Clapper lies anew about his lie to Wyden

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http://www.salon.com/2013/07/01/this_man_is_still_lying_to_america/

Upon Snowden’s disclosures, Clapper initially explained his lie by insisting that his answer was carefully and deliberately calculated to be the “least most untruthful” response to a question about classified information. Left unmentioned was the fact that he could have simply given the same truthful answer that Alberto Gonzales gave the committee in 2006.

Now, though, Clapper is wholly changing his story, insisting that his answer wasn’t a deliberate, carefully calibrated “least most untruthful” response; it was instead just a spur-of-the-moment accident based on an innocent misunderstanding. Indeed, as the Post reports, “Clapper sent a letter to the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 21 saying that he had misunderstood the question he had been asked” and adding that “he thought Wyden was referring to NSA surveillance of e-mail traffic involving overseas targets, not the separate program in which the agency is authorized to collect records of Americans’ phone calls.” In his letter, Clapper says, “My response was clearly erroneous — for which I apologize,” and added that “mistakes will happen, and when I make one, I correct it.”

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“One of the most important responsibilities a Senator has is oversight of the intelligence community. This job cannot be done responsibly if Senators aren’t getting straight answers to direct questions. When NSA Director Alexander failed to clarify previous public statements about domestic surveillance, it was necessary to put the question to the Director of National Intelligence. So that he would be prepared to answer, I sent the question to Director Clapper’s office a day in advance. After the hearing was over my staff and I gave his office a chance to amend his answer.

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Why does this man still have a job?

[Savannahmann]

1. Why indeed?

Why does this man still have a job?

Because he's a very effective administrator of the huge spy network that we must have to observe our people. How else can we keep the citizens in line.

[HooptieWagon]

2. He still has a job because Obama approves of the job he's doing.

Perhaps the Senate has the wrong person testifying under oath. Maybe they should have Obama come in and explain...under oath.

[Democracyinkind]

3. Clapper, Director of national Claptrap.

[bvar22]

4. So Clapper LIES.

The swarm will be here shortly to discount this revelation by telling us that this is old news because everybody knows that Clapper LIES all the time,
so why get excited now?

[font size=3]Obama stands by intelligence chief as criticism mounts[/font]

The Obama team is expressing support for Clapper as criticism of him mounts. "The president has full faith in director Clapper and his leadership of the intelligence community," National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden told the Guardian on Wednesday.

guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 June 2013 12.12 EDT

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/james-clapper-intelligence-chief-criticism

You will know them by their [font size=3]WORKS,[/font]
not by their excuses.
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