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Topic: Obama to nominate
Brennan as CIA head |
Obama to nominate
Brennan as CIA head
BBC [UK], by Staff
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Posted By:Attercliffe, 1/7/2013 6:30:42 AM
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| US President Barack Obama is to nominate John Brennan as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the White House has said. Mr Brennan, who has worked for the CIA for a quarter of a century, is currently the president´s chief counter-terrorism adviser. Mr Brennan, who was considered for the role in 2008, is to be formally nominated later on Monday. His appointment must be confirmed by the Senate.
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Comments:
That´s the entire article from the Beeb.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Spidey, 1/7/2013 6:39:38 AM (No. 9102605)
He might be qualified due to simple experience but that won´t do any good if he´s just an Obama puppet in the job.
I can hardly keep up with all these musical chair appointments.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
god of irony, 1/7/2013 7:15:26 AM (No. 9102642)
He did a bang up job on Bengazhi.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
RCFlyer98, 1/7/2013 7:22:35 AM (No. 9102653)
Pun intended #2? Good job!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
vrb8m, 1/7/2013 7:35:59 AM (No. 9102673)
This guy is a voice double for Adam Gadahn, the American taliban.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
TruthAndJustice, 1/7/2013 7:41:59 AM (No. 9102684)
Great...Muslim, that couldn´t make it through confirmation before...holds the keys to Obama´s passport files and his mothers Kenyan travels...bet Lueutenant Quuarles wishes he could have weighed in here...but he´s dead.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jerseyden, 1/7/2013 9:51:08 AM (No. 9102947)
Kerry, Hagel, and Brennen. what could possibly go wrong.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 1/7/2013 11:03:12 AM (No. 9103095)
Lily-livered.
Obama: "Jump!"
Brennan: "How high?"
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