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Brennan Withdraws
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/25/2008
Brennan Withdraws
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His letter :
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
Brennan, Harding Slated For Top Intelligence Jobs
— 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 ... (more) Brennan, Harding Slated For Top Intelligence Jobs

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No Way. No How. No Brennan.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/21/2008
No Way. No How. No Brennan.
— 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 ... (more) No Way. No How. No Brennan.

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harpers.org - 11/25/2008
SCOTT HORTON—John Brennan for CIA? Think Again
— harpers.org — Today at a press conference in Chicago Barack Obama introduced his economic team. The market reacted by... giving the president-elect a big kiss, with the Dow closing up about 400 points. The team shaping up behind the new president will reassure many; ... (more) SCOTT HORTON—John Brennan for CIA? Think Again

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MoJo Blog Posts: mojo:  Glenn Greenwald, Andrew Sullivan Celebrate "Exceptional News": John Brennan Won't Be CIA Director

The Anonymous Liberal:  Score One for Sullivan/Greenwald

Balloon Juice:  Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble, When You’re Stupid In Every Way

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Glenn Greenwald, Andrew Sullivan Celebrate "Exceptional News": John Brennan Won't Be CIA Director
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... , had vociferously opposed Brennan on the grounds that he had reportedly supported the torture of terrorist detainees and the governments extraordinary rendition program. In his letter to Obama, Brennan writes that he "was not involved in the decision-making process for any of these controversial policies," but Greenwald emphasizes that being involved with the decision-making process was ...

Score One for Sullivan/Greenwald
The Anonymous Liberal — John Brennan has withdrawn his name from consideration for a high-ranking intelligence job in the Obama administration, citing "strong criticism in some quarters" of his role in the Bush administration. Though I've written in ...

Lord, It’s Hard To Be Humble, When You’re Stupid In Every Way
Balloon Juice — John Brennan takes himself out of consideration, and everyone’s favorite blowhard does a victory lap: Score one for the “morons.” See also Greenwald, a true champion here, who took up the struggle in the face of STFUism. The real comedy starts in the comments: Gee. I wonder if anyone insisted that Obama was pro-torture? Oh, yeah- BIG TENT DEMOCRAT DID, which is what started this whole thing off (and the moron has been baiting me for ...

Obama Asks Gates to Stay at Pentagon
Taylor Marsh — ... In other news, Brennan has removed his name for consideration at C.I.A. or D.N.I. Scott Horton runs down the problems with Brennan, whose stance on enhanced interrogations, what you and I would call torture, don’t exactly pass the Geneva Conventions test. Also see Greenwald on Brennan. ...

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