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Congratulations to the Young Reporters at the Huffington Post!

Grand Slam Huff Post!
“James Clapper,  Director of National Intelligence Who Misled Congress To Establish Surveillance Review Group” by Luke Johnson (posted earlier)

So just when we think POTUS is getting his Sh#t together,  he goes and steps into again.

What do I mean?

  Some of you may remember that in former blogs,   I have discussed the need for ‘transparency’ and ‘accountability’ with FISA appointments.   Obama responded:  He appointed an ‘independent prosecutor’ over a ‘more transparent’ appointment process in FISA.    In short,  Chief Justice Roberts of the Supreme Court will have to be ‘held accountable’ in the process of ‘selecting eleven new FISA judges’.   Now, that was a good thing!!!

But then POTUS goes and appoints James Clapper to oversee the new SURVEILLANCE REVIEW group!

  No one can be more unqualified to lead an ‘independent surveillance review group’ than the ‘pathological liar’ and ‘incompetent  sociopath’ –former USAF LT Gen James Clapper.

  His history as the Huff Post pointed out is ‘rife’ with ‘lies’ to congress,  incompetent performances as Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and many other ‘ill-gotten’ positions in which he served with ‘blatant public stupidity/incompetence’.    Don't forget his big fat position at Booz Allen….yep, that's where our money goes.

But don’t believe me.

 

Let’s look at James Clapper, the penultimate “military careerist”:

[1] Obama said...”We are forming a high level group of outside experts to review our entire intelligence and communication technologies…. consider  HOW WE CAN MAINTAIN THE TRUST OF THE PEOPLE….”

We are supposed to TRUST the very Clapper who denied that the USG was monitoring the USA—to CONGRESS!  (see video posted earlier @ 5.35 mins in)

Sen. Ron Wyden [R-Ore] asked him if the NSA collects any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans’? 

Clapper responded emphatically “NO!!!!”   Then the liar added,  “There are cases where they could be INADVERTENTLY PERHAPS COLLECTED,  BUT NOT WITTINGLY.”

  Give me a break!
  Are we really that stupid that we are going to accept a ‘born/bred/brainwashed  liar’s feeble apology--- erroneous statement’.

If you or I answered in the same way,   I can assure you that we would have been brought up on charges of ‘perjury’ and ‘obstruction of justice’---mucho years in the ‘slammer’.

Wait,  you haven’t heard anything yet.

  But be it as it may,  here is what Clapper’s past history is like….

[2]  In 2003,   then head of the NGA,  he attempted to explain the absence of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION in IRAQ [ a war this general who never fought a ‘terrorist’ in real life’ vehemently supported],   replied that the WMDs ‘UNQUESTIONABLY’  SHIPPED OUT OF IRAQ TO SYRIA and other countries before the AMERICAN INVASION!!!

Clapper said this DESPITE THE FACT THAT HIS OWN AGENCY HEAD at the NGA,  David Burpee,  reiterated to Congress that ‘we could not provide  FURTHER EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT  CLAPPER’S CLAIM’. 

HELLo!   We have a serious ‘legitimacy and veracity problem’ with Clapper.   Are you there White House?

 

But it’s not over yet,  folks!
In an interview on December 20, 2010 with Diane Sawyer of ABC News,   Clapper indicated he was completely UNAWARE OF THE TWELVE ALLEGED WOULD –BE TERRORISTS WHO HAD BEEN ARRESTED IN BRITAIN THAT DAY. 

  In February 2011,  when mass demonstrations were bringing down Egyptian President Mubarak’s presidency,  Clapper told a House Intelligence Committee Hearing that:
"The term Muslim Brotherhood… is a UNIQUE TERM for a VARIETY of movements in the case of Egypt which has ESCHEWED VIOLENCE and HAS DECLARED AL QAEDA AS A PERVERSION  OF ISLAM.."

  Please tell that to the Egyptian Security/Military forces who are now PHYSICALLY BATTLING THE NON-VIOLENT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD non-Al Qaeda connection.

In March 2011,  Clapper was heard at the US Senate Committee on Armed Services saying "that on the 2011 Libyan Civil  War .. over the LONG TERM  GADDAFI WILL PREVAIL."

  This position was questioned by Advisor Tom Donilon who had to disagree with the statement.   Thank God,   for Donilon’s intervention.   He is an ‘Old Carter’ foreign  policy hand.

I could go on and on….but you can watch the video I posted,  go to wikipedia and look up Clapper- see for yourself.  

MEMO to National Security Advisor Susan Rice:   please rethink your appointment if you want the American people to have ANY TRUST.   RETIRE CLAPPER NOW!!  SHUT down the DNI, its useless and COSTLY.  We need the money for other things….