Right-Winger Jack Posobiec, Retweeted by Trump, Is Navy Intel Officer

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WASHINGTON — A right-wing activist who brought attention to debunked conspiracy theories — and who gained new prominence when he was retweeted by President Donald Trump this week — is a U.S. naval intelligence officer detailed to a reserve unit, Navy service records show.John Michael Posobiec III's security clearance is currently suspended, according to a U.S. official, who did not disclose the reason for the suspension.

Posobiec, who goes by Jack, is a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy Reserves, assigned to Joint Reserve Intelligence Support Element Dekalb. From March 2014 through March 2017 he was assigned to a Reserve Intelligence Unit at Office of Naval Intelligence's Naval Maritime Intelligence Center in Washington.

During that time frame, Posobiec used his social media accounts to draw attention to false theories, including the rumor that former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered for leaking emails to Wikileaks.

He also delved into the so-called Pizzagate theory, which posited that Hillary Clinton was running a pedophile ring out of a pizzeria. Shortly after the election, Posobiec visited Comet Pizza and posted a video in which he talked in a seemingly joking way about trying to find out what's happening in the bathroom.

He also promoted, through Twitter, leaked emails from the campaign of French President Emmanuel Macron.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/right-winger-jack-posobiec-retweeted-trump-navy-intel-officer-n793191

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1. My first thought was "which" Navy? n/m

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2. Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Article 134 is a "catch-all" for many offenses that are not covered by other specific articles of the UCMJ.

Article 134. General article:
Though not specifically mentioned in this chapter, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces, and crimes and offenses not capital, of which persons subject to this chapter may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.

I would think that being an organizer for a racist organization could be seen as bringing discredit upon the armed forces!!!

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3. I was an investigator for DOD.

It would surprise you as to how many people are assigned, by the grand pooba of whatever group they belong to, to join the military and try to get into units that will teach explosives, tactics, intelligence and other. Other people join voluntarily in the hope it will give them more prestige in their group. These groups are not just limited to the white idiots. Blacks, gangbangers, drug runners, religious, or so they claim, nuts, just about any minority group that feels they need to “prepare” for whatever it is they fear, see the military as a way to get into the system and/or gain the training they can use for the benefit of their cause or criminal endeavor. Fortunately, the majority of them are weeded out before they can actually get what they seek.