Surf n Turf
06-12-2013, 17:56
If he resigned ---- why at this time ?
If he is on the Presidents Intelligence Advisory Board, can Obama claim “executive Privilege” for Morell’s testimony before a congressional committee ?
That would be interesting :munchin
SnT
Deputy CIA director Mike Morell resigns
Fox News is quoting his statement as saying “It’s time for my family,” but I can’t remotely believe this guy would quit now in the middle of a Category Five natsec hurricane knowing how suspicious it would look if he didn’t have a more compelling reason than that. Is he being squeezed out because there’s some more damning leak to come and the White House wants to get out in front of it by dispatching with the person or persons responsible?
If his name sounds familiar, it’s because Morell was the guy who signed off on the now infamous edit of the CIA’s Benghazi talking points that removed references to previous warnings about jihadi activity in the area. Is today’s resignation related to that, or is it related somehow to the NSA/PRISM/Snowden clusterfark?
Update: Morell to join Obama’s intel advisory board
Morell, widely admired both within the intelligence community and Capitol Hill, is a veteran of the CIA’s analytical division, rather than undercover espionage, and had worked at the agency for 33 years.
He will join the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, the White House said.
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/12/breaking-deputy-cia-director-mike-morell-resigns/
If he is on the Presidents Intelligence Advisory Board, can Obama claim “executive Privilege” for Morell’s testimony before a congressional committee ?
That would be interesting :munchin
SnT
Deputy CIA director Mike Morell resigns
Fox News is quoting his statement as saying “It’s time for my family,” but I can’t remotely believe this guy would quit now in the middle of a Category Five natsec hurricane knowing how suspicious it would look if he didn’t have a more compelling reason than that. Is he being squeezed out because there’s some more damning leak to come and the White House wants to get out in front of it by dispatching with the person or persons responsible?
If his name sounds familiar, it’s because Morell was the guy who signed off on the now infamous edit of the CIA’s Benghazi talking points that removed references to previous warnings about jihadi activity in the area. Is today’s resignation related to that, or is it related somehow to the NSA/PRISM/Snowden clusterfark?
Update: Morell to join Obama’s intel advisory board
Morell, widely admired both within the intelligence community and Capitol Hill, is a veteran of the CIA’s analytical division, rather than undercover espionage, and had worked at the agency for 33 years.
He will join the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, the White House said.
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/12/breaking-deputy-cia-director-mike-morell-resigns/