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In reply to the discussion: Wikileaks will begin releasing emails referring to Obama,Biden,Romney & their parties [View all]ronnie624
(5,764 posts)53. Fred Burton
Fred Burton is Stratfor's vice president for intelligence,[1][2] and is considered "one of the world's foremost experts on security, terrorists and terrorist organizations."[3][4]
Burton was a special agent with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service.
Burton was also appointed by Washington to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He is the former deputy chief of the counterterrorism division of the U.S. State Departments Diplomatic Security Service. Mr. Burton also investigated the killing of Rabbi Meir Kahane; the al Qaeda New York City bombing plots before the September 11 attacks; and the Libyan-backed terrorist attacks against diplomats in Sana'a and Khartoum. He was involved in the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993.
Burton was a special agent with the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service.
Burton was also appointed by Washington to assist in the investigation of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. He is the former deputy chief of the counterterrorism division of the U.S. State Departments Diplomatic Security Service. Mr. Burton also investigated the killing of Rabbi Meir Kahane; the al Qaeda New York City bombing plots before the September 11 attacks; and the Libyan-backed terrorist attacks against diplomats in Sana'a and Khartoum. He was involved in the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Burton
This is a very well connected individual. He is not a joke.
The problem with the articles you post, is that they are written by obscure journalists, who are attempting to plant impressions in peoples' minds, through vitriol, sarcasm and ridicule, a well established propaganda technique. They aren't discussing the content of the hacked e-mails. They seem to want to divert attention from this area.
I have a low opinion of Stratfor, too. It's a 'company' run by wingnuts, working with other wingnuts within our government, to oppress and further advance self-serving US duplicity and aggression in the world.
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Wikileaks will begin releasing emails referring to Obama,Biden,Romney & their parties [View all]
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#56
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#55
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#65
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struggle4progress
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#48
"VP for Intelligence" is may be a "rain-maker" slot: it's common for well-connected folk to use
struggle4progress
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#57
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Oct 2012
#63
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#66