President Barack Obama is briefed on the situation in Libya by John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, in Chilmark, Mass., Aug. 26, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Meet John Brennan, Obama’s Assassination Czar -- Patrick Poole, PJ Media
The unprecedented power has even Obama administration officials worried.
A relatively unnoticed article by Associated Press reporter Kimberly Dozier two weeks ago outlined new Obama administration policy changes which consolidated power for authorizing drone attacks and assassinations under political appointees within the White House.
The article identifies White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan as the official assuming the role of Obama’s de facto assassination czar, raising concerns even within the Obama administration that the White House is increasingly turning into “a pseudo-military headquarters” under the direction of just a few senior Obama administration officials.
Adding to these concerns are serious questions about Brennan’s qualifications for this role.
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My Comment: A brutal look at White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan .... but maybe he is exactly the type of person that President Obama wants when it comes to implementing his strategy and policies .... and instead of looking at John Brennan it is probably President Obama that the focus should be on.
On a side note .... it is also under Brennan's watch that Osama Bin Laden was finally nailed .... a fact that President Obama probably knows only to well.
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