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muriel_volestrangler

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55. Also, Clapper used to be a Booz Allen VP; Mike McConnell (DNI '07-'09) is now their vice chairman
Tue Aug 13, 2013, 07:04 AM
Aug 2013

and was there before. And James Woolsey, former CIA Director, was there too:

How Booz Allen Made the Revolving Door Redundant

To best understand this tale, one must first turn to R. James Woolsey, a former director of CIA, who appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives in the summer of 2004 to promote the idea of integrating U.S. domestic and foreign spying efforts to track “terrorists”.
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On neither occasion did Woolsey mention that he was employed as senior vice president for global strategic security at Booz Allen, a job he held from 2002 to 2008.
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Fast forward to 2007. Vice Admiral Michael McConnell (ret.), Booz Allen’s then-senior vice president of policy, transformation, homeland security and intelligence analytics, was hired as the second czar of the new “Office of the Director of National Intelligence”, a post that oversees the work of Washington’s 17 intelligence agencies, which was coincidentally located just three kilometres from the company’s corporate headquarters.

Upon retiring as DNI, McConnell returned to Booz Allen in 2009, where he serves as vice chairman to this day. In August 2010, Lieutenant General James Clapper (ret), Booz Allen’s former vice president for military intelligence from 1997 to 1998, was hired as the fourth intelligence czar, a job he has held ever since. Indeed, one-time Booz Allen executives have filled the position five of the eight years of its existence.

http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/how-booz-allen-made-the-revolving-door-redundant/

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Thank you. Great succinct post. Zorra Aug 2013 #1
the media rarely mentions the corporate interests Enrique Aug 2013 #2
Media is cosolidated abelenkpe Aug 2013 #18
The media, including HuffPo, is a corporate interest. The fact that there are still people walking Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #52
Does bring private contracting back into the spotlight. DirkGently Aug 2013 #3
The NSA is far older than 911 nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #4
Now, if we just think that through while considering the TRILLIONS involved, we ineluctably---yes, WinkyDink Aug 2013 #11
This conclusion sucks. snort Aug 2013 #39
And here is how one of the many post-Nine Eleven truedelphi Aug 2013 #51
Jeebus, that's chilling. kath Aug 2013 #58
This OP would explain why the government has gone after snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5
So follow the money, as always. GoneFishin Aug 2013 #6
True, a zebra never changes its stripes. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #43
These intelligence penetrations hootinholler Aug 2013 #7
The main reason is that they can NOT have a successful whistleblower out there, FREE usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #8
Always Follow The Money - Corporate Oligarchs Despise Exposure cantbeserious Aug 2013 #9
"ties to the Carlyle Group and Bin Laden family." If only more Americans (including here) would WinkyDink Aug 2013 #10
As a matter of fact, I HAVE been thinking about that-- Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #24
+1 nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #40
Really? Recursion Aug 2013 #12
Or he hired on to a company for the sole reason of stealing states secrets, gave them uponit7771 Aug 2013 #13
Agreed. blackspade Aug 2013 #14
Of course that's a big part of it. The $$$. closeupready Aug 2013 #15
I don't need Glenn are comrad eddie to tell me anything. stonecutter357 Aug 2013 #16
Certainly, they couldn't top you in the spelling and grammar department. Th1onein Aug 2013 #44
LOL!! ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #46
'An inherent conflict of interest'! Exactly. Clapper is a perfect example of that conflict. He lied sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #17
Conflict of Interest once was taken seriously Deny and Shred Aug 2013 #20
The merging of the Corporate World and the State which is where we are now. So of course it isn't sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #22
We are in agreement. Deny and Shred Aug 2013 #29
Read this article from '94 about the CIA being used to help US corps against foreign competitors leveymg Aug 2013 #30
Interesting article. I have doubt that this has been going on for a long time. However, since 9/11 sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #34
There's yet another factor in this: Gen. Hayden's domestic program was spying before 9/11 leveymg Aug 2013 #35
Now we know who the enemy is. Fuddnik Aug 2013 #19
All avenues with access to Government revenue is under full corporate assault. JEB Aug 2013 #21
"Fascism"? No, Snowden is in trouble because he BROKE THE LAW! George II Aug 2013 #23
Well, bless your heart, honey! Th1onein Aug 2013 #45
Snowden is in "trouble" because he's reporting LAWMAKERS breaking the law. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #47
No, Fascism. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #48
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #25
The original post is presented without evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #26
It's true - Carlyle Group does have a majority ownership stake in Booz Allen leveymg Aug 2013 #37
Thanks for the link and excerpt. It looks interesting. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #54
Also, Clapper used to be a Booz Allen VP; Mike McConnell (DNI '07-'09) is now their vice chairman muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #55
Good material. Thanks for the link. I'm glad to be able to put the context around the facts. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #57
Very interesting Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #27
No, Snowden is in trouble because he stole four computers full of TS information jmowreader Aug 2013 #28
100% correct malaise Aug 2013 #31
How on earth to you expose privatization as Fascism to a Republican? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #41
People need to know and recognize fascism malaise Aug 2013 #53
People can't seem to recognize it in DU, SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #60
It is precisely Fascism..........nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #49
Sorry to tell you, but Snowden himself was a useful idiot for these same people......nt AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #32
When do you think he stopped? leveymg Aug 2013 #36
Nail meet hammer n/t warrprayer Aug 2013 #33
Why it always comes back to the same solution: Amonester Aug 2013 #38
The entirety of the Bush mal-administration was about the $. And the control, too...remember, it was silvershadow Aug 2013 #42
Bush didn't even win the fucking election. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #50
... AzDar Aug 2013 #56
Curious absence of certain DU posters is curious. Gregorian Aug 2013 #59
then maybe you can tell me why Republicans see Fascism as their Utopia. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #61
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