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2024-03-12 Government Corruption
CIA, intel director struggle to say if Israel is actually 'exterminating' Palestinians, worry about Russia, China, Iran influencing elections
[FoxNews] 'Some of our audience members are accusing you of pretty serious conduct,' Tom Cotton said.

When questioned by Sen. Tom Cotton on Monday, national security officials grappled with whether they believe Israel is engaged in the systematic destruction of the Palestinian people.

During the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's annual Worldwide Threats hearing — which was interrupted several times by protesters demonstrating for a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas — Cotton asked both CIA Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines if Israel was "exterminating" Palestinians in Gaza.

When pressed by Cotton, Burns said, "No," and said he understands Israel's need to respond to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. But, he said, "I think we also have to be mindful of the enormous toll that this has taken on innocent civilians in Gaza."
…some 90% of whom approved of what Hamas and Friends did on 10/7, and many of whom thereafter called the IDF hotline to inform on Hamas, et al in order to end the agony of being warred upon in return as quickly as the IDF could manage it.
The Arkansas Republican then turned the question toward Haines, asking her opinion.

"I really don't have anything to add to what Director Burns has said," she explained, adding that she fully endorsed his response.
Puling cowards, both. They are a disgrace to the high calling of Intelligence, no matter how insightful and knowledgeable they might be on an absolute scale.

Spies warn U.S. is 'facing a fragile world order' in annual report: Intelligence community says Russia wants an arsenal of nuclear space weapons, says China and Iran want to meddle in the 2024 election and lay out their concerns with TikTok
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the 'Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment' on Monday

  • US spy agencies published their 2024 annual threat assessment on Monday

  • It described how regional conflicts were fueling global insecurity and fragility

  • And it said Iran, China, and Russia may all try to influence 2024 elections
    Trying is easy. Succeeding, unless you control the nation’s social media, is a great deal harder.

Related: FBI director warns of ‘very dangerous threats’ at border, smuggling network with 'ISIS ties'
Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-12 00:34|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 I think we also have to be mindful of the enormous toll that this has taken on innocent civilians in Gaza

"We NEED these Muslim/Airhead votes to keep Trump out!"?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-12 03:19||   2024-03-12 03:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Was the bombing of Dresden during the closing days of WWII an experiment in German "extermination?"
Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-12 06:45||   2024-03-12 06:45|| Front Page Top

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