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Ex-Klingon Official Mike Morell: GOP Distorted Agency Analysis of Benghazi
2015-05-04
[AyePee] A former CIA deputy director says Republicans repeatedly distorted the agency's analysis of the Benghazi attack in 2012 that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. He also says U.S. intelligence agencies failed to recognize that al-Qaida would rapidly regain strength after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
'The Prophet' died on Monday, 8 June 632, in Medina, at the age of 62 or 63. The faith lived on. Did someone in the intelligence community miss a bit of history ?
The faith not only lived on, but the conquest accelerated logarithmically.
In his new book, Michael Morell dismissed the notion that CIA officers and the military "were ordered to stand down" and not come to the aid of their comrades in Benghazi, The New York Times reported. Morell also says there is no evidence the Central Intelligence Agency had conspired with the White House to spin the Benghazi story to protect then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Ah yes, his new book. Hope it enjoys the same amazing success as her book. BTW, Clinton Foundation provide the advance ?
But he also wrote that the White House embellished some of the talking points provided by the CIA about the Benghazi attack, which killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in September 2012.
Will Morell be using our famouns 'Master of the Obvious' graphic at this point in his book ?
Morell also wrote that U.S. intelligence agencies failed to recognize that the al-Qaida terrorist network would rapidly retain strength in the Mideast after bin Laden was killed in 2011. The CIA told policymakers that the Arab Spring movement would "damage al-Qaida by undermining the group's narrative," Morell wrote.
Er, huh....most unfortunate we didn't have clearer thinking at top levels of our intelligence community.
Morell's book, "The Great War of Our Time," provides details of his thinking about the Benghazi attack and its aftermath that are the subject of congressional hearings that some in the GOP will likely use to criticize Clinton as the likely Democratic nominee runs for president.
Ring me up if he devotes a few pages in his book to the Hildebeest's home based e-mail server and communications system.
Morell was a career analyst who rose through the ranks before ending up in the position of deputy director. He served under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
'Career analyst' promoted on time was he? Something like Harf no doubt, but with different plumbing we must assume....or no? And the icky operators and Case Officers, how did they fare on the promotion and advancement ladder ?
Posted by:Besoeker

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Posted by:    2015-05-04 18:38  

#3  Morell displayed classic body language of deception while testifying in front of Congress re: Benghazi, when directly qestioned about contact with the White House about talking points of terrorism vs demonstration gone wrong. His prior and later answers were simple and straightforward, yes or no, unflinching, but when discussing (actually denying) contact the evening of the attack, he was unable to maintain eye contact, prevaricated, etc. It was telling I thought, - classic interrogation 101 - when watching the testimony live, but surprisingly, no one in the media mentioned it. Or maybe not so surprising.
Posted by: JC   2015-05-04 15:13  

#2  With his penchant for prevarication he should pursue political office.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2015-05-04 14:44  

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Posted by:    2015-05-04 14:29  

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