Overt, Not Covert
By Larry Johnson on May 9, 2008 at 7:10 PM in Current Affairs
Some coward, who blogs under the name, Rising Hegemon (and no, I’m not even going to link to the asshole), issued a challenge to me based on a report from the McClatchy news service. Hegemon writes :
And who are these smear artists…and suddenly I wonder if retired CIA clandestine officer Larry Johnson of “No Quarter” would like to categorically deny this is him, not saying it is…but the description leads one to wonder:
Well here is your answer. I am not a chickenshit like you. I am not hiding behind a false name. I put my real name and my actual picture on my blog. I do not have to pretend to be somebody else. And I have the guts to stand up for what I believe. You, Hegemon, are a coward and spineless wonder. You like to pretend to be tough and “out there” but you lack the balls to write under your real name. But this is typical of Obama propagandists and supporters.
They are so stupid and inexperienced that they will accept any nonsense as fact. Sure explains why they are backing Barack. Yesterday, the McClatchy news service did a piece on “Obama rumors.” The McClatchy dispatch includes this tidbit about a harebrained scheme by some anonymous “CIA operative:”
One practitioner in Virginia, who hates Obama like a dog hates cats, led a reporter through his efforts. Because the man is a retired clandestine CIA officer, identifying him could endanger officers or operations that remain classified, so McClatchy will not reveal his name.
In late 2006, convinced that an Obama presidency would be disastrous for America, he decided to start an anti-Obama operation. He combed the public record on Obama. He used a couple of allies and informants — half-jokingly dubbing his group “The Crusaders” — to learn about Obama’s background, especially his Africa connection and how he came to be the editor of the Harvard Law Review.
He assembled a dossier on Obama, including allegations that Obama attended a madrassa, or Islamic religious school, in his youth in Indonesia.
I would like to know who this alleged CIA operative is. He gives new meaning to the term, inept. For starters, we do not have to invent fantasies or frauds about Obama. Let’s stick to the truth. In fact, the hallmark of effective CIA “covert action” efforts is based on truth, not lies. But the Barack disciples do not understand even this basic point. Bill Ayers is not a figment of my imagination. Jeremiah Wright is not a media creation. Tony Rezko is not some character from a novel. Barack’s relationships with these people are fair game and merit serious examination. If his judgment is so flawed that he does not recognize the dangers inherent in associating with these kinds of people, on what basis are we to trust him to suddenly grow a brain if he becomes president? Ain’t going to happen.
Be assured of one thing. If I have an opinion on a matter I have the courage to speak my mind in my name. And wimps like Hegemon can kiss my ass.
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