Posted on 07/29/2009 12:46:23 AM PDT by neverdem
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As the author points out, this corruption by the left of our intelligence system poses a real and direct threat to the security of the nation. Coming as it does at a time of war against international terrorism the corruption of the intelligence apparatus is especially dangerous because, ultimately, intelligence is our most indispensable weapon in that war for survival.
This case illustrates that we are dealing with the possibility of a nuclear attack in America and intelligence is our only real line of defense.
In a way, the flap between Nancy Pelosi and the CIA is very disquieting because it suggests that the rogue elements in the intelligence community are out of control of even an extreme leftist elitist in power like Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House. One can understand rogue elements operating in partisan service of the Speaker to damage Bush and get a Democrat into the White House. But her problem with the CIA suggests that something deeper and broader and more sinister might be going on.
Whatever is going on, it is absolutely vital that Republicans take over one house or the other of Congress in the next midterm election because there is no hope of any investigation under our current one-party rule. I believe that Obama is a Manchurian Marxist and a very, very dangerous man in a position which, if you were to act in league with rogue elements in the intelligence community, could do infinite damage.
I have posted many times my belief that if Barack Obama is challenged at the root of his power, he will not act like Jimmy Carter, he will act like any tyrant of the left and he certainly will not shrink from waging war to protect his power. Therefore, I believe that America is much more likely to get into a serious war under Barack Obama than is commonly assumed. The man is not a Jimmy Carter, he is a Hugo Chavez.
Excellent analysis, I could not agree more. I used this same line in attempts to get others to use their minds and not their emotions in voting. My efforts fell flat. Most have no knowledge of history.
A dumbed-down electorate is dangerous to liberty.
[For the record, meine Frau is now picking herself up having FOTFLHAO]
I swear any more that the elites in this country are just gambling either that nothing will happen, or if it does, that they will be far enough from ground zero to survive. They no longer consider themselves part of the general population of the United States, and know that special priviledges will be reserved for them and their families.
Bigger Is Healthier - The problem with U.S. health care is its cost, not its size. The idiocy in NY, ugh!
Conrad Black: McNamaras Folly - The road to failure in Vietnam.
The political alchemy of Birtherism I see no legs, IMHO.
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Of course, these are also the same people who say, "we aren't doing anything about North Korea, so why are we bullying Iran?" Well, let me see... North Korea ALREADY HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS!!! Do these booger eating morons think that things are going so well with North Korea that we should encourage Iran to "join the club?" Sheesh!
Mark
I knew this at the time. “Cook the book?, don’t you mean lying through their teeth for political reasons?
Well, now they have obamanation in the white house so they should feel very comfortable. A liar after their own black hearts.
Something I have wondered about for a long time is why Porter Goss was let go as head of the CIA so quickly. It seemed that he was gaining ground.
tl;dr..iirc that nie came from State.
Or State had a big hand in it.
These traitors are simply every day democrats working hard to destroy America. The sooner we come to realize who they really are and what they are really about the sooner we will get to resolving the core problem. Many democrats, especially those in power are not Americans, they don’t want to be Americans, they hate the very idea of America. There is no desire to coexist with Americans, they will not allow Americans to exist when they get their full power.
President Bush should have put John Bolton in charge of cleaning out the CIA nest.
The NIE is a consensus document, thus not very interesting.
Actually both the BND report and the NIE can be true despite that they are interpreted differently. The statement was “Iran suspended its nuclear weapons program years ago”. What is a nuclear weapons program, what about dual use? How many should be involved in such studies until it should be classified as a nuclear weapons program? Is it still a nuclear weapons program if some of the crucial steps in producing weapons are missing?
What is “Iran”, is it the government, a small private group or a group close to the big leader?
If you have a consensus paper the most likely statement is negative. The 2007 NIE had as well a political bias; “everybody” wanted to be able to talk to Tehran as an opportunity was missed after the invasion of Afghanistan.
The sad part of this we even have a plethora of Freepers who are still proud of not voting for McCain.
With all of MCain's faults he would not be putting our very existence at stake.
Do you remember that 2007 U.S. National Intelligence Estimate which concluded -- to virtually everyone's astonishment -- that four years earlier Iran had suspended its nuclear weapons program? Publication of that NIE cut the ground out from under the Bush administration's efforts to prevent Iran from getting its hands on a nuclear bomb.Thanks neverdem.
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The next time we change government, under Sarah Palin for instance, there absolutely MUST be a housecleaning the likes of which DC has not seen for years. And it needs to start with the 2010 congressional elections. Every member of the house and one third of the senate can be turned out on their ear! What a great down payment on the task of taking back our country under Sarah Palin. Get rid of the house and a third of the senate next year and finish the job in 2012 by keeping the house and sending another third of the senate packing. What a nice gift to give SarahCudda on inauguration day!
I know it's a big task, but I think with the right kind of national campaign it can be pulled off in the end.
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