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2019-02-17 Government

Former Intel Officer Tony Shaffer on How the FBI Became a Political Tool Under Obama ‐ American Thought Leaders

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-17 01:16|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Oh, FBI was political long before Obama. For example, Nixon was hardly the Evil Incarnate depicted in popular histories.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-02-17 02:16|| 2019-02-17 02:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Good article, rtwt.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2019-02-17 07:23|| 2019-02-17 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Prosecutions of crimes committed by those in the cabal would help to restore the rule of law and the tarnished reputations of the DOJ and FBI. However, there are other agencies that also need a healthy look and clean-up. Enough of the "shadow government" crap by unelected, self-important bureaucrats (read as conspirators).

Posted by JohnQC 2019-02-17 09:11|| 2019-02-17 09:11|| Front Page Top

#4 Although this may be small potatoes relatively, it's worth noting the opportunity cost of this foolishness. We're up to our teeth in cybercrime, both domestic and foreign, and chasing cybercrimes down is resource-intensive. But apparently "we've" decided that extensively interviewing Trump's second cousin twice removed is a better use of DOJ/FBI resources. And the interviewers are our "top men", at least in the Indiana Jones sense of the term.

Posted by Matt 2019-02-17 14:01|| 2019-02-17 14:01|| Front Page Top

#5 The joke from the get go was that China, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Turkey and all kinds of other bad actors have been conducting cyberwarfare activities for the past few decades ever since the Internet was invented. Baraq had eight long years to do something about it and yet he did nothing except to falsely accuse Trump of hacking the DNC email server and phishing John Podesta. Podesta, BTW, is so stupid that he deserved to get phished.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-02-17 14:33|| 2019-02-17 14:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Podesta, BTW, is so stupid that he deserved to get phished.

Podesta, the guy that used "Password" for his password. No one will think of that (sarc).

Posted by JohnQC 2019-02-17 15:46|| 2019-02-17 15:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Do you want to restore the FBI to health? Start by jailing McCabe and Comey, and prosecuting Rosenswine, and firing those who botched and covered for Clinton's crimes. Show the rank and file that integrity matters.

Posted by Boss Spoper5850 2019-02-17 16:22|| 2019-02-17 16:22|| Front Page Top

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