anonymousliberal.com - 11/21/2008
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Various reports have indicated that John Brennan, a man who worked closely with George Tenet at the CIA during the early part of the Bush administration, is Obama's likely choice as Director of National Intelligence. For a number of reasons, those of us who are concerned with civil liberties, ...
salon.com - 11/16/2008
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salon.com —
(updated below) Last Wednesday, I wrote : It
simply is noteworthy of comment and cause for concern...
-- though far from conclusive about what Obama will do -- that Obama's transition chief for intelligence policy, John Brennan, was an ardent supporter ...
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John Brennan and Bush's interrogation/detention policies ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
Democratic and national security sources say that former
National Counterrorism Center head John Brennan remains the favorite...
to be nominated director of the Central Intelligence Agency even as his pending appointment raises the hackles of some Obama ...
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Brennan, Harding Slated For Top Intelligence Jobs
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Marc reports the Republican, former chief-of-staff for George
Tenet (who authorized war crimes as CIA head), admirer...
of Dick Cheney, CEO of the company one of whose contract employees improperly accessed Obama's and McCain's passports, and ...
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No Way. No How. No Brennan.
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John Brennan, Torture-Tainted CIA Prospect, Alarms Obama Supporters
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Blogger and lawyer Anonymous Liberal says he shares their concerns, but he doesn't think the possibility is quite so dire. He points out that Brennan's actual involvement in illegal Bush-era programs is unclear, and that intelligence agencies don't set policy. ...
No Way. No How. No Brennan, Ctd.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Anonymous Liberal counters: The universe of people who have the experience and expertise necessary
to competently oversee our enormous intelligence apparatus is very
small. When looking for someone to run our intelligence agencies, a
candidate's competency from an operational standpoint is arguably more
important that his policy views (remember that policy decisions are
generally made by others, a point I'll get to in a moment). I understand this point. But any confusion about a clear break with Bush-Cheney destroys Obama's potential for a ...
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