Leaked Stratfor Emails Reveal Anti-Obama Prejudice

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Fred Burton


Embarrassing details continue to dribble out of the 5 million emails leaked from the private intelligence firm Stratfor, including the firm’s reference to President Barack Obama’s administration as the “Barry Hussein” White House.

The remark, made by Stratfor Vice President Fred Burton, appears to be a racially-charged insult aimed at the President Obama’s middle name.

Stratfor, which bills itself as a private CIA, has extensive contacts within the U.S. government and among the corporate world. Burton, the firm’s VP of intelligence, was a distinguished counter terrorism agent in the U.S. State Department before joining the company. More recently, he’s held posts in the Texas government, advising on security issues.

The email, from September 2010, is from an internal discussion about Bob Woodward’s book, Obama’s Wars, which had recently been released.

“The blow-back against the Barry Hussein WH will be via diplomatic channels as Woodwards statements and book reviews echo around the world,” Burton writes, while noting “our efforts in Afghanistan have been a failure (no offense to you and your personal heroic efforts.)”

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