8/20/18: Nearly 200 former intelligence officials, F.B.I agents, U.S. district attorneys, ambassadors and military officers sign a letter condemning President Trump’s decision to strip former C.I.A. head John Brennan of his security clearances. (See: 8/17/18 and 8/19/18.)
All of us believe it is critical
to protect classified information from unauthorized disclosure. But we believe
equally strongly that former
government officials have the
right to express their unclassified views [emphasis added, unless otherwise
noted] on what they see as critical national security issues without fear of
being punished for doing so.
Our signatures below do not
necessarily mean that we concur with the opinions expressed by former CIA
Director Brennan or the way in which he expressed them. What they do represent,
however, is our firm belief that the
country will be weakened if there
is a political litmus test applied before seasoned experts are
allowed to share their views.
Trump doesn’t care about “the country.” He’s a thin-skinned
little man and can’t stand criticism.
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Brennan, center, is the former Director of the C.I.A. |
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