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| Obama Taps Treasury Terror, Intelligence Chief for CIA |
| 2015-01-10 |
[AnNahar]. President Barack ObamaPot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though.... appointed the U.S. Treasury's anti-terrorism and financial intelligence chief David Cohen to the number-two position in the Central Intelligence Agency, the spy agency said Friday. Cohen, 51, has served as the Treasury's under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence since June 2011, fighting terrorism, weapons and drug trafficking, money laundering and other financial crimes. "I look forward to his insights, expertise, and energy as we address the growing number and diversity of national security challenges facing America today," CIA Director John Brennan said. The U.S. Treasury Department is rare among financial agencies in having its own intelligence operation. Under Cohen, this has sought to snuff out the sources of financing for the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group and target sanctions against Iran and Russia. He will become CIA deputy director in February, replacing Avril Haines who is departing CIA to be Obama's deputy national security adviser. A lawyer by training, Cohen first joined the Treasury in 1999. He helped craft the legislation that formed the USA Patriot Act, passed after the 9/11 2001 terror attacks to battle terrorism and terrorism financing. He returned to the Treasury in 2009 after practicing law in private practice for seven years. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 Well John Adams was a lawyer too, as well as a good portion of the founding fathers. However, John Adams and the others had a desire to drive the knife home to get what they want. Modern lawyers seem to just want to argue more. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-01-10 19:16 |
| #4 A lawyer by training There's your problem. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-01-10 09:51 |
| #3 "I look forward to his insights, expertise, and energy as we address the growing number and diversity of national security challenges facing America today," CIA Director John Brennan said. All of which points to John Brennan as the man calling the shots within the regime. Klingon musical chairs and tentacles deeply embedded in key nodes at State, Treasury and IRS. Little wonder Lois Lerner and her misdeeds have been so shrouded. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-10 03:43 |
| #2 He helped craft the legislation that formed the USA Patriot Act THAT sure makes me feel confident about him. (sarc) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-01-10 00:23 |
| #1 So, less than 10 years federal service in Treasury and now he is No 2 at the CIA. What could go wrong? /s |
| Posted by: tipover 2015-01-10 00:19 |