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Re: Tunisia: That 'WikiLeaks Revolution' meme - CSMonitor.com

Robert61 — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:22:25 -0000

What's your opinion on Assange and should he be held responsible for the damage from his leaks. Please read an article I wrote about him and take the Poll. Thanks in advance. Robert

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Re: Landrieu phone plot: Men arrested have links to intelligence community

Robert61 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:23:47 -0000

Ridiculous how the CIA is "connected" with this clown. The CIA, NSA, and the 14 other agencies comprimising the U.S. Intelligence Community hire, contract, and even take on volunteers to perform thousands of duties, such as being a guest speaker in an intel class, etc. Please visit the DECLASSIFIED SECRETS-2 site and take the POLLS. I'm curious as to what readers of this forum think regarding the IC. Thanks in advance! http://declassifiedsecrets2...

Re: Obama Curbed Pakistan Drone Strikes

Robert61 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:42:46 -0000

As a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I had the privilege of touring retricted areas of Creech AFB in Neveda. We learned much about the UAV Predator and Reaper, both types being flown and tested there. It is unfortunate that civilians in Pakistan die when al Queda members purposefully meet amongst the innocent, but these UAV's serve another unmatchable service of providing overhead surveillance for American troops on the ground. Visit the DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site:
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Re: Consensus, Not Oversight

Robert61 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:40:52 -0000

Nice discussion here. As a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I write on my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site that most intelligence failures are policy failures by some of our policy makers. Cherry-picking during the "W" era simply meant the administration ignored the intelligence collection, analysis and subsequent recommendations. It's one thing for our White House policy makers to simply read NIE's and daily briefs, then ignore them...not against the law. It's another to send Cheney over to make dozens of unprecedented visits to the CIA HQ in Langley and threaten lower and middle-level managers, thus debauching heretofore accurate intelligence estimates, making them perverted and warped into what the White House needed to support its invasion of Iraq..against the law.

The Iraq invasion was not an intelligence failure, it was a policy failure...and young men and women continue to die years after. Visit my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site and I'd enjoy hearing your opinions.
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Re: Consensus, Not Oversight

Robert61 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:25:01 -0000

Very enjoyable site, The Moderate Voice is. I ran across it on my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site where I have daily updated newspaper and journal pieces about the CIA in general, black ops, etc. As a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I will bookmark this site. Robert
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Re: Video: Obama Chuckles at Wanda Sykes’ 9-11 joke And Rush Limbaugh’s Death: “I Hope His Kidneys Fail”

Robert61 — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:29:33 -0000

I don't like Rush, but wishing that much ill-will doesn't cut the mustard. When a fairly reasonable person like President Obama gets into verbal harangs with the likes of Rush, onlookers can't tell which one is the true moron; they think both are moronic idiots. So, President Obama should stay out of it and keep a steady facial expression in such events. By the way, I have a POLL on my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site that measures one's perception of the chances for success of President Obama's trilateral strategy in Afghanistan. I'd appreciate it if readers could take it; I will publish the results here. Thanks in advance. Rboert www.declassifiedsecrets.blo...

Re: Kerry: Pakistan needs more urgency in terror fight

Robert61 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:48:34 -0000

An interesting article that made we wonder about our chances of winning an Afghan war. As a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I was privy to hearing Michael Shuerer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit, say that it is "mathematically impossible" for us to win the war in Afghanistan.

President Obama's strategy in Afghanistan seems to be a well-thought out one. But, will it succeed? Please visit the right-hand margin of this DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site at www.declassifiedsecrets.blo... and scroll down to "POLL: OBAMA'S NEW TRILATERAL STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN. SELECT WHICH FACTORS YOU AGREE WITH." The final results will be tallied and published here.

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Re: U.S. Lands Ground Troops in Afghanistan | Columbia Spectator

Robert61 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:56:02 -0000

I posted this in another article on this board, but I must say... this also is a very fine writing! An in-depth article. I feel our efforts in Afghanistan are useless. Yes, it sounds dire, but as a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I was privy to hearing Michael Shuerer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit, say that it is "mathematically impossible" for us to win the war in Afghanistan. I'm doing a survey on your opinions about Obama's trilateral Afghanistan, U.S. and Pakistan strategy. Please take the POLL in the upper right-hand margine of my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site at: www.declassifiedsecrets.blo... I will publish the results here. Thanks in advance. Robert61

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Re: The United States Cannot Help Afghanistan | Columbia Spectator

Robert61 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:53:31 -0000

I must say...very fine writing! An in-depth article. I feel our efforts in Afghanistan are useless. Yes, it sounds dire, but as a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I was privy to hearing Michael Shuerer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit, say that it is "mathematically impossible" for us to win the war in Afghanistan. I'm doing a survey on your opinions about Obama's trilateral Afghanistan, U.S. and Pakistan strategy. Please take the POLL in the upper right-hand margine of my DECLASSIFIED SECRETS site at: www.declassifiedsecrets.blo... I will publish the results here. Thanks in advance. Robert61

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Re: FOX ATTACKS! The Environment

Robert61 — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:46:12 -0000

Fantastic video! May I please put it on my "ONLINE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM" Blog at:
www.wildlifefriendlylawn.bl...

It's dangerous for Fox News to spread such lies. Why can't they interview the 2,200+ scientists who conservatively estimated what the effects of man's co2 contributions are going to be? Robert

Re: Roadside bombs kill 5 in Iraq

Robert61 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:22:20 -0000

As a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), I've listened to experts saying that they warned the White House before the Iraqi invasion that the aftermath would be chaos politically, militarily, socially and economically. They were right. Despite the "successes" in Iraq, Do you think America will be attacked by militant Islamists within 6 months from now? Please visit my Blog and take the poll.

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Re: Migrating Monarchs

Robert61 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:08:17 -0000

Nice and informative article on Monarchs, my hobby and love. Feel free to visit my Web Blog devoted to Monarch awareness. Robert at: http://wildlifefriendlylawn...