Serial Killer Heads CIA
Saturday, March 9th, 2013. Filed under: Big Brother New World Order Orwellian World Secret Societies World at War
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Stephen Lendman
Activist Post
Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the president’s private army. Imperial Rome had its praetorian guard. It served and protected emperors.
CIA rogues work the same way. They do lots more than that.
Extrajudicial killing is prioritized. Much that goes on is
secret. Unaccountability keeps Congress and ordinary people uninformed.
Johnson said US presidents have “untrammeled control of the CIA.” It’s “probably (their) single most extraordinary power.”
It puts them beyond checks and balances. What’s constitutionally mandated doesn’t exist.
CIA originally had five missions. Four dealt with collection, coordination and dissemination of intelligence.
The fifth is vague. It lets agency operatives “perform such other
functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national
security as the National Security Council may direct.”
This mandate turned “CIA into the personal, secret, unaccountable
army of the president.” Doing so prioritizes lawless covert operations.
They include overthrowing democratically elected governments,
assassinating heads of state and key officials, propping up friendly
despots, snatching individuals for “extraordinary rendition,” treating
them harshly in torture prisons, and using drones as instruments of
state terror.
CIA is more active than ever, said Johnson. It’s mostly a global Mafia hit squad. It’s incompatible with democracy.
Its “bag of dirty tricks (reflects) a defining characteristic of the imperial presidency.”
Its “unchecked power” threatens freedom. Its existence “shorten(s)
the life of the American republic.” It “menace(s) democratic rule.”
On March 8, rogue senators approved John Brennan. They did so 63 –
34. He’s new CIA chief. Voting followed Rand Paul’s filibuster. After 13
hours, he caved.
He omitted explaining what’s most important. He refused to condemn
drone killing. He ignored Brennan’s previous and current role. He
focused solely on killing Americans. He stressed doing it domestically.
He took issue with Attorney General Eric Holder. He wrote Paul.
He said it’s OK to kill Americans domestically under “extraordinary” circumstances.
A brief follow-up letter assuaged Paul, saying:
and would not use drone strikes against American citizens on American
soil.”
Targeted assassinations reflect official US policy. They’re
longstanding. They occur worldwide. No one’s safe anywhere. Heads of
state are vulnerable. So are US citizens.
A bathroom break ended Paul’s filibuster. Serial killer Brennan now
heads CIA. He’s Obama’s maestro of murder. His mandate is kill, kill,
kill. Expect him to take full advantage. No one’s safe anywhere.
In January, the New York Daily News headlined “Pull back the curtain on drones,” saying:
“Brennan, more than any other single official, represents” Washington’s lethal drone policy.
“No politically appointed official in US history has played such a
prominent role in killing so many people outside of a war zone as John
Brennan.”
He was heavily involved in Bush/Cheney’s torture policy. A classified
Senate Intelligence Committee report includes lawless interrogation
practices.
Committee chairwoman Diane Feinstein
(D. CA) called it “one of the most significant oversight efforts in the
history of the United States Senate, and by far the most important
oversight activity ever conducted by this committee.”
(using) ‘enhanced-interrogation techniques’ were terrible mistakes.”
Neither she nor other congressional members do anything to stop them.
They continue aggressively under Obama. Feinstein knows but won’t say.
Straightaway in office, Obama planned to name Brennan CIA head. At
the time, The New York Times called it “politically difficult” to do so.
He chose Leon Panetta and David Petraeus instead. Michael Morell twice served as acting head. On March 8, Brennan took office.
Most Democrats support him. So do some Republicans. Congressional
profiles in courage are few and far between. They’re practically
non-existent.
Obama said “the Senate has recognized in John the qualities I value
so much – his determination to keep America safe, his commitment to
working with Congress, his ability to build relationships with foreign
partners, and his fidelity to the values that define us as a nation.”
He added that CIA’s now headed by one of its own. Under Brennan,
Murder, Inc. elevates to a higher level. He reflects ideological
extremism. He’s comfortable committing state terror.
Appointing him sanitizes crimes of war and crimes against humanity.
They’re too grave to ignore. Committing them is official US policy.
Expect drone wars to continue. They’ll expand worldwide. So will targeted assassinations.
Rule of law principles don’t matter. Imperial priorities take precedence. Counterterrorism takes no prisoners.
State-sponsored terror’s in good hands with John Brennan. Obama authorized him to kill.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book is titled How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com
and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the
Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays
at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs
are archived for easy listening. http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/
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Saturday, March 9th, 2013. Filed under: Big Brother New World Order Orwellian World Secret Societies World at War
Stephen Lendman
Activist Post
Chalmers Johnson called the CIA the president’s private army. Imperial Rome had its praetorian guard. It served and protected emperors.
CIA rogues work the same way. They do lots more than that.
Extrajudicial killing is prioritized. Much that goes on is
secret. Unaccountability keeps Congress and ordinary people uninformed.
Johnson said US presidents have “untrammeled control of the CIA.” It’s “probably (their) single most extraordinary power.”
It puts them beyond checks and balances. What’s constitutionally mandated doesn’t exist.
CIA originally had five missions. Four dealt with collection, coordination and dissemination of intelligence.
The fifth is vague. It lets agency operatives “perform such other
functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national
security as the National Security Council may direct.”
This mandate turned “CIA into the personal, secret, unaccountable
army of the president.” Doing so prioritizes lawless covert operations.
They include overthrowing democratically elected governments,
assassinating heads of state and key officials, propping up friendly
despots, snatching individuals for “extraordinary rendition,” treating
them harshly in torture prisons, and using drones as instruments of
state terror.
CIA is more active than ever, said Johnson. It’s mostly a global Mafia hit squad. It’s incompatible with democracy.
Its “bag of dirty tricks (reflects) a defining characteristic of the imperial presidency.”
Its “unchecked power” threatens freedom. Its existence “shorten(s)
the life of the American republic.” It “menace(s) democratic rule.”
On March 8, rogue senators approved John Brennan. They did so 63 –
34. He’s new CIA chief. Voting followed Rand Paul’s filibuster. After 13
hours, he caved.
He omitted explaining what’s most important. He refused to condemn
drone killing. He ignored Brennan’s previous and current role. He
focused solely on killing Americans. He stressed doing it domestically.
He took issue with Attorney General Eric Holder. He wrote Paul.
He said it’s OK to kill Americans domestically under “extraordinary” circumstances.
A brief follow-up letter assuaged Paul, saying:
It has come to my attention that you have now asked an
additional question: ‘Does the President have the authority to use a
weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American
soil?’
The answer to that question is no.He lied. So did Press Secretary Jay Carney. He said Obama “has not
and would not use drone strikes against American citizens on American
soil.”
Targeted assassinations reflect official US policy. They’re
longstanding. They occur worldwide. No one’s safe anywhere. Heads of
state are vulnerable. So are US citizens.
A bathroom break ended Paul’s filibuster. Serial killer Brennan now
heads CIA. He’s Obama’s maestro of murder. His mandate is kill, kill,
kill. Expect him to take full advantage. No one’s safe anywhere.
In January, the New York Daily News headlined “Pull back the curtain on drones,” saying:
“Brennan, more than any other single official, represents” Washington’s lethal drone policy.
“No politically appointed official in US history has played such a
prominent role in killing so many people outside of a war zone as John
Brennan.”
He was heavily involved in Bush/Cheney’s torture policy. A classified
Senate Intelligence Committee report includes lawless interrogation
practices.
Committee chairwoman Diane Feinstein
(D. CA) called it “one of the most significant oversight efforts in the
history of the United States Senate, and by far the most important
oversight activity ever conducted by this committee.”
The report uncovers startling details about the CIA
detention and interrogation program and raises critical questions about
intelligence operations and oversight.
I….believe this report will settle the debate once andShe added that creating “long term, clandestine ‘black sites’ and
for all over whether our nation should ever employ coercive
interrogation techniques such as those detailed in this report.
(using) ‘enhanced-interrogation techniques’ were terrible mistakes.”
Neither she nor other congressional members do anything to stop them.
They continue aggressively under Obama. Feinstein knows but won’t say.
Straightaway in office, Obama planned to name Brennan CIA head. At
the time, The New York Times called it “politically difficult” to do so.
He chose Leon Panetta and David Petraeus instead. Michael Morell twice served as acting head. On March 8, Brennan took office.
Most Democrats support him. So do some Republicans. Congressional
profiles in courage are few and far between. They’re practically
non-existent.
Obama said “the Senate has recognized in John the qualities I value
so much – his determination to keep America safe, his commitment to
working with Congress, his ability to build relationships with foreign
partners, and his fidelity to the values that define us as a nation.”
He added that CIA’s now headed by one of its own. Under Brennan,
Murder, Inc. elevates to a higher level. He reflects ideological
extremism. He’s comfortable committing state terror.
Appointing him sanitizes crimes of war and crimes against humanity.
They’re too grave to ignore. Committing them is official US policy.
Expect drone wars to continue. They’ll expand worldwide. So will targeted assassinations.
Rule of law principles don’t matter. Imperial priorities take precedence. Counterterrorism takes no prisoners.
State-sponsored terror’s in good hands with John Brennan. Obama authorized him to kill.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book is titled How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com
and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the
Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays
at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs
are archived for easy listening. http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/
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