Revocation
What do the following people have in common?
John Brennan
Paula Broadwell
Chelsea Manning
Edward Snowden
Reality Winner
All of them had a security clearance. Four of the five had a Top Secret security clearance. All of them have had their security clearances revoked.
The question is, why is John Brennan's name on this list? The answer is, because he had the temerity to criticize Donald Trump. Mr. Brennan has spent a life in service to this nation. 25 years as an analyst with the CIA. He went on to be Homeland Security Advisor to President Obama and then became director of the CIA. I find it exceedingly difficult to characterize what Mr. Trump has done since his inauguration as "service" to our nation. All he has truly accomplished is to enrich his fellow members of the "1%" at the expense of the rest of us, make this nation the most divided it has been since our Civil War, and embarrass us regularly in the eyes of the rest of this planet.
There was no good reason for the revocation of Mr. Brennan's clearance. It costs thousands of dollars to do the vetting required to give someone a Top Secret clearance. That's just for reference. If for some unknown reason, the #MoronInChief were to come to his senses and give Mr. Brennan clearance again, I doubt any investigation would be required.
Why do former officials retain their security clearances? Because they are called on to consult with their replacements, or others working for our federal government. To take their clearances is to deny the nation their expertise in time of crisis.
If there were a valid reason to take someone's clearance, it would be being convicted of the crime of mishandling classified information. Did they revoke the clearance of retired General David Petraeus? The aforementioned Paula Broadwell was his lover. She had her security clearance revoked after their joint misadventures with classified info. Did he? I can find no evidence either way.
Mr. Trump gave us some insight as to the real reason why he revoked Mr. Brennan's clearance as he was about to board Marine One.
It isn't in saying that he gave Mr. Brennan a bigger voice. It was when he said, "...and that's okay with me. I like taking on voices like that."
He wants these conflicts. His base loves watching him engage in them. And they direct attention away from things he doesn't want anyone paying attention to.
Stifling dissent is something he's been attempting to do long before he first ran for the presidency. The only difference now is that he's ramping up that attempt to a higher level.
John Brennan
Paula Broadwell
Chelsea Manning
Edward Snowden
Reality Winner
All of them had a security clearance. Four of the five had a Top Secret security clearance. All of them have had their security clearances revoked.
The question is, why is John Brennan's name on this list? The answer is, because he had the temerity to criticize Donald Trump. Mr. Brennan has spent a life in service to this nation. 25 years as an analyst with the CIA. He went on to be Homeland Security Advisor to President Obama and then became director of the CIA. I find it exceedingly difficult to characterize what Mr. Trump has done since his inauguration as "service" to our nation. All he has truly accomplished is to enrich his fellow members of the "1%" at the expense of the rest of us, make this nation the most divided it has been since our Civil War, and embarrass us regularly in the eyes of the rest of this planet.
There was no good reason for the revocation of Mr. Brennan's clearance. It costs thousands of dollars to do the vetting required to give someone a Top Secret clearance. That's just for reference. If for some unknown reason, the #MoronInChief were to come to his senses and give Mr. Brennan clearance again, I doubt any investigation would be required.
Why do former officials retain their security clearances? Because they are called on to consult with their replacements, or others working for our federal government. To take their clearances is to deny the nation their expertise in time of crisis.
If there were a valid reason to take someone's clearance, it would be being convicted of the crime of mishandling classified information. Did they revoke the clearance of retired General David Petraeus? The aforementioned Paula Broadwell was his lover. She had her security clearance revoked after their joint misadventures with classified info. Did he? I can find no evidence either way.
Mr. Trump gave us some insight as to the real reason why he revoked Mr. Brennan's clearance as he was about to board Marine One.
It isn't in saying that he gave Mr. Brennan a bigger voice. It was when he said, "...and that's okay with me. I like taking on voices like that."
He wants these conflicts. His base loves watching him engage in them. And they direct attention away from things he doesn't want anyone paying attention to.
Stifling dissent is something he's been attempting to do long before he first ran for the presidency. The only difference now is that he's ramping up that attempt to a higher level.
posted by me at 5:20 PM
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