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re: The Man Who Knows Too Much...Snowden Related
Posted on 6/20/14 at 4:42 pm to boosiebadazz
Posted on 6/20/14 at 4:42 pm to boosiebadazz
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Congress can be briefed on it in a session that is closed to the public.
I agree. However, the poster I responded to didn't think that was necessary. Had he requested that then that would have been the same as a yes.
So, I am sure after the hearing, when no one could see, a secret meeting was called to clarify the lie. *sarcasm*
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 4:43 pm
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Posted on 6/20/14 at 4:48 pm to lsu13lsu
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He had a responsibility to protect classified programs
...in a public hearing. In a closed hearing, assuming the Members have the appropriate security clearance, he could have been more open.
It was a chickenshit move by the Congressman asking the question, but Clapper certainly could have offered a better answer than an outright lie.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 5:13 pm to lsu13lsu
quote:We won't know for sure.
Congress can be briefed on it in a session that is closed to the public.
I agree. However, the poster I responded to didn't think that was necessary. Had he requested that then that would have been the same as a yes.
So, I am sure after the hearing, when no one could see, a secret meeting was called to clarify the lie. *sarcasm*
There are many who claim Wyden knew the answer to the question, and therefore knew Clapper was lying his arse off during the testimony. We won't know that for sure either.
What we do know is Clapper was given the question in advance. What we do know is he had the opportunity to either contact Feinstein and have the question withdrawn, or craft any of a hundred different appropriate responses to it.
What we do know is Snowden cites Clapper's testimony as raison d'être for the classified material release. Administration loyalists, NSA loyalists call Snowden's credibility to question when he makes that claim. What we do know is that something must have driven Snowden to do what he did. The timing of the release certainly coincides with Clapper's testimony and aligns with Snowden's story.
There is no question Clapper's lies to the Senate were inexcusable and audacious.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 5:54 pm to lsu13lsu
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However, the poster I responded to didn't think that was necessary. Had he requested that then that would have been the same as a yes.
I do think congressional oversight is necessary. I said that (1) the question shouldn't have been asked in a public forum, (2) Clapper should have thought of some way to avoid perjuring himself (don't know how he could have) without giving the whole "we can't comment at this time" answer. When it comes to something secret, anything but a denial is a tacit admission. Try that with your wife if she asks if you're having an affair.
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