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Laura Kennedy
?@AmbKennedy_ret
As a career diplomat,I experienced many transitions & never saw anything like this dangerous purge of public servants now underway at State
3:05 PM - 26 Jan 2017
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3:05 PM - 26 Jan 2017
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@irenelegal ?@irenelegal 5h5 hours ago
@AmbKennedy_ret @sarahkendzior Weren't some of these people career civil servants? How did he lawfully fire them?
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Laura Kennedy ?@AmbKennedy_ret 5h5 hours ago
@irenelegal @sarahkendzior Pushed out of their jobs,not the service but Hasty firing of civil servants bfor new boss even arrives not normal
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@irenelegal ?@irenelegal 4h4 hours ago
@AmbKennedy_ret @sarahkendzior Is it even legal?
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Laura Kennedy ?@AmbKennedy_ret 4h4 hours ago
@irenelegal @sarahkendzior yes, but shows regrettable lack of desire for a sensible transition,or listening to advice from veterans
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@irenelegal ?@irenelegal 4h4 hours ago
@AmbKennedy_ret @sarahkendzior May be legal but puts all of us in danger.
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Laura Kennedy ?@AmbKennedy_ret 4h4 hours ago
@irenelegal @sarahkendzior Yes,esp dismissal of senior military/nonprolifration official @TMCountryman:why have gap in such a sensitive job?
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Tenn Girl ?@Girl5Tenn 3h3 hours ago
@AmbKennedy_ret @irenelegal @sarahkendzior @TMCountryman all of this activity by this admin is ominous. I pray for our Democracy 🙏😔
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BEWARE🇺🇸,TRUMP JUST PURGED ALL TOP LEVEL,EXPERIENCED DIPLOMATS FROM STATE DEPT💣💥
& TRUMP 2LIFT SANCTIONS💰AGAINST RUSSIA💋
HOPE U 💖BORSCHT,🇺🇸
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As a career diplomat,I experienced many transitions & never saw anything like this dangerous purge (Original Post)
riversedge
Jan 2017
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orangecrush
(19,572 posts)1. A plan for all this
Seems to have been laid down far, far in advance.
I certainly have no clue as to how it can be stopped.
I sure as hell hope someone does.
NBachers
(17,122 posts)3. Yes, evil rides in the shadows. It is preparing it's vengeance. The suffering will be monstrous.
Cha
(297,323 posts)2. So they didn't resign. :(
underpants
(182,830 posts)4. Apparently not