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Jim Clapper Just Nuked the Trump Presidency
Spy bosses are by nature the most tight-lipped of people. Those who head our intelligence agencies got there in no small part by knowing precisely what to say to whom, when. In recent decades, as the heads of Western intelligence have emerged from the shadows and are expected to make occasional public statements, their utterances are customarily vague, requiring extensive tea-leaf analysis to derive their actual meanings.
Even in retirement, spymasters remain habitually enigmatic, and none has been more so than James Clapper, who is our nations most experienced spy boss. He retired as the Director of National Intelligence at the beginning of 2017, after over six years in that joba record. That capped off a career in our Intelligence Community that lasted more than a half-century and included the directorships of two of our nations spy agencies. Nobody knows the IC better than Clapper.
While his career had its ups and downsyou dont work in any trade for over 50 years without misstepsthe former far outweighed the latter. Clapper, a retired Air Force three-star general, is widely respected in national security circles, across partisan lines, as a guy who knows his stuff and focuses on the job. Naturally, hes exceptionally discreet as well.
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Clapper went considerably further yesterday in his appearance on CNNs The Lead, in which he finally let his top secret mask drop to say what he really thinks about our 45th president:
More: http://observer.com/2017/12/james-clapper-tells-cnn-donald-trump-is-vladimir-putins-kremlin-asset/
Spy bosses are by nature the most tight-lipped of people. Those who head our intelligence agencies got there in no small part by knowing precisely what to say to whom, when. In recent decades, as the heads of Western intelligence have emerged from the shadows and are expected to make occasional public statements, their utterances are customarily vague, requiring extensive tea-leaf analysis to derive their actual meanings.
Even in retirement, spymasters remain habitually enigmatic, and none has been more so than James Clapper, who is our nations most experienced spy boss. He retired as the Director of National Intelligence at the beginning of 2017, after over six years in that joba record. That capped off a career in our Intelligence Community that lasted more than a half-century and included the directorships of two of our nations spy agencies. Nobody knows the IC better than Clapper.
While his career had its ups and downsyou dont work in any trade for over 50 years without misstepsthe former far outweighed the latter. Clapper, a retired Air Force three-star general, is widely respected in national security circles, across partisan lines, as a guy who knows his stuff and focuses on the job. Naturally, hes exceptionally discreet as well.
... snip
Clapper went considerably further yesterday in his appearance on CNNs The Lead, in which he finally let his top secret mask drop to say what he really thinks about our 45th president:
I think this past weekend is illustrative of what a great case officer Vladimir Putin is. He knows how to handle an asset, and thats what hes doing with the president
You have to remember Putins background. Hes a KGB officer. Thats what they do. They recruit assets. And I think some of that experience and instincts of Putin has come into play here in his managing of a pretty important account for him, if I could use that term, with our president.
More: http://observer.com/2017/12/james-clapper-tells-cnn-donald-trump-is-vladimir-putins-kremlin-asset/
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All we need now is a, "Don Lemon utterly obliterates ridiculously over-the-top article headlines!"
tandem5
Dec 2017
#35
We know members of Congress have taken Russian money. And some speaking out on Russia's behalf.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2017
#8
Pres Obama & his admin did everything they could & were stymied by politicians up & down the line
Hekate
Dec 2017
#16
Because we do not aspire to be like all those countries where assassination overrules elections...
Hekate
Dec 2017
#46
Not just words,they're damning words to counter trump's assault on the rule of law.
alfredo
Dec 2017
#17
As Long As They Pass Massive Tax Cuts for Their Corporate Overlords, Republicans Don't Care
dlk
Dec 2017
#13
It really is a label that fits the facts as the public has seen them, and it will stick
bucolic_frolic
Dec 2017
#18
Clapper is in a far better position than the rest of the country to say that with authority.
Nitram
Dec 2017
#43
You personally had access to raw intelligence about Trump Campaign collusion with Russia?
Nitram
Dec 2017
#47
Perhaps I misunderstood you. Who are the "others [who] have observed [the same thing] for months."
Nitram
Dec 2017
#52
Trump hasn't been officially identified and prosecuted yet. Mueller's working on it.
Nitram
Dec 2017
#42
I am curious as to why Observer publishes stuff like this? Joseph Meyer is Jared Kushner's
japple
Dec 2017
#27
That hurts! I imagine that caught the attention of conservatives who still have respect for our
Nitram
Dec 2017
#41
Trump's base doesn't care. They like Russia, cuz they hate gays & brown people, too.
CrispyQ
Dec 2017
#45