Thursday, February 16, 2017

Has The Criticisms Of The U.S. Intel Community Become Politicised?

The Hill: Right-wing media rips intelligence agencies over Flynn

Several conservative media outlets have published stories critical of intelligence agencies that argue leaks from the community led to the resignation of President Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Breitbart News, the right-wing populist outlet once helmed by Trump’s chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, described the effort to oust Flynn as coming from “the Deep State,” or the entrenched bureaucrats “who were here in DC when Trump arrived, and who look forward to seeing him leave—as soon as possible.”

The Washington Free Beacon reported this week that allies of former President Obama still working for intelligence agencies are working to undermine Trump.

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WNU Editor: I could have written it the other way .... "Left-wing media praises intelligence agencies over Flynn". LOL .... of course everything has become politicised in Washington .... in fact .... that has been the case for as long as I can remember.

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