Group behind new Obama attack ad has Republican Party ties

Source: Reuters

Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:21pm EDT
By Mark Hosenball and Alexander Cohen

WASHINGTON Aug 17 (Reuters) - A group of former U.S. spies and commandos that launched a media campaign this week criticizing President Barack Obama's national security record has extensive links to the Republican Party, public records indicate.

Records filed with federal and state authorities, and material posted on the Internet, show that key players in the campaign by the Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund include individuals with current or former affiliations with national and local Republican Party organizations. These include the group's treasurer, lawyer and TV producers.

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When OPSEC first announced its media campaign earlier this week, one of its representatives, Chad Kolton, who worked as a spokesman for the Director of National Intelligence during George W. Bush's presidency, insisted the group's message was non-political.

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Braden, the OPSEC legal advisor, confirmed in an interview that during the 1980s he worked as chief counsel for the Republican National Committee, the party's central organization. He said that since leaving that job he has represented numerous Republican-related political causes, though he has also represented non-Republican clients.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/usa-campaign-leaks-idUSL2E8JGMGO20120817

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keep reading....non-partisan my ass.