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Speaking Truth to Intelligence

Joe Cirincione | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Joe Cirincione

Cleaning out our stable of intelligence officials is a Herculean task. We are lucky to have men like Dennis Blair and Leon Panetta willing to sacrifice for the good of the nation.

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Leon Panetta Right Choice for CIA

Dan Glickman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Dan Glickman

Leon Panetta is a patriot, a veteran, and a consensus builder, and he will lead the CIA forthrightly and in full respect for the law and the Constitution. I frankly cannot think of a better choice.

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Lessons of Obama's First Cabinet Controversy

Gordon Goldstein | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Gordon Goldstein

Despite a nearly flawless transition period of astute, substantive and widely praised cabinet appointments, the Obama administration has unintentionally provoked its first controversy.

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If You Think Panetta's Wrong For CIA, You Might Be Part Of The Problem

Frank Naif | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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Frank Naif

If the Obama administration is serious about fixing US intelligence, there is a compelling logic to putting Panetta in charge at CIA.

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CIA Man: Spies' Reaction to Panetta "Overwhelmingly Negative"

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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A retired senior CIA operations officer who quit last summer after 20 years tracking terrorists says the rank-and-file reaction to President-elect Oba...

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The Bad Democrats Begin to Surface

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Tom D'Antoni

The next time you find yourself getting pissed off at Obama, say these words out loud,"George Bush."

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Putting The Law Back Into Intelligence

The Progress Report | Posted 02.06.2009 | Home

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To receive The Progress Report in your email inbox everyday, click here. Yesterday, press reports indicated that President-elect Obama had decided on...

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CIA: Parsing The Panetta Pick

William Bradley | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.

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Regarding Panetta: Let's Not Forget About Gates

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

Placing an inexperienced person like Leon Panetta at CIA for his clean hands and "managerial expertise" will cost lives on the day of the next domestic terrorist attack.

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Panetta

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Leon Panetta is an "unconventional" choice for CIA Director, a word Caroline Kennedy used to describe herself, but consider the corruption inherent in the more conventional options.

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Sorry Dianne: Panetta's a Great Choice for CIA Director

Phil Trounstine | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Phil Trounstine

Having frozen Panetta out of the California governor's race in 1998 by not deciding whether to run until he had no chance of lining up financial backing, now would be a good time to stand aside and let him rise to the occasion.

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New CIA Chief Must Be Anti-Torture

Jon Soltz | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Leon Panetta certainly understands intelligence. But, most importantly, he understands the importance of our intelligence apparatus operating on the moral, ethical, and legal high ground.

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Fuss Over Panetta Should Remind Hill Dems: It's Not About You

Art Brodsky | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Art Brodsky

Obama comes into office with a clear election mandate, and the last thing he needs is the public view of a bunch of squabbling Democrats (see: Burris, Roland) doing the GOP's work for it.

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Obama's Intel Picks Short On Direct Experience

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intel...

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Leon Panetta: CIA Director

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE 1/06: Marc Ambinder reports that President-elect Obama is confident that Leon Panetta won't face serious opposition, despite Democratic Senator...

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