What Obama's Pick of Leon Panetta May Signal About the CIA
He served as a representative to Congress from 1976 until 1993, when he was picked to be director of the Office of Management and Budget and later chief of staff for President Bill Clinton. He was seen as a driving force behind balancing the federal budget. He then went on to help guide Clinton's winning 1996 re-election bid.
Seen by many as a reasoned voice inside the Clinton White House, he advised Clinton not to respond to goading from conservatives after a public spat with North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms. "We can't just react," Panetta counseled, "every time Jesse Helms decides to push his crazy buttons." He would later advise the president to be more forthcoming about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
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Reader Comments
encouragements to CIA agents around the world
just a young Cameroonian giving encouragements to CIA agents around the world.Can you people higher me to be part of your organization at any level.
Obama the people President
The elitist of this country are trying to put fear into the minds of the America people by using the word socialism when it comes to the government for the people, by the people is making ways for then to live the American's dream which is a right by their constitution. Their fear is that their control of the vast wealth for themselves is no longer a right,so they are crying out the word socialism.The people of America eyes are open to their elitist doctrine that if you work hard then you can become one of them. Well the vast amount of citizen(95%)are working hard every day and they are losing their homes,unable to save the funds for their children education,can't pay the medical bills, have to give their pets up for adoption,etc, etc.
My mother will tell me " God don"t sleep". This America is a praying nation and I fell that the nation praises final reach the Heavens and we have today a president for the people,by the people.
CIA Professionals
Mike Hayden is well-respected by CIA insiders because he knows his stuff. Panetta comes in without the inside knowledge or technical intelligence expertise, but appears his appointment was mostly for political expediency and to let President Obama retain some control over this historically highly controversial agency. Contrast Panetta with Cheney's attempt to take over the CIA 5 years ago when CIA's heads were cut off and replaced. This is a much more orderly and respectable transition. It would have been beneficial for continuity were Hayden allowed to stay, but too many Demos have targeted him over spying. The reality is criminals, corporations, and foreign enemies do more spying on Americans than our government ever will or will be allowed to do. The ISPs, cell companies and call centers all have imbedded moles from foreign spy agencies, organized crime, and competitors who spy and share private details on most Americans everyday. And there's nothing being done to stop these abuses as long as people and politicians are focused on punishing and criticizing the CIA and taking away their ability to spy on our enemies abroad (and their domestic conspirators).
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