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blackspade

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2. Bullshit.

Reply to GeorgeGist (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 08:35 AM

Jul 2013

"Documents related to the raid were handled in a manner consistent with the fact that the operation was conducted under the direction of the CIA director," agency spokesman Preston Golson said in an emailed statement. "Records of a CIA operation such as the (bin Laden) raid, which were created during the conduct of the operation by persons acting under the authority of the CIA Director, are CIA records."

More double-speak.
Transparency fail.

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Top special operations officer directed shift of bin Laden records to CIA to keep files secret [View all] GeorgeGist Jul 2013 OP

Spoke the McRaven: "Nevermore." Berlum Jul 2013 #1

Bullshit. blackspade Jul 2013 #2

Hiding the phony vaccination program? formercia Jul 2013 #3

I forgot about that! bananas Jul 2013 #4

Here...I'll take the opportunity to remind everyone what the CIA did.... truth2power Jul 2013 #7

McRaven gave the order -- that's interesting starroute Jul 2013 #5

Which pretty much proves what we were told about the operation is all bullshit. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #6

Or start musing about how bin Laden was a CIA asset, back in the day... truth2power Jul 2013 #8

"another Jessica Lynch story" geek tragedy Jul 2013 #9

Did you run out of this? Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #12

You're accusing the Obama administration of a hoax re: bin Laden killing. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #13

Are you saying that there isn't a cover up going on? Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #14

Operational details of covert missions are typically classified. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #15

They are not typically wiped from DOD computers and shipped to the CIA, however. Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #19

Given what happened with Snowden/Booz Allen, maybe not. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #20

Is it a violation of the law, as the article implies? nt Romulus Quirinus Jul 2013 #21

I have no idea--I'm not a specialist in that kind of law. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #22

probably a good idea to keep real secret stuff away from DOD computers where Sunlei Jul 2013 #10

Some conspiracy theorists have alleged that... TRoN33 Jul 2013 #11

Some Say TimeToGo Jul 2013 #16

Really? And who do they think he is torturing? n/t A Simple Game Jul 2013 #17

Of course, 12 years ago nobody remembers James R Bath links Houses of Bush and bin Laden. Octafish Jul 2013 #18