Don't Wait for Resignation, say Critics, Obama Should Fire CIA's John Brennan

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http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/01/dont-wait-resignation-say-critics-obama-should-fire-cias-john-brennan



Senator says intelligence chief should resign over agency's behavior and the brazen denials that followed, but others say president has grounds for immediate dismissal

Don't Wait for Resignation, say Critics, Obama Should Fire CIA's John Brennan
Jon Queally, staff writer
Friday, August 01, 2014

Though at least one U.S. Senator, Mark Udall of Colorado, has publicly called for the resignation of CIA chief John Brennan after his admission became public on Thursday that the agency spied on the Intelligence Committee's investigate panel looking at torture during the Bush years, more aggressive critics are saying that President Obama should take the matter into his own hands by firing the man he appointed to the position.

Though he denied the charges heatedly and repeatedly when they first surfaced earlier this year, Brennan admitted this week that agency employees had, in fact, spied on the panel by "improperly accessing" computers used to catalog their investigation. In his statement that followed the revelations, Sen. Udall declared, "I have no choice but to call for the resignation of CIA Director John Brennan."

"The CIA unconstitutionally spied on Congress by hacking into Senate Intelligence Committee computers. This grave misconduct not only is illegal, but it violates the U.S. Constitution’s requirement of separation of powers. These offenses, along with other errors in judgment by some at the CIA, demonstrate a tremendous failure of leadership, and there must be consequences."

Other critics, however— making the assumption that Brennan would not willingly step aside—are calling for Obama to step in and take action.

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1. Obama Says He Has 'Full Confidence' In CIA Chief John Brennan

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025323506

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2. Brennan was in charge of the Bush's CIA drone program.

We had to find out about US drone strikes from foreign media.

Wedding parties, funeral processions and the like have experienced death from above.

I've never been a fan of the CIA, drones or Brennan.

[Squinch]

5. That is insane. What the hell is he thinking?

[Sunlei]

3. President Obama, this man snookers the Gov and we 'the people', even worse than Salazar.

Write the darn resign letter today Brennan!!, President Obama will accept it.

[Sanity Claws]

4. Don't stop on firing him

Fire all in the chain of command who allowed this spying.