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The White House is scrambling to contain the damage from inadvertently outing the top CIA official in Afghanistan, a rare blunder that potentially puts that individual at risk. The official's name, identified as "chief of station," was included in the White House press office's basic list of senior officials President Obama met with during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday. The list of 15 names apparently came first from the military, and was circulated by the White House press office. The list then went to a much wider audience when it was included as part of what's known as a "pool report," which in this case was filed by The Washington Post's Scott Wilson. It was only after Wilson raised the issue with the White House, according to the Post, that officials sought to circulate a new list without the officer's name. But by that point, the mistake already had been noted on Twitter. "There's simply no excuse for it," John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told Fox News on Tuesday, saying the blunder left him "speechless." "In a White House that is filled with press flacks ... was there no one who understood the significance of what they were doing?" he said. "Somebody's head should roll for this. ... This is utter incompetence." FoxNews.com is not publishing the name of the chief of station. The fact that it was circulated at all, though, raises security concerns -- and distracts from Obama's visit to Bagram air base meant to honor troops in advance of Memorial Day. Several CIA station chiefs in Pakistan have been exposed during the course of the war in Afghanistan. One of them had to be removed from the country in 2010. It's unclear whether the administration will be forced to take that step here. Bolton noted that the official's identity would have been known to some in the Afghan government anyway -- though the exposure could also damage intelligence operations. The most recent high-profile incident of a U.S. official exposing a CIA agent was the outing of operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003. In this case, the original list circulated by the White House included several names of well-known public officials, including National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham, as well as that of the chief of station. According to the Post, Wilson noticed the reference to the station chief after he had already sent out the pool report. When he raised the issue, the press office did not raise any objection, according to the Post. But the office later reportedly scrambled to send around a new list, without the officer's name -- apparently realizing the error. "Soon after, I think that they talked to their bosses, and realized that it was not OK," Wilson told The Guardian. "And they tried to figure out what to do about this, if there was a way to kind of un-ring the bell." Wilson said it appeared "very junior people" were just trying to follow an order without realizing the "ramifications." Wilson also said he wishes he had caught the mistake before sending out the list in the pool report. "I wish I had, I regret it," he reportedly said. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/27/white-house-scrambles-to-contain-damage-after-outing-cia-chief-in-afghanistan/ This is the most bumbling idiotic administration we have ever had. |
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Edited by
Sojourning_Soul
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Tue 05/27/14 11:31 AM
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The White House is scrambling to contain the damage from inadvertently outing the top CIA official in Afghanistan, a rare blunder that potentially puts that individual at risk. The official's name, identified as "chief of station," was included in the White House press office's basic list of senior officials President Obama met with during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday. The list of 15 names apparently came first from the military, and was circulated by the White House press office. The list then went to a much wider audience when it was included as part of what's known as a "pool report," which in this case was filed by The Washington Post's Scott Wilson. It was only after Wilson raised the issue with the White House, according to the Post, that officials sought to circulate a new list without the officer's name. But by that point, the mistake already had been noted on Twitter. "There's simply no excuse for it," John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told Fox News on Tuesday, saying the blunder left him "speechless." "In a White House that is filled with press flacks ... was there no one who understood the significance of what they were doing?" he said. "Somebody's head should roll for this. ... This is utter incompetence." FoxNews.com is not publishing the name of the chief of station. The fact that it was circulated at all, though, raises security concerns -- and distracts from Obama's visit to Bagram air base meant to honor troops in advance of Memorial Day. Several CIA station chiefs in Pakistan have been exposed during the course of the war in Afghanistan. One of them had to be removed from the country in 2010. It's unclear whether the administration will be forced to take that step here. Bolton noted that the official's identity would have been known to some in the Afghan government anyway -- though the exposure could also damage intelligence operations. The most recent high-profile incident of a U.S. official exposing a CIA agent was the outing of operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003. In this case, the original list circulated by the White House included several names of well-known public officials, including National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham, as well as that of the chief of station. According to the Post, Wilson noticed the reference to the station chief after he had already sent out the pool report. When he raised the issue, the press office did not raise any objection, according to the Post. But the office later reportedly scrambled to send around a new list, without the officer's name -- apparently realizing the error. "Soon after, I think that they talked to their bosses, and realized that it was not OK," Wilson told The Guardian. "And they tried to figure out what to do about this, if there was a way to kind of un-ring the bell." Wilson said it appeared "very junior people" were just trying to follow an order without realizing the "ramifications." Wilson also said he wishes he had caught the mistake before sending out the list in the pool report. "I wish I had, I regret it," he reportedly said. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/27/white-house-scrambles-to-contain-damage-after-outing-cia-chief-in-afghanistan/ This is the most bumbling idiotic administration we have ever had. The same admin that calls Manning and Snowden traitors for leaking non-harmful info revealing war crimes and a spying apparatice turned inward on its people, who blatantly lies to and ignores the peoples Congress, its Constitution, Bill of Rights, and its laws.... This "bumbling idiotic administration"?  |
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Where's the "Military Industrial Complex" when we need them?
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The White House is scrambling to contain the damage from inadvertently outing the top CIA official in Afghanistan, a rare blunder that potentially puts that individual at risk. The official's name, identified as "chief of station," was included in the White House press office's basic list of senior officials President Obama met with during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday. The list of 15 names apparently came first from the military, and was circulated by the White House press office. The list then went to a much wider audience when it was included as part of what's known as a "pool report," which in this case was filed by The Washington Post's Scott Wilson. It was only after Wilson raised the issue with the White House, according to the Post, that officials sought to circulate a new list without the officer's name. But by that point, the mistake already had been noted on Twitter. "There's simply no excuse for it," John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told Fox News on Tuesday, saying the blunder left him "speechless." "In a White House that is filled with press flacks ... was there no one who understood the significance of what they were doing?" he said. "Somebody's head should roll for this. ... This is utter incompetence." FoxNews.com is not publishing the name of the chief of station. The fact that it was circulated at all, though, raises security concerns -- and distracts from Obama's visit to Bagram air base meant to honor troops in advance of Memorial Day. Several CIA station chiefs in Pakistan have been exposed during the course of the war in Afghanistan. One of them had to be removed from the country in 2010. It's unclear whether the administration will be forced to take that step here. Bolton noted that the official's identity would have been known to some in the Afghan government anyway -- though the exposure could also damage intelligence operations. The most recent high-profile incident of a U.S. official exposing a CIA agent was the outing of operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003. In this case, the original list circulated by the White House included several names of well-known public officials, including National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham, as well as that of the chief of station. According to the Post, Wilson noticed the reference to the station chief after he had already sent out the pool report. When he raised the issue, the press office did not raise any objection, according to the Post. But the office later reportedly scrambled to send around a new list, without the officer's name -- apparently realizing the error. "Soon after, I think that they talked to their bosses, and realized that it was not OK," Wilson told The Guardian. "And they tried to figure out what to do about this, if there was a way to kind of un-ring the bell." Wilson said it appeared "very junior people" were just trying to follow an order without realizing the "ramifications." Wilson also said he wishes he had caught the mistake before sending out the list in the pool report. "I wish I had, I regret it," he reportedly said. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/27/white-house-scrambles-to-contain-damage-after-outing-cia-chief-in-afghanistan/ This is the most bumbling idiotic administration we have ever had. The same admin that calls Manning and Snowden traitors for leaking non-harmful info revealing war crimes and a spying apparatice turned inward on its people, who blatantly lies to and ignores the peoples Congress, its Constitution, Bill of Rights, and its laws.... This "bumbling idiotic administration"? Manning and Snowden ARE traitors. Manning should face the Death Penalty and Snowden should just be silenced for defecting to one of our top enemies. Manning is a woman beater (and got severely reprimanded) and was upset because he thought he should have been born a woman. Those were the ONLY reasons he did what he did. Snowden, the F'ing bastard defecting to Russia with our national secrets being protected by the FSS (formerly the KGB). |
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Where's the "Military Industrial Complex" when we need them? Being destroyed by Obama. |
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Edited by
Toungetitan
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Sun 06/01/14 11:47 PM
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National secrets? The only secrets Snowden is exposing are the ones of secret actions our government that are being imposed against us that totally violate our constitutional rights. This nation used to be the land of the free. When a government forms a system where they creep into every aspect of you lives and gather info on everything in your life its going too far. What you think all these social medias are for? Hell CIA already admitted linking into social media cause people volunteer all there personal info which makes it easier for them to gather the info. Tracking chips(RFID) in your credit or debit cards, all your electronics, now your clothes, you cars. They feed the public a line of crap to distract them from the real plot thats in the works. The chemtrailing, fema camps upgraded with fences and razor wire directed inward not out. The drones that are soon to be flying over our skies. The implemented injectable chip detailed in last two pages of Obama Care documents. The continuous effort to take away our right to bare arms. Everything that this nation was built on and what it represented LAND OF THE FREE is slowly becoming a dictatorship. Beyond thousands off great men and woman died for this country, defending all our American Constutional Rights just to have our own government secretly and deceitfully take it way is B.S. That means every one that gave their lives for this nation, has done so invain. So when this preplanned distaster occurs, martial law implimented then the plausible detainment set in action and your rounded up to one of the many remodeled Fema camps either in the massive gas chamber or forced to the guiliteen to be beheaded, then I wanna hear you talk about defending this crap *** government we now have. THIS ONCE WAS A GREAT NATION.....
And thats what Snowden is doing. Fear Russia, China? Why when our own government has a deeper darker plot instore for us. All is forming to a one world aspect which means no freedom what so ever. |
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The White House is scrambling to contain the damage from inadvertently outing the top CIA official in Afghanistan, a rare blunder that potentially puts that individual at risk. The official's name, identified as "chief of station," was included in the White House press office's basic list of senior officials President Obama met with during his surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday. The list of 15 names apparently came first from the military, and was circulated by the White House press office. The list then went to a much wider audience when it was included as part of what's known as a "pool report," which in this case was filed by The Washington Post's Scott Wilson. It was only after Wilson raised the issue with the White House, according to the Post, that officials sought to circulate a new list without the officer's name. But by that point, the mistake already had been noted on Twitter. "There's simply no excuse for it," John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told Fox News on Tuesday, saying the blunder left him "speechless." "In a White House that is filled with press flacks ... was there no one who understood the significance of what they were doing?" he said. "Somebody's head should roll for this. ... This is utter incompetence." FoxNews.com is not publishing the name of the chief of station. The fact that it was circulated at all, though, raises security concerns -- and distracts from Obama's visit to Bagram air base meant to honor troops in advance of Memorial Day. Several CIA station chiefs in Pakistan have been exposed during the course of the war in Afghanistan. One of them had to be removed from the country in 2010. It's unclear whether the administration will be forced to take that step here. Bolton noted that the official's identity would have been known to some in the Afghan government anyway -- though the exposure could also damage intelligence operations. The most recent high-profile incident of a U.S. official exposing a CIA agent was the outing of operative Valerie Plame's identity in 2003. In this case, the original list circulated by the White House included several names of well-known public officials, including National Security Adviser Susan Rice and U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham, as well as that of the chief of station. According to the Post, Wilson noticed the reference to the station chief after he had already sent out the pool report. When he raised the issue, the press office did not raise any objection, according to the Post. But the office later reportedly scrambled to send around a new list, without the officer's name -- apparently realizing the error. "Soon after, I think that they talked to their bosses, and realized that it was not OK," Wilson told The Guardian. "And they tried to figure out what to do about this, if there was a way to kind of un-ring the bell." Wilson said it appeared "very junior people" were just trying to follow an order without realizing the "ramifications." Wilson also said he wishes he had caught the mistake before sending out the list in the pool report. "I wish I had, I regret it," he reportedly said. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/27/white-house-scrambles-to-contain-damage-after-outing-cia-chief-in-afghanistan/ This is the most bumbling idiotic administration we have ever had. The same admin that calls Manning and Snowden traitors for leaking non-harmful info revealing war crimes and a spying apparatice turned inward on its people, who blatantly lies to and ignores the peoples Congress, its Constitution, Bill of Rights, and its laws.... This "bumbling idiotic administration"? Manning and Snowden ARE traitors. Manning should face the Death Penalty and Snowden should just be silenced for defecting to one of our top enemies. Manning is a woman beater (and got severely reprimanded) and was upset because he thought he should have been born a woman. Those were the ONLY reasons he did what he did. Snowden, the F'ing bastard defecting to Russia with our national secrets being protected by the FSS (formerly the KGB). You are believing the lie my friend! |
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