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Showing Original Post only (View all)C'mon people. Use your noggin. Obama knew, and approved of it. [View all]
What's the difference between these two statements:
1. General Alexander "did not discuss with President Obama in 2010 an alleged foreign intelligence operation involving German Chancellor Merkel, nor has he ever discussed alleged operations involving Chancellor Merkel. News reports claiming otherwise are not true".
2. "The NSA did not share with President Obama the existence of any foreign intelligence operations directly involving German Chancellor Merkel."
Which was the actual statement? Which was not? Why do you think that is?
Think!
When the Outrageous! Outrageous! IRS scandal broke because someone at the IRS stupidly thought the phrase "Tea Party" in an organization name might possibly mean it was a political organization, Obama immediately fired the IRS head who had zero to do with the awful, terrible, horrible mistake. Zero. Wasn't in charge when it happened, wasn't under his control, yet he was on the street.
By contrast, Starship Commander Keith Alexander is still in place after letting a 29-year-old new-hire contractor walk off with the jewels of US intelligence, and now after allegedly failing to tell the President that we're tapping the phone lines of allies.
Why?
Think.