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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:13 PM Original message |
Fmr. CIA Officer Michael Scheuer on Obama's choice of Leon Panetta: |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. Michael Scheuer is an asshole. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That's obvious. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. CNN is leading the anti-panetta charge. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Jeez. And didn't they have Tony Snow as a commentator for a while? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. yup. they also have |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Wow... |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. They also consistently cover up Bill Schneider's real identity. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Nor do they mention Leslie Blitzer's obvious bias |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 07:00 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Didn't Blitzer rep Jerry Falwell for a time? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds good to me. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Exactly. |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Seriously. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It may of well have been! |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. The CIA has been out of control for a long time. It's time |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Exactly. This was a signal to EVERYONE that America is BACK! |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. The last thing CIA needs is another George Tenet or Michael Hayden. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Yet Feinstein and Rockefeller want "insiders" AKA-people ok with torture. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Kudos to Obama for standing firm against torture and other abuses |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Michael Scheuer is an egoistic self-promoting amoral gasbag. He can go suck eggs. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Panetta is STRONGLY against torture. That, alone is good enough for me. n/t |
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Bolo Boffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. Amen. |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Torturing detainees is not "defending America", you sanctimonious prick. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Excuse me??? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
38. He was just as horrible testifying before Congress about torture. n/t |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. That's a bad thing? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. In the eyes of the "it's ok to torture" crowd, yes... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. He's on PBS' News Hour, too, vs. Ray McGovern. FYI. Now.nt |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Thanks! n/t |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Did I miss it? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Depends on when you get the program. You're in eastern time? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Yeah. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. Maybe we need to be harrassing congresscritters on Panetta's behalf |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. I agree... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
23. WHOA! It shows that fascist asshole |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Well, I think he is just another lying neocon who's for torture... |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 08:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
63. Partly correct. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. OK then... |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. As an American, |
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bottomtheweaver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. They aren't "defending" anything but their own fat asses. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. Baer, former CIA Field Agent, Middle East praises Panetta choice |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. That's a fantastic statement of |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Great article. Thanks! |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. welcome |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
41. hey mike, fuck yourself....it's called C H A N G E |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I'm sure he'll be a frequent Faux "contributor." |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
42. "Patriot" games are over, Mikey |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
43. The criminals are on their way out dude.... |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Exactly. And the louder people like him complain, |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. They make themselves so obvious! Ass Holes! n/t |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Yup. And that's GREAT for US! n/t |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
44. The more the intelligence community complains, the more like this pick. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Me, too. n/t |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Anything that has them this upset must be a good strategy. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Yup. I Iook forward to watching the confirmation hearings to see if any Dems. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Feinstein has already made her position clear. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I know. But one time she was asked directly about it and claimed she was against |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
52. From everything I've seen |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. It was a CLEAR message that he intends to restore America's credibility |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
56. i feel better now - Panetta will be doing the right thing |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I love that Obama's choice is angering the pro-torture crowd. |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. exactly - it's a great indicator |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
60. I love the Panetta pick |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I think almost all of us agree. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-07-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
61. Oh, I'm sure CNN will give Ray McGovern the same air-time....! |
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