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It was on EVERY major newscast. It IS a big story, whether you want to call it one or not. And as the Obama menstruation admits, Clapper should have known about it.
The issue for me is, at first Clapper's spokespeople lied, said he knew about it but Sawyer's question was "too ambiguous." Then later, Clapper admitted he had no idea about the London arrests. It's this changing of the story that should have you wondering what the hell these people are actually doing. Why the need to lie? He did NOT know about it, straight up.
At minimum, I believe the INTEL CHIEF should be up on world events, especially when it comes to FOILED TERROR PLOTS WITH A DOZEN ARRESTS!
Don't you?
Try reading for comprehension. Works wonders.
I said that General Clapper should have known about it. What part of that did you fail to comprehend?
But I also pointed out that just because it's in the news does NOT mean that it's worth noting from an intelligence perspective. News does not drive intelligence. In the political arena, the news drives how we perceive political appointees. That's obvious by the way you think this is a major event. But in the serious business of intelligence collection, it does not nor should it. Don't worry, as PT Barnum said, there's one born every minute.
You're trying to tie General Clapper's competency in with the Obama administration. That's pretty stupid on your part. You clearly don't know shit about General Clapper. You don't know how well he is respected in the intelligence community by the real professionals who do the dirty work.
I've agreed that it's a shame this debacle may cloud the true contributions made by Jim Clapper. But I disagree that he's clueless about what's going on or that he's incompetent.
What I will admit to is that I have a strong prejudice against the so-called professional news media. Started in Grenada when they simply made shit up just to sell the story. So I'll admit that I tend to be skeptical about anything that comes from the media: CNN, FOX, ABC, PBS, you name it. However, in this particular instance, I also happen to know General Clapper. So I'll go along with how this incident did not bode well for him; how someone on his staff fucked up royally; but I won't buy your silly notion that General Clapper doesn't know what he's doing.
Fair enough, cupcake?