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applegrove

(118,682 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:32 PM Mar 2020

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Top Counterterrorism Official Fired

Top Counterterrorism Official Fired

March 19, 2020 at 4:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/19/top-counterterrorism-official-fired/

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“The acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center was fired Wednesday night in what insiders fear is a purge by the Trump administration of career professionals at an organization set up after 9/11 to protect the nation from attacks,” the Washington Post reports.

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Top Counterterrorism Official Fired (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2020 OP

Putin making his move via Trumpski? Blues Heron Mar 2020 #1

Yep, weaken the nation via a mass flu and then attack it while its sick. We're fighting Trump/Putin uponit7771 Mar 2020 #2

Because it worked out so well when tRump fired his pandemic team jls4561 Mar 2020 #3

They're crippling our ability to respond to an attack. He's also setting us up for election sabotage NBachers Mar 2020 #4

Fired by the new acting DNI, Richard Grenell? kentuck Mar 2020 #5

Blues Heron

(5,938 posts)

1. Putin making his move via Trumpski?

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Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:35 PM

Mar 2020

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

2. Yep, weaken the nation via a mass flu and then attack it while its sick. We're fighting Trump/Putin

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:38 PM

Mar 2020

jls4561

(1,257 posts)

3. Because it worked out so well when tRump fired his pandemic team

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Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:39 PM

Mar 2020

NBachers

(17,120 posts)

4. They're crippling our ability to respond to an attack. He's also setting us up for election sabotage

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:17 PM

Mar 2020

kentuck

(111,102 posts)

5. Fired by the new acting DNI, Richard Grenell?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2020, 05:22 PM

Mar 2020

That was why he was brought in, right?

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