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Sienna86

(2,153 posts)
56. If he lost his security clearance, how can he be an advisor!?
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 11:04 AM
Mar 2015

Maybe it's not official until the paperwork is done.

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Which precautions would you suggest...? Oktober Mar 2015 #1
I prefer to point out the hypocrisy of prosecuting and imprisoning some for doing much less bigtree Mar 2015 #3
+1000 nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #21
Maybe not involving him in Top Secret discussions? hatrack Mar 2015 #4
The circumstances under which he disclosed it were certainly unique... Oktober Mar 2015 #9
Petraeus Mistress Got Black Books Full of Code Words, Spy Names, and Obama Briefings bigtree Mar 2015 #15
Really? You don't think a guy who cheats on his wife won't cheat again? Nt riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #18
Not if he is trying to reset his career path... Oktober Mar 2015 #22
He's continuing along the SAME career path. That's exactly the point riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #24
The administration would seem to disagree with you... Oktober Mar 2015 #26
The Administration is confirming what many of us already know riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #28
What was manning's torture again? Oktober Mar 2015 #29
23 hour lockdown JonLP24 Mar 2015 #30
Also she was kept naked in solitary confinement. Wasn't allowed anything to read or write riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #39
Tried to answer the question best I can without digging for links JonLP24 Mar 2015 #40
No worries! I happen to have the Amnesty links on her treatment bookmarked riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #41
If I remember correctly didn't most of that start after he made a suicidal comment... Oktober Mar 2015 #53
Nope. It started as soon as he was arrested. Spent 2 months in an 8x8x8 ft wire cage riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #57
Naked for years eh... Oktober Mar 2015 #59
Even the UN special counsel on torture believes it riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #38
Thank you.. whathehell Mar 2015 #33
What the 'last bout cost him.'? elias49 Mar 2015 #10
Do you think that was the only price he paid? Oktober Mar 2015 #23
rank does have its privileges bigtree Mar 2015 #31
Did you respond to the right post? Oktober Mar 2015 #32
what 'price' do you think he's paid? bigtree Mar 2015 #35
i'm sure he was a little embarrassed frylock Mar 2015 #44
He has no security clearance. The WH would be breaking the same laws TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #50
I guess they disagree with you Oktober Mar 2015 #52
Well, I disagree with them. Obama does some stupid and sleazy things TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #54
Sounds like a great way to get around FOIA roadblocking. Orrex Mar 2015 #2
What road blocking? Codifying settled law is now "road blocking"? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #5
I'll bet you're a laugh riot at parties. Orrex Mar 2015 #11
Indeed, being in grasp of the facts and legal history does attract a lot of attention and discussion Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #13
As opposed to your abject humorlessness and your drab hyper-literalism Orrex Mar 2015 #16
Not everyone agrees with me, if most folks did that would concern me the most.. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #19
Who is "O"? There is no evidence any information "leaked" to anyone...speculation is not evidence. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #6
I guess they have his word on that at the WH bigtree Mar 2015 #7
Is there evidence of any leaks? Yes or no? The military information the man has was not also ejaculated. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #8
weak bigtree Mar 2015 #12
Ditto, "B". Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #14
hey! bigtree Mar 2015 #17
Reducing President Obama's ACTUAL name to that used on certain other sites...how weak is that? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #20
it's abbreviated for twitter, for gawd's sakes bigtree Mar 2015 #25
Please stop with the gross, whathehell Mar 2015 #36
Words have different meanings in different contexts..for example... Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #37
LOL..You can put that dictionary back on its shelf now whathehell Mar 2015 #42
Bro, some folks just like to trash dictionaries. And metaphor.....free country, no offence taken. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #43
LOL! whathehell Mar 2015 #47
I am in the 101st percentile......!! On the Internet comment boards folks can be anything they want! Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #48
Goody Goo for you, dear! whathehell Mar 2015 #58
TS convos w/Obama, shared them with his mistress, and now O continues to have TS Autumn Mar 2015 #27
I'm on your side here, Autumn whathehell Mar 2015 #45
Yes it is gratuitous and sexist. Above all, what is offensive to the very core of Autumn Mar 2015 #49
Demoted up the ladder. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #34
Veterans For Peace . . FairWinds Mar 2015 #46
Peehaps Snowden could advise them on hackers. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #51
OF COURSE he gets treated like royalty, never mind the fact that others of lesser rank Rex Mar 2015 #55
If he lost his security clearance, how can he be an advisor!? Sienna86 Mar 2015 #56
He's not really an advisor. The WH is afraid of what he'll say if they piss him TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #60
POTUS is keeping this enemy close. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #61
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