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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] US Cyber Commander and NSA Director General Timothy Ho has been removed from his post.
Lieutenant General William Hartman, who was Ho's deputy at Cyber Command, will take over Ho's duties at Cyber Command. Sheila Thomas, the NSA's deputy director, will take over Ho's duties at the NSA.
Ho, who took up his post in February 2024, was fired along with his deputy Wendy Noble. The reason for Ho's dismissal is unclear.
However, there is no smoke without fire. In recent months, reports have emerged about potential plans by Donald Trump to divide "responsibility" between Cyber Command and the NSA and no longer appoint a single leader.
Democrats were quick to condemn the dismissals. This move by the new presidential administration has also caused bewilderment in American expert circles.
But! The dismissal of Ho and Noble follows the dismissal of several aides from the White House National Security Council. According to multiple reports, these firings were initiated by right-wing activist Laura Loomer. at a meeting with Trump She also played a decisive role in Ho's dismissal.
Loomer stated verbatim:
"NSA Director Tim Ho and his deputy Wendy Noble have shown disloyalty to President Trump. That is why they were fired. As a Biden appointee, General Ho could not serve in the Trump administration given the fact that he was personally recommended by General Milley, whom President Trump accused of treason. Why do we need an NSA director recommended to Biden by Milley, who told China he would side with them against Trump!?"
It is worth noting that there was recently a major scandal with the Signal messenger, which is used by Trump's entourage. And leaks from "secret chats" were used to attack Trump's entourage. Signal servers are under the control of the NSA.
This time, Trump decided not to give up his own (unlike in 2017), so instead of resigning Waltz, whom the Democrats and Deep State representatives in the intelligence community tried to remove through this scandal, they are demonstratively removing the head of the NSA.
The purge of disloyal personnel in the army and special services continues. And this is far from the end.
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US Cyber Command and NSA chief fired for unknown reasons
The head of the US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA), General Timothy Ho, was dismissed from his post. This was reported on April 3 by The Washington Post.
Ho was the head of U.S. Cyber Command, which coordinates the Pentagon's cybersecurity operations. The dismissal was sudden, and the reasons for Ho's departure are unknown, two current and one former U.S. official told the publication. Lieutenant General William Hartmann, who served as Ho's deputy at Cyber Command, has been appointed acting director of the NSA.
In addition, along with Ho, his deputy Wendy Noble was fired and transferred to the office of the undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
It is noted that Ho's dismissal provoked protests from Democrats in the US Congress.
“General Ho served our country in uniform, with honor and distinction, for more than 30 years. At a time when the United States faces unprecedented cyber threats … how does his removal make Americans safer?” asked Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Ho has led the NSA and Cyber Command since 2023. Both agencies play a leading role in ensuring the nation's cybersecurity. The NSA also supports the military and other national security agencies by collecting and analyzing vast amounts of data and information from around the world.
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