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In reply to the discussion: Corporate Fury Over NSA's Contracting Ties Is Why Snowdon In Trouble. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,157 posts)55. Also, Clapper used to be a Booz Allen VP; Mike McConnell (DNI '07-'09) is now their vice chairman
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 Allens 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 Washingtons 17 intelligence agencies, which was coincidentally located just three kilometres from the companys 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 Allens 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/
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.
...
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.
...
Fast forward to 2007. Vice Admiral Michael McConnell (ret.), Booz Allens 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 Washingtons 17 intelligence agencies, which was coincidentally located just three kilometres from the companys 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 Allens 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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Corporate Fury Over NSA's Contracting Ties Is Why Snowdon In Trouble. [View all]
TheMastersNemesis
Aug 2013
OP
The media, including HuffPo, is a corporate interest. The fact that there are still people walking
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#52
Now, if we just think that through while considering the TRILLIONS involved, we ineluctably---yes,
WinkyDink
Aug 2013
#11
The main reason is that they can NOT have a successful whistleblower out there, FREE
usGovOwesUs3Trillion
Aug 2013
#8
"ties to the Carlyle Group and Bin Laden family." If only more Americans (including here) would
WinkyDink
Aug 2013
#10
Or he hired on to a company for the sole reason of stealing states secrets, gave them
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#13
'An inherent conflict of interest'! Exactly. Clapper is a perfect example of that conflict. He lied
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#17
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
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
Snowden is in "trouble" because he's reporting LAWMAKERS breaking the law.
ConcernedCanuk
Aug 2013
#47
The original post is presented without evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#26
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
No, Snowden is in trouble because he stole four computers full of TS information
jmowreader
Aug 2013
#28
Sorry to tell you, but Snowden himself was a useful idiot for these same people......nt
AverageJoe90
Aug 2013
#32
The entirety of the Bush mal-administration was about the $. And the control, too...remember, it was
silvershadow
Aug 2013
#42
then maybe you can tell me why Republicans see Fascism as their Utopia.
SleeplessinSoCal
Aug 2013
#61