Posted on 05/25/2014 6:00:17 PM PDT by kristinn
The CIA’s top officer in Kabul was exposed Saturday by the White House when his name was inadvertently included on a list provided to news organizations of senior U.S. officials participating in President Obama’s surprise visit with U.S. troops.
The White House recognized the mistake and quickly issued a revised list that did not include the individual, who had been identified on the initial release as the “Chief of Station” in Kabul, a designation used by the CIA for its highest-ranking spy in a country.
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The Post is withholding the name of the CIA officer at the request of Obama administration officials...
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The list was circulated by e-mail to reporters who traveled to Afghanistan with Obama, and disseminated further when it was included in a “pool report,” or summary of the event meant to be shared with other news organizations, including foreign media, not taking part in the trip.
In this case, the pool report was filed by Washington Post White House bureau chief Scott Wilson. Wilson said he had copied the list from the e-mail provided by White House press officials and included it in a report that was sent to a distribution list with more than 6,000 recipients.
Wilson said that after the report was distributed, he noticed the unusual reference to the station chief and asked White House press officials in Afghanistan whether they had intended to include that name.
Initially, the press office raised no objection, apparently because military officials had provided the list to distribute to news organizations. But senior White House officials realized the mistake and scrambled to issue an updated list without the CIA officer’s name. The mistake, however, already was being noted on Twitter, although without the station chief’s name.
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At least this guy is not in a treacherous place like the D.C. social circles that Valerie Plame was in.
They seem to be able to keep a lot of things about Obama secret.
why do ANY military let alone cia, fbi trust this princess?.....
why do ANY military let alone cia, fbi trust this princess?.....
Or he’s a half white woman trapped in a black mans body...
“... military officials had provided the list to distribute to news organizations. But senior White House officials realized the mistake and scrambled to issue an updated list without the CIA officer’s name. “
G.D. WaPo. It’s the military officials’ mistake, the WH scrambled to straighten it out. Puhleeze.
There is no luck about it. I am extremely well ... educated. Yeah, that’s the ticket I’m well educated. I also have a very large ... bank account. That’s right, with lots of money. The girls like smart guys with lots of money. And enormous ... trucks. I have an enormous truck. A Dodge Giganto Ram. Morgan can’t help herself. ;-)
He saw the opium papers, no doubt.
Was his wife an ambassador, by any chance?
6000 reporters have proven themselves worthy of keeping secrets. They almost got john Edwards elected. They got Obama elected hiding his past.
You gotta wonder if Afghanistan was always about the poppies and little else.Was this poppy plantation always a dark funding mechanism for covert use a lot like Mexican gold was and still is.Seems Mena may still be alive and well only now its international.
Notice they are blaming the military for this.
"Initially, the press office raised no objection, apparently because military officials had provided the list to distribute to news organizations. "
ok, who is getting frog marched out of the white house? Who will be doing time for actually revealing the name of an actual agent?
The Post is withholding the name of the CIA officer at the request of Obama administration officials...
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Oh, well, everything will be okay, then. I am sure that will keep him safe.
Perhaps this CIA officer is on Valerie’s purge list. Could be he was asking too many questions over there about some sweetheart deal in the form of a military contract.
Can’t wait to turn on the cable news to hear the pundits screeching about whoever outed this guy, as I am sure they will. I wonder when the leaker gets Scooter Libbyed.
Not incompetent. Just evil.
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I just posted this, too; told the Mod to pull my thread.
Obummer hates this country so much...it’s his single purpose in life I’m convinced. He HAD TO do this to make up for his visit to the troops which I’m sure he seethed with anger the whole way. He’ll also play golf today to make up for it, too.
Per Yoda, mmmm, hate is strong with this one it is.
Good morning.
The 0bama admin is the definition of a Charlie Foxtrot.
5.56mm
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