What the everloving F*?? Trump/Bannon crony to "investigate" US intelligence agencies?????

[Squinch]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies-stephen-feinberg.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to assign a New York billionaire to lead a broad review of American intelligence agencies, according to administration officials, an effort that members of the intelligence community fear could curtail their independence and reduce the flow of information that contradicts the president’s worldview.

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Mr. Feinberg, who has close ties to Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s chief strategist, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, declined to comment on his possible position. The White House, which is still working out the details of the intelligence review, also would not comment.

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On an array of issues — including the Iran nuclear deal, the utility of NATO, and how best to combat Islamist militancy — much of the information and analysis produced by American intelligence agencies contradicts the policy positions of the new administration. The divide is starkest when it comes to Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin, whom Mr. Trump has repeatedly praised while dismissing American intelligence assessments that Moscow sought to promote his own candidacy.

If this goes forward, we need another march to clog the streets of America's cities. These assholes do NOT belong in the inner circles of our intelligence services.

This just keeps feeling more and more dire.

[Pachamama]

1. Just how the hell do they plan to "investigate" intelligence services? Does this man have any law

...enforcement authority? Does he or will he qualify for Security Clearances? Does this Feinberg think he can just go investigate and get information about and from the intelligence services?

Seriously? Is this even to be considered not a joke?

[Else You Are Mad]

2. I would be surprised if they didn't pick such a person. Nt.

[HoneyBadger]

3. He apparently owns DynCorp

"By 2003, roughly half of DynCorp's business came from managing the IT departments of the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, among others."

Who knew that the CIA, FBI and SEC did not manage their own IT? I assume that they regularly audit IT for those clients.

[Kindnesscostszero]

5. He is all about war.

Had billion dollar+ contracts in Iraq to train police officers, among other things..that never ended up getting done. IT was not the bulk of it, from my understanding. He owns 18 or so arms and ammo manufacturers/co' s and private military bases.

Perhaps Trump thinks he can scare Intels with this guy. Who knows. If so, it is a dangerous game. Trump is a mental midget in 3d chess, methinks.

[Amaryllis]

4. Anyone know if congress has anything to say about this? Are there NO checks and balances?