Obama's intel twofer: Undermined US national security and compromised Brit intelligence

Rick Moran "If Obama is trying to reshape his image as a warrior-president for the election, he's doing more harm than good. No doubt the Brits have been angered by the exposure of their asset who now must come in from the cold or face certain death. And less cooperation with the British - as well as the Saudis who apparently set the whole operation in motion - means that the leaks inhibit our ability to work with them, undermining our security.
"A helliuva price to pay to score points with the voters."


 Update- Legal Insurrection: Oh shut up, we’ve got a football to spike here   "These leaks, meant to tout the success of a double-agent operation, have not been leaks in the traditional sense of someone acting against the wishes of or to damage the Commander in Chief.

"Whether it was naming Navy SEAL Team 6 as the group which killed bin Laden, or releasing details of how that mission was accomplished, leaking information which presents Obama in a good light is part of the political strategy.

"You can’t properly spike a football without showing it to the crowd."  William A. Jacobson  

Associate Clinical Professor, Cornell Law School

OBAMA SPOILED ANTI-TERROR MISSION TO SPIKE FOOTBALL  "It can be baffling, that is, without this defining caveat: anything for a positive headline. This latest leak, as Scheur notes, is "inexplicable" unless one factors in "tawdry" politics. The timing of this leak screamed for coverage in the vein of "Saved by Obama, Who Also Killed bin Laden." Whether or not it would spoil an ally's intelligence program was irrelevant. The metrics used to measure the United States' safety are now the President's reelection poll numbers."
Let me know if you find one single celebrity who knows or cares about this.

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Intelligence Leaking: Obama Style  "It was clear from the start that it was someone within the Obama administration who pushed for the information to be released.  
"And the reason was purely political.  Real lives and real security issues are at stake, contrasted with the illusion of security when Valerie Plame's name was released and the Left went ballistic and into meltdown mode."

After Al Qaeda bomb plot leak, someone needs to be held accountable  "But then, out comes word from the White House that “…never fear good Americans, at no point was the public in any danger.”  According to our fearless administration, the President had been kept informed of the plot since April.  

"In case you’re missing the subtlety of this revelation, the White House essentially told AQAP that we had a recruited asset in their midst who kept us informed of the plot as it developed."