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US Spy Chief James Clapper Resigns

posted by martyb on Friday November 18 2016, @11:07AM   
from the reading-1984-is-not-a-pre-req dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

The nation's top intelligence official on Wednesday evening submitted his letter of resignation, ensuring that President-elect Donald Trump will have the option to build his own network of intel leaders.

"I submitted my letter of resignation last night, which felt pretty good," Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday morning. "I have 64 days left and I would have a hard time with my wife for anything past that."

Clapper has long promised to leave his job at the end of President Obama's term in office, so his resignation was expected.

Still, the formal resignation brings the longtime intelligence official's government career to a close and leaves a key vacancy for Trump to fill.

Edward Snowden for Director of National Intelligence.

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• Re:don't let the door hit you in the ass you bald Re:don't let the door hit you in the ass you bald (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @02:33PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 18 2016, @02:33PM (#428830)

  all hail/heil the new professonal liar.

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• Re:don't let the door hit you in the ass you bald (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Friday November 18 2016, @02:58PM

  by Thexalon (636) on Friday November 18 2016, @02:58PM (#428850)

  The thing is, most white-collar people are professional liars [dilbert.com]. Spies are simply more able to get away with it because everything they're talking about is a closely guarded secret.

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  The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.

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