tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post79203413592553203..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: BREAKING: Glenn Fine Out As DoD IGmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86527191254251092992020-04-08T19:46:20.036-05:002020-04-08T19:46:20.036-05:00Of course.Of course.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-24642137276761959342020-04-08T19:00:16.119-05:002020-04-08T19:00:16.119-05:00More on Fine - Andrew Mccarthy beautifully explain...More on Fine - Andrew Mccarthy beautifully explains the politics:<br />https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/its-the-presidents-prerogative-to-name-a-covid-19-spending-watchdog-he-trusts/Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74268526666601462842020-04-08T15:12:38.779-05:002020-04-08T15:12:38.779-05:00Fine's history of sitting on inconvenient info...Fine's history of sitting on inconvenient information or just not investigating at all goes way back to his DOJ IG days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-90806643716310918922020-04-08T12:09:51.713-05:002020-04-08T12:09:51.713-05:00More:
Further research reveals Lovinger was not o...More:<br /><br />Further research reveals Lovinger was not only "set up" for administrative "Mishandling classified material" and "leaking" charges in response to him raising questions about what was going on at ONA, which led to his loss of clearance, and thus his job, but he also filed a complaint with DOD IG Fine last August in regard to the discovery that DoD EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-27288458897559067062020-04-07T21:41:16.827-05:002020-04-07T21:41:16.827-05:00Ah, EZ, great catch. Lovinger, ONA, Halper--DoD. I...Ah, EZ, great catch. Lovinger, ONA, Halper--DoD. It all hangs together, and they've probably been stonewalling Durham.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70158216030308479392020-04-07T20:10:01.122-05:002020-04-07T20:10:01.122-05:00DNI Grenell: Schiff ‘Politicizing Intel Community’...<b>DNI Grenell: Schiff ‘Politicizing Intel Community’ by Leaking Staffing Changes Concerns Letter to Press</b><br /><br /><i>U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell on Tuesday indicated that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) engaged in political grandstanding by leaking a copy of a letter of concern about staffing changes within the intelligence Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-20141975586080813772020-04-07T19:50:06.844-05:002020-04-07T19:50:06.844-05:00I should have written "Office of Net Assessme...I should have written "Office of Net Assessment," details of the Lovinger case, and how it involves former DoD IG Fine:<br /><br />,quote>One of the driving forces behind the new focus is the Trump camp’s frustration over a long-standing impasse into a whistleblower reprisal case against defense analyst Adam Lovinger, an ousted member of Trump’s National Security Council who has EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-11225479920642077292020-04-07T19:13:26.934-05:002020-04-07T19:13:26.934-05:00Schiff has written a letter to Grenell demanding a...Schiff has written a letter to Grenell demanding all sorts of explanations. Apparently the purge has been quite far reaching--more so that the public is aware of. The thing is, now with Trump on the offensive the Dem House will find they're trying to play whack-a-mole. Trump will stonewall and delay every time they try to stop him, meanwhile opening up new fronts.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-62898824370625214012020-04-07T19:10:54.187-05:002020-04-07T19:10:54.187-05:00Absolutely.Absolutely.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43770211723195321272020-04-07T19:09:20.679-05:002020-04-07T19:09:20.679-05:00The coup continues. And yet he ages not- how much ...The coup continues. And yet he ages not- how much wealth had Trump lost? Why did he take this job? <br /><br />Nearly every day, I gain more hope and respect for him as a person. Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905249632807445459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80049977166728484352020-04-07T18:50:09.012-05:002020-04-07T18:50:09.012-05:00One item I forgot to include in my laundry list of...One item I forgot to include in my laundry list of curious "coincidences": notice Atkinson's dismissal occurs only AFTER Grennell is installed by Trump as Acting DNI, to whom I assume the IC IG reports.<br /><br />When all of the various events are viewed as part of a larger whole, I get the feeling we have been watching a Grandmaster maneuvering his chess pieces into a position EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-8649992309407114642020-04-07T18:04:55.587-05:002020-04-07T18:04:55.587-05:00"...Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N..."...Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blasted the president for sidelining Fine from his post."<br /><br />Tells you all you need to know about Fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-41952462563779753532020-04-07T17:54:04.014-05:002020-04-07T17:54:04.014-05:00Exactly. If you needed to be convinced, that's...Exactly. If you needed to be convinced, that's it.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-5653427138382048342020-04-07T17:46:59.584-05:002020-04-07T17:46:59.584-05:00The negative reactions of Schiff and Schumer is en...The negative reactions of Schiff and Schumer is encouraging.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-37474966167466391092020-04-07T16:57:00.930-05:002020-04-07T16:57:00.930-05:00No question that there's a lot going on here. ...No question that there's a lot going on here. Hopefully we'll be hearing more about it soon. This clearly caught the usual folks by surprise. Which is definitely Barr's MO.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10534940255526659582020-04-07T16:39:52.963-05:002020-04-07T16:39:52.963-05:00I love the specter of John Durham hanging over all...I love the specter of John Durham hanging over all of this… I do hope he doesn’t disappoint...Bebenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-65113610359983489752020-04-07T16:26:27.841-05:002020-04-07T16:26:27.841-05:00If this decision causes Horowitz heartburn, on top...If this decision causes Horowitz heartburn, on top of the firing of Atkinson, I'd expect Horowitz to at least publicly criticize the decision, if not resign in protest.<br /><br />If he doesn't, that's a clue that there is a sound foundation for Trump's action, one which Horowitz knows about.<br /><br />I'd lastly observe that Trump has to know doing this in the absence of EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-50590892672689236002020-04-07T16:08:57.384-05:002020-04-07T16:08:57.384-05:00From the Wikipedia article sounds sketchy...
- in...From the Wikipedia article sounds sketchy...<br /><br />- involves in investigation of “politicized” firings by Bush of us attorneys. <br />- appointed by Clinton and Obama Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80268048601898088532020-04-07T16:06:49.673-05:002020-04-07T16:06:49.673-05:00"threatens to upend the rigorous oversight&qu..."threatens to upend the rigorous oversight".<br />Had they quoted a Dem operative to this effect, it would've at least had the veneer of non-partisan journalism.<br />aNanyMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452492302514671882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-86533998414616603492020-04-07T15:52:05.918-05:002020-04-07T15:52:05.918-05:00All very much so. I can imagine the effect this ne...All very much so. I can imagine the effect this news had on Horowitz.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-74453866156369066232020-04-07T15:06:50.921-05:002020-04-07T15:06:50.921-05:00Two things jumped out at me:
*Glenn Fine is sort...Two things jumped out at me:<br /><br /> *Glenn Fine is sort of an institution in the the DC world of Inspectors General. He was there at the beginning and has a great reputation in the Establishment.<br /><br /><b>That would not endear him to President Trump. I wouldn’t think that being “an institution”, being a favorite of “The Establishment”, expecially at the DoJ, would be a good thing.</b>Bebenoreply@blogger.com