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The most obvious knock on Fiorinas newly announced presidential bid is that she has never been elected to any government office. But during the Bush presidency, Fiorina walked the corridors of the CIA and other high offices of government, assembling recommendations for national-security policy and developing a close working relationship with some of the most powerful officials in the administration.
Shes already begun to cite these years in an attempt to counter those critics who say she lacks the experience needed to be commander-in-chief. When Hayden moved to the CIA, Deitz became his senior counselor. He served as the CIAs main liaison to the advisory board, although he says Hayden and Fiorina had regular private lunch meetings. The board had a lot of egos these were people from academia, retired three- and four-star generals, big poobahs from private industry, Deitz remembers. It was a challenging board to run. She would generally sit quietly, ask questions, but you never got a sense she was dominating or big-footing but by the end of the meeting, she had gotten exactly what she wanted. . . . Polite, but you couldnt push her around.
During the Bush presidency, Fiorina walked the corridors of the CIA and other high offices of government, assembling recommendations for national security policy and developing a close working relationship with some of the most powerful officials in the administration. At first a member and then the chair of the advisory board, Fiorina had more or less the highest security clearance, Deitz says. The board would meet roughly twice a month, running through an agenda determined by what was concerning Hayden the most.
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niyad
(113,393 posts)so many of my friends out of work--not to mention, having to train their oversees replacements.
great
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)yes INDEED
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Skittles
(153,169 posts)but, possibly pizza
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)MisterP
(23,730 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)She may be the Face of the Future, selected representatives for the various corporations "serving" in Wall Street-on-the-Potomac. In her case, the Carlyle Group.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)It seems they have the deck stacked every way they can- We can assume from this that she has been involved in the Bushco/DLC operations to a dangerous extent.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)If Jeb fails, the Intelligence elites have Fiorino in place.
arikara
(5,562 posts)?
Hydra
(14,459 posts)She'll probably get her own invite soon depending on how well she does here.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)This is as inside as it gets.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Last edited Tue Sep 29, 2015, 07:53 AM - Edit history (1)
Often underestimated, a trait they have leveraged into positions of panopticon power.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)She scares the hell out of me.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)But that seems to be a common trait of highly successful war criminals. She and Hayden both seem headed for glory.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)We can only speculate. Would be nice if Greenwald would do some digging.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Mutual blackmail is far more commonplace than most believe possible both in domestic and international politics. There's lots of material with these two.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)was given such clearance and de facto authority.