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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump confirms existence of covert CIA-operation in Syria... via Twitter. (Of course.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cia-syria-rebels-twitter-tweet-covert-operation-us-president-secret-a7858351.html?ampDonald Trump appears to have inadvertently confirmed the existence of a covert CIA programme in a Twitter post.
In a series of tweets, the US President attacked The Washington Post in connection with a story about the termination of US efforts to aid rebels fighting to oust Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
He wrote: "The Amazon Washington Post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to Syrian rebels fighting Assad."
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The tweet appeared to refer to a report claiming the US President was phasing out the secret programme to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, a policy began by Barack Obama in 2013.
It had been a covert programme until Mr Trump's tweet confirmed its existence.
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"If the media reports are true, the President of the United States just confirmed a CIA covert action program. On Twitter," Ned Price, a former CIA employee, wrote on Twitter.
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I wanted to write a snarky remark, but I'm somehow at a loss of words.
Tanuki
(14,913 posts)dalton99a
(81,380 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)and ultimately on America's security.
Why do the republicans let assclown Comrade Casino compromise the safety of our American assets in a war zone?
Nitram
(22,755 posts)When his paid escorts aren't taking a leak on him, that is.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)what an idiot. Taking lessons from Dick Cheney I see. Why are repuglicans trying to hurt those working for America?
YCHDT
(962 posts)Ilsa
(61,688 posts)But somehow, the IC can't manage to disrupt his Twitter comm. Why can't they deploy malware to stop him?
Roland99
(53,342 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Until Trump, a government-employee, gave an official confirmation "Yes, this covert operation you read about in the WaPo, it's real."
I mean, everybody knows that the US Airforce is building and testing top-secret experimental planes at Area 51. It's almost an open secret, because the evidence is undeniable. But the government has never confirmed it.
PatrickforO
(14,557 posts)We never know what we'll wake up to, do we?