Thursday, June 13, 2013

New CIA Deputy Director Is A Lawyer With No Intelligence Experience



New CIA #2 Pick Used to Read Anne Rice Aloud at Her Bookstore’s Erotica Night -- Ben Jacobs and Avi Zenilman, Daily Beast

In her 20s, Avril Haines held erotica readings at the Baltimore bookstore and restaurant she co-owned at the time. Ben Jacobs and Avi Zenilman report.

The former host of “Erotica Night” at a Baltimore bookstore will be the first-ever female No. 2 official at the CIA.

On Wednesday, Barack Obama nominated Avril Danica Haines to be the deputy director of the CIA, replacing Michael Morell, who twice served as acting director of the agency but took much of the blame for editing the highly controversial talking points around the 2012 attack on the consulate in Benghazi. As a lawyer in the White House Counsel’s office, Haines oversaw the approval process for the CIA's covert actions, acting as a vital link between the CIA and the president.

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President Obama meets with National Security staff in the Oval Office, March 8, 2012. Clockwise from the President are: Jeff Eggers, Director for Afghanistan and Central Region; David Holmes, Director for Afghanistan; Avril Haines, Deputy Counsel to the President; Dennis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; and Lt. Gen. Doug Lute, Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

More News On The Appointment Of A New CIA Deputy Director

New CIA Deputy Director Hosted 'Erotica Nights' At Bookstore -- RT
Obama's pick to be CIA #2 used to run 'Erotica Nights' readings after dropping out of grad school -- New York Post
Obama names Avril Haines as deputy CIA director after Morell retires -- Reuters
CIA’s deputy director to be replaced with White House lawyer -- Washington Post
CIA deputy director Michael Morell steps down. Who is the new CIA No. 2? -- Christian Science Montior
C.I.A. to Get First Woman in No. 2 Job -- New York Times
Avril Haines: Obama's Nominee For #2 CIA Job is a Former Erotica Reader -- Policymic
Avril Haines, the Right Woman to Clean Up the CIA -- Tim Weiner, Bloomberg
Why Obama chose woman with no CIA experience for No. 2 CIA job -- Jennifer Skalka Tulumello, Christian Science Monitor

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