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Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/18/2017 6:49:30 PM

tamaka

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Don't these people sign non disclosure agreements?

Former CIA Director John Brennan sticks up for Trump
Rick Newman • 8 hours ago

Former CIA Director John Brennan speaking at the SALT conference in Las Vegas on May 18, 2018. Credit: Reuters

President Trump complains repeatedly about leaks in Washington. He’s got a bit of distinguished company.

“What I have found appalling is the number of leaks that have taken place over the last several months,” former CIA Director John Brennan said at the SALT conference in Las Vegas, the annual gathering of hedge-fund managers and other financiers. “This needs to be stopped.” Brennan was CIA director during President Obama’s second term, stepping down in January, when Mike Pompeo replaced him.

Brennan said Trump made a “serious mistake” when he reportedly shared sensitive intelligence with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in an Oval Office meeting in early May. But this mistake wasn’t sharing intelligence; it was violating the protocol for doing so. “I shared intelligence with the Russians when I was the director of the CIA,” Brennan said. “But you share that through intelligence channels, and you make sure you word it in such as way as to not reveal sources and methods. President Trump didn’t do that.”

Brennan said the press coverage of Trump’s impromptu intelligence reveal was “hyperbolic” and possibly more damaging than anything Trump revealed. “The damage that was done is what was leaked in the aftermath, what was put in the media. The real damage to national security is the leaks.” He suggested, without saying so explicitly, that news accounts revealed more sensitive information than Trump did.

“The real damage to national security is the leaks,” Brennan said. “These individuals who still stay within the government and are leaking this stuff to the press need to be brought to task.”

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/18/2017 9:19:30 PM

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In some ways, he's probably right.

I get that the leakers are pissed off at Trump, his 'management style' and his overall incompetence, but instead of leaking, they could always just quit.
When I'm unhappy at a job, that's what I do.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/18/2017 10:14:28 PM

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I will comment on the article when its 2018. until then, nobody cares what brennan will say.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 12:27:57 AM

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Kind of a "kill the messenger" mentality.
He made mistakes but the real problem is those who reported the mistakes.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 12:32:13 AM

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Kind of a "kill the messenger" mentality.
He made mistakes but the real problem is those who reported the mistakes.

And whom would that be? There were only a small handful of people in the room. How does anyone outside of that room know what Trump said?

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 12:54:06 AM

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Brennan wasnt there.
he can stick up for him all he likes.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 2:05:18 AM

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It doesn't take much imagination to guess the levels of self-righteous apoplexy that the Boscos and tamakas of this world would unleash had Hilary been the one 'sharing' intelligence with the Russians instead of the orange disaster. No doubt they could find innumerable rationalisations for leaks that put Hilary in a bad light.

Leaks are a fact of life in Western democracies. Every democracy I can think of has had issues with leaks over the years. Often, they are a reaction against the authorities trying to tightly control the amount of information in the public domain, to the self interested attempts of Govts of the day shaping and determining the discourse, against perceived poor decision making by those in power. However they do serve a purpose and quite often that purpose is noble - who would have known of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos if Berrigan hadn't leaked the Pentagon Papers? Would the truth of Watergate ever have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for 'Deep Throat' leaking it? Would any one be aware of the levels of government intrusion and surveillance if Snowden hadn't leaked the truth about the NSA? How much do we owe Wikileaks for releasing information that various Govts have tried to conceal from their citizens?

Can we discount the ideological biases of the tamakas and Boscos of this world? Did they have a problem when matters relating to Benghazi were leaked? Or did they revel in the embarrassment it caused to Hilary and to the Obama Administration? I suspect that their only problem with the current leaks is that those leaks are damaging to Dear Leader Thump. Had those leaks been embarrassing to the Dems they would be congratulating those responsible for the leaks. There's not a principle in sight in their attempts to seize the high moral ground to defend a creature such as Dear Leader Thump, a creature whose venality and amorality is of legendary proportions.

They are all in favour of killing the messenger only when they dislike the message - their complaints are patently ideologically driven.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 2:37:38 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

It doesn't take much imagination to guess the levels of self-righteous apoplexy that the Boscos and tamakas of this world would unleash had Hilary been the one 'sharing' intelligence with the Russians instead of the orange disaster. No doubt they could find innumerable rationalisations for leaks that put Hilary in a bad light.

Leaks are a fact of life in Western democracies. Every democracy I can think of has had issues with leaks over the years. Often, they are a reaction against the authorities trying to tightly control the amount of information in the public domain, to the self interested attempts of Govts of the day shaping and determining the discourse, against perceived poor decision making by those in power. However they do serve a purpose and quite often that purpose is noble - who would have known of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos if Berrigan hadn't leaked the Pentagon Papers? Would the truth of Watergate ever have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for 'Deep Throat' leaking it? Would any one be aware of the levels of government intrusion and surveillance if Snowden hadn't leaked the truth about the NSA? How much do we owe Wikileaks for releasing information that various Govts have tried to conceal from their citizens?

Can we discount the ideological biases of the tamakas and Boscos of this world? Did they have a problem when matters relating to Benghazi were leaked? Or did they revel in the embarrassment it caused to Hilary and to the Obama Administration? I suspect that their only problem with the current leaks is that those leaks are damaging to Dear Leader Thump. Had those leaks been embarrassing to the Dems they would be congratulating those responsible for the leaks. There's not a principle in sight in their attempts to seize the high moral ground to defend a creature such as Dear Leader Thump, a creature whose venality and amorality is of legendary proportions.

They are all in favour of killing the messenger only when they dislike the message - their complaints are patently ideologically driven.

The irony, hypocrisy and self righteousness is extremely thick.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 4:06:04 AM

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Well the sooner he silences the press the better it will be for the orange sprinkler

Anyway it’s not as if he has a history of trotting out women, bills victims to tell us all what a wonderful guy he is. Nor indeed recused guys, sacked guys, NSA telling us all what a swell guy he is and he can do anything he likes on an incompetent whim and he certainly not been on the telly greeting away like the big baby he is mawwaahhhhh Putin find Hillary someone’s email. His stooges and cronies do a marvelous job of trying to cover up his incompetence and lying fukery and he is correct to hurl some of them under the bus, sack some, and contradict the rest of them, and himself.

His legislature is absolutely marvelous which is basically him just signing executive orders (and memos) rescinding anything handsome Obama did. The sheer hard work in that so whom amongst us would begrudge him a round or 4 of golf every weekend at $20 million dollars a pop from one of his holiday homes.

I thought he was spot on with the health care and as he said we have “so many great ideas that people haven’t even heard of yet” And I for one don’t doubt he will let us in on them when hell freezes over.

He is as pure as snow, no wait he’s greater than wind driven snow and he is the most popular president ever, and he really did win the popular vote as 5 million ghosts and illegal nig-nogs voted for Hillary someone. I think the mainstream media were wrong to print the truth as no-one likes to see a good guy get slaughtered for his lies and incompetence every single day, and night.

I feel he is doing a top notch marvellous job of wrecking America great

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 4:52:08 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tamaka

quote:

ORIGINAL: Hillwilliam

Kind of a "kill the messenger" mentality.
He made mistakes but the real problem is those who reported the mistakes.

And whom would that be? There were only a small handful of people in the room. How does anyone outside of that room know what Trump said?

He spoke about leaks "over the last several months".
This means multiple people in multiple rooms.

Please learn to fucking read.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:04:01 AM

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Brennan's mistake is to believe the lie of the anonymous sources

The people who were in the room (which Brennan isn't one of them) have openly stated that sources and methods were never discussed

And the White House has said the same thing. So Brennan is no smarter than the lowly insane leftist trolls on this website in that regard

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:05:18 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Chaska

quote:

ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

It doesn't take much imagination to guess the levels of self-righteous apoplexy that the Boscos and tamakas of this world would unleash had Hilary been the one 'sharing' intelligence with the Russians instead of the orange disaster. No doubt they could find innumerable rationalisations for leaks that put Hilary in a bad light.

Leaks are a fact of life in Western democracies. Every democracy I can think of has had issues with leaks over the years. Often, they are a reaction against the authorities trying to tightly control the amount of information in the public domain, to the self interested attempts of Govts of the day shaping and determining the discourse, against perceived poor decision making by those in power. However they do serve a purpose and quite often that purpose is noble - who would have known of the bombing of Cambodia and Laos if Berrigan hadn't leaked the Pentagon Papers? Would the truth of Watergate ever have seen the light of day if it hadn't been for 'Deep Throat' leaking it? Would any one be aware of the levels of government intrusion and surveillance if Snowden hadn't leaked the truth about the NSA? How much do we owe Wikileaks for releasing information that various Govts have tried to conceal from their citizens?

Can we discount the ideological biases of the tamakas and Boscos of this world? Did they have a problem when matters relating to Benghazi were leaked? Or did they revel in the embarrassment it caused to Hilary and to the Obama Administration? I suspect that their only problem with the current leaks is that those leaks are damaging to Dear Leader Thump. Had those leaks been embarrassing to the Dems they would be congratulating those responsible for the leaks. There's not a principle in sight in their attempts to seize the high moral ground to defend a creature such as Dear Leader Thump, a creature whose venality and amorality is of legendary proportions.

They are all in favour of killing the messenger only when they dislike the message - their complaints are patently ideologically driven.

The irony, hypocrisy and self righteousness is extremely thick.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:18:00 AM

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Oh really Bosco?
Why don't you tell us about Hillary, Obama and the RWNJs again?
Or for that matter, why don't you tell us about the leftist socialist communist liberals?
What about your least favorite posters on the board?
Are all of the comments you endlessly make about these people also part of my make believe delusional fantasy world?

I have a hard time accepting that you're so self-unaware that you consider yourself to have a lot of ideas about things.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:20:19 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyblinker

Oh really Bosco?
Why don't you tell us about Hillary, Obama and the RWNJs again?
Or for that matter, why don't you tell us about the leftist socialist communist liberals?
What about your least favorite posters on the board?
Are all of the comments you endlessly make about these people also part of my make believe delusional fantasy world?

I have a hard time accepting that you're so self-unaware that you consider yourself to have a lot of ideas about things.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:33:58 AM

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Personally I've grown tired and bore with idiots, politicians and the media.
With nothing but the endless shite slinging, dog and pony shows meant to entertain, misled and divide the sheeple who gladly slaughter their own for their masters. While the culprits don't even need bother getting their hands dirty, I care not which party.

Why not just draw a line in the sand, take sides, hand out the artillery and get it the fuk over with or ...

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 6:35:33 AM

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Holy shit a mere smile icon without douchey comments?
I don't know how to take that.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 7:03:26 AM

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In some ways, he's probably right.

I get that the leakers are pissed off at Trump, his 'management style' and his overall incompetence, but instead of leaking, they could always just quit.
When I'm unhappy at a job, that's what I do.

Me too. That's how I got into my own business.

I see all these reports on how feds are ready to quit. But none about how many have.

It is, of course, a very good job all in all, and not easily replaced. Perhaps they're hoping Trump won't last long. Leaks could potentially help hurry that along.

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 7:51:07 AM

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He has just about wrecked it all - good and proper too. The history books will be picking through his carnage for years to come and discussing those who enabled his every insane move. They will probably name that move after someone with abscondment of the brain and blithering idiocy. It will be called the boscoxian. A bit like "fools check" but only far more extreme in sheer deluded stupidity

I always favoured the Colosseum thingy during the running.
Trump - trident made from solid gold, paid for by the taxpayer, naturally, as the bankrupt fuk is skint
Hillary someone - broomstick naturally
Putin - riding on the back of a grizzly bear, oiled up in trump sweat
the Constitution - not sure that will ever recover

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RE: Former CIA Director sticks up for Trump - 5/19/2017 8:00:17 AM

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Arnt you and the orange sprinkler system trying to blame everything on Hillary, Obama, witch hunters, unhinged left, fake news, oh two tics let see who he is blaming on his twit account

Getting ready for my big foreign trip. Will be strongly protecting American interests - that's what I like to do!

As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining....

With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special counsel appointed!

This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!

I have been asking Director Comey & others, from the beginning of my administration, to find the LEAKERS in the intelligence community.....

The trolling leaker is actually getting trolled to fuk on his twat account - pretty funny go look

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