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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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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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salon.com - 11/25/2008

Exceptional news: John Brennan won't be CIA Director or DNI - Glenn Greenwald

— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) This is really exceptional news on multiple levels -- the best political... news I've heard since the election: Brennan out of running for top intel post John Brennan, President-elect Barack Obama's top adviser on ... (more) Exceptional news: John Brennan won't be CIA Director or ...

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Brennan withdraws his name from consideration for CIA.
Think Progress — In a letter to President-elect Obama, John Brennan has asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration as CIA director. A number of bloggers had raised concerns that Brennan, who has supported Bush’s interrogation and detention policies in the past, was being considered for the position. Glenn Greenwald wrote that Brennan “was an ardent supporter of torture and one of the most emphatic advocates of FISA expansions and telecom immunity.” In his letter Tuesday, Brennan informed Obama that he did not want to be a distraction. ...

Score One for Sullivan/Greenwald
The Anonymous Liberal — ... citing "strong criticism in some quarters" of his role in the Bush administration. Though I've written in quasi-defense of selecting someone like Brennan to be DNI, I am relieved and encouraged by the way this has played out. In reading Brennan's letter, you'd think that the prospect of his appointment had ignited some sort of media firestorm. The reality, though, is that the most prominent opponents of his appointment were bloggers, in particular Glenn Greenwald, Andrew Sullivan, and Scott Horton. The mainstream media has barely touched the ...

Brennan withdraws his name from consideration for CIA.
The Hollywood Liberal — ... President-elect Obama, John Brennan has asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration as CIA director. A number of bloggers had raised concerns that Brennan, who has supported Bush’s interrogation and detention policies in the past, was being considered for the position. Glenn Greenwald wrote that Brennan “was an ardent supporter […] In a letter to President-elect Obama, John Brennan has asked that his name be withdrawn from consideration as CIA director. A number of bloggers had raised concerns that Brennan, who has supported Bush’s ...

The Hayden Record: Condoning Torture, Destroying Evidence, Misleading Congress
Think Progress — ... are advocating on his behalf: “It’s unfair to blame Hayden for things that occurred long before he took the job. But he deserves credit for standing up for the folks over there at CIA, even though a lot of the stuff he has dealt with didn’t happen on his watch,” said an intelligence official. Former CIA analyst John Brennan was compelled to withdraw his name from consideration, after a number of bloggers, led by Glenn Greenwald, raised concerns that he had supported Bush’s ...