pulled for it (something he has no right to possess, in and of itself, by the way) is a real stretch and a piece of fiction that
    may tug at the heart strings of people who love documented liars and killers of innocent men women and children through illegal drone strikes, among other crimes of his, but it hardly tells the truth of why Brennan got his security clearance pulled.
     
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    Yes. Please.
    As head of the CIA Brennan's job was to manage our intelligence service (our spies) and this is a fact that is taken for granted by all
    ....except you, for some reason.
    No wonder you can't keep up. You don't even know the most basic of issues.

    Your understanding on what John Brennan did for Barry Obama is positively subterranean it's so low. Spy master is a term of art for the people in the intelligence game and I really don't care about William McRaven's feelings about his pal. It's all bullshit.
     
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    Ah spymaster is one word lol. Whatever, that post was really not worth replying to anyway. If you have anything, you know, relevant to the OP please do chime in.
     
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    Uh oh time to don our tin foil head gear again. Do you believe in all nut job conspiracy theories or only the ones that provide cover for the waste of flesh in chief?

    Oh, and there is ABSOLUTELY a distinction here. You should take a moment and reflect on why you can't (or refuse) to see it.
     
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    Clearly you've consulted a dictionary because in post #82 the term spy master absolutely baffled you. Now you think you can correct my
    grammar. You are as transparent as a shiny new pane of glass.
     
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    This is how people who are overwhelmed by the subject matter dismiss anything they cannot understand. I feel for you.
     
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    I didn't say ANYTHING about Brennan's job.

    And, THAT is an example of how bad you are at figuring out what Brennan and others have done.

    By the way, referring to presidents in a derogatory way is just one more identification of cheap BS - BS also being a term of art.
     
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    You're right, I had never heard the word. So? If you would have spelled it correctly it would have been more obvious. Again, your post was very much beside the point anyway.
     

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