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| -Election 2012 |
| Obama Leaks Risk National Security For Political Gain |
| 2012-06-05 |
| Security: From leaks about the late Osama bin Laden ... who no longer has to waste time and energy breathing... to those detailing cyberattacks on Iran, a disturbing pattern of publicly disclosing classified material to give Barack Obama I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick... a political boost is emerging. Under this president, our enemies don't need spies. The fact that the Allies in World War II had the ability to intercept and decode German and Japanese military transmissions, leading to critical military victories at Midway and elsewhere, remained a secret until long after World War II was over, and it didn't matter who knew it. "Loose lips sink ships" was then more than a clever wartime slogan. Last week, the New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... published insider accounts of Obama-administration policies, one involving "kill lists" of gunnies being targeted by drones. The other exposed our involvement in cyberwarfare attacks against Iran to disrupt its nuclear program. The computer virus program, dubbed "Olympic Games," along with many counterterrorism policies and programs, was inherited from the administration of President George W. Bush. But Bush knew how to keep a national secret and, unlike the incumbent, was aware that national security is more important than the next election. Thanks to the Times article, details of the previously unknown operation are now known, including how the program was supposed to operate and the involvement of Israeli intelligence in it. "It's a pattern that goes back two years, starting with the Times Square bomber, where somebody in the federal government, probably the FBI, leaked his name before he was captured," said Rep. Pete King, the GOP chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. "That's why he tried to leave the country -- he knew they were on to him." Calling the episode "amateur hour" at the White House, King said: "It puts our people at risk and gives information to the enemy." |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #2 Gotta protect those shareholders. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-06-05 18:37 |
| #1 Let's see now if I can follow this logic: The NYT leaks a bunch of highly classified intelligence operations to make George Bush look bad. The NYT leaks a bunch of highly classified intelligence operations to make Barack Obama look good. What the heck is going on here. The lunatics are really and truly in charge of the asylum. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2012-06-05 15:59 |