Posted on 03/30/2011 1:08:20 PM PDT by cll
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Obama signed the order, known as a presidential “finding”, within the last two or three weeks, according to four U.S. government sources familiar with the matter.
Such findings are a principal form of presidential directive used to authorize secret operations by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA and the White House declined immediate comment.
News that Obama had given the authorization surfaced as the President and other U.S. and allied officials spoke openly about the possibility of sending arms supplies to Gaddafi’s opponents, who are fighting better-equipped government forces.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42345488/ns/politics
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There is little doubt in my mind we are already giving the rebels arms and have been doing so for awhile.
Brothers in arms with Al Qaeda now... Hope-n-Change!
Operation “Boot up his azz” is coming in 2012.
This cannot end well!
Shoulda stapled that order to his birth certificate.
Who you be backin’
Tough choice you know
The dictator Momar
Or the Kenyan mofo
It is time the people take to the streets here and demand this fool resign.
How many reasons for impeachment are we up to now?
“(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
Obama signed the order, known as a presidential “finding”, within the last two or three weeks, according to four U.S. government sources familiar with the matter.
Such findings are a principal form of presidential directive used to authorize secret operations by the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA and the White House declined immediate comment.
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People familiar with U.S. intelligence procedures said that Presidential covert action “findings” are normally crafted to provide broad authorization for a range of potential U.S. government actions to support a particular covert objective.
In order for specific operations to be carried out under the provisions of such a broad authorization — for example the delivery of cash or weapons to anti-Gaddafi forces — the White House also would have to give additional “permission” allowing such activities to proceed.
Former officials say these follow-up authorizations are known in the intelligence world as “’Mother may I’ findings.”
In 2009 Obama gave a similar authorization for the expansion of covert U.S. counter-terrorism actions by the CIA in Yemen. The White House does not normally confirm such orders have been issued....”
Maybe he made them wear special shoes so they could not be considered/defined as “boots”. If that is the case then technically he didn`t lie.......At least that is one way the loonies can spin it.
Did anyone actually think we didn`t have some kind of forces on the ground in Libya? I can feel the air getting sucked out of a few more ardent Obama supporters over this.
Via Drudge. My memory may be faulty, but I think he was also the first to break the news about Cigar Man and his knee pad honey, Monica.
But, Bamo said there weren’t gonna be any US boots on the ground. Isn’t he just sending the Marines over there to pass out blankets and water bottles?
Something’s got to be wrong with this report.
Purple haze....
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