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Originally posted by Arken
Interesting article on the background of Dr. Steve R. Pieczenik:
Pieczenik cannot be dismissed as a “conspiracy theorist”. He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under three different administrations, Nixon, Ford and Carter, while also working under Reagan and Bush senior, and still works as a consultant for the Department of Defense. A former US Navy Captain, Pieczenik achieved two prestigious Harry C. Solomon Awards at the Harvard Medical School as he simultaneously completed a PhD at MIT.
Recruited by Lawrence Eagleburger as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Management, Pieczenik went on to develop, “the basic tenets for psychological warfare, counter terrorism, strategy and tactics for transcultural negotiations for the US State Department, military and intelligence communities and other agencies of the US Government,” while also developing foundational strategies for hostage rescue that were later employed around the world.
Pieczenik also served as a senior policy planner under Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker and worked on George W. Bush’s election campaign against Al Gore. His record underscores the fact that he is one of the most deeply connected men in intelligence circles over the past three decades plus.
edit on 5-5-2011 by Arken because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by USAF8307
Originally posted by Opspeculate
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That really is a great point... I am thinking further though and was wondering if once you are in the know you are always in the know to some degree via the ties you make and some you never break for whatever reason.
With the exception of historical research for the presidential archives, former cabinet members that were appointed by the President, and a former President/Vice Present, once you no longer have the need to know, you can't get it. (Presidential Executive Order on Classified National Security Information, para 4.4)
Now, just because they can access it, doesn't mean they do. I'm quite certain that in the hours leading up to the raid, Obama didn't interupt his golf game call George what he was going to do, but it was reported that immediately after the raid and the suspected confirmation of his death, George was notified prior to release to the press as a courtesy.
Bottom line to remember though, the unauthorized release of classified information to anyone not in the need to know, regardless of its importance, results in jail time. I don't know about you, but I was never willing to take that chance, no matter how bad I wanted to tell and I'm quite confident most people aren't.
Originally posted by theALW
So after some researching I'm going to have to say this guy no longer interests me. Anyone who supports the idea of FEMA death camps and FEMA transportation trains, given the lack of any real evidence to support such a claim, I just can't see them as a person who is not some crazy conspiracy theorist.
There has also been some new things read around this site and the net about Bin Laden that seem to make sense.
Originally posted by speaknoevil07
reply to post by maestromason
Maestrosmason:
one question
who is on the electoral college.....well 2 questions,
where is this list and how do we find it.?
Originally posted by Opspeculate
[Now the human element... If we became real good buddies over the years... and shared common oath along with sensitive classified assets but also dinners, drinks, fancy parties... golf... along with whatever drama goes along with our assignments ... it is conceivable that we could sparkle at the human level after everything we went through together.
We don't always get caught with our hands in the cookie jar
Thanks again for your time in the service.
Originally posted by USAF8307
Originally posted by Opspeculate
[Now the human element... If we became real good buddies over the years... and shared common oath along with sensitive classified assets but also dinners, drinks, fancy parties... golf... along with whatever drama goes along with our assignments ... it is conceivable that we could sparkle at the human level after everything we went through together.
We don't always get caught with our hands in the cookie jar
Thanks again for your time in the service.
No problem. It was a job that allowed me to see and do things most people only dream about.
It is possible that the Dr. does have information that is classified that he wants to share to the world (I doubt it, but possible.)
Getting back to the point of my post is that the title of this thread is "Top Government Insider...," and this is misleading as this person was a "top government insider" 20 years before 9/11 and the information he provides should be taken as just what it is and that's one person's opinion and is probably not based on any factual information.
Originally posted by shyster55
I stopped believing Alex Jones and anyone associated with him after he said that there is a FEMA camp located out here in Palmdale, Ca where I live.a A few years back I went to check it out and yes there is a rail road that goes inside and a fence around the "camp", but the place looks so old and run down that it couldnt even keep a baby inside.edit on 6-5-2011 by shyster55 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by shyster55
reply to post by ironsjack
It seems Alex Jones is doing it for the money. Its really hard to tell anymore if he is really trying to expose a conspiracy or just make a buck. IMO he is a fraud.edit on 6-5-2011 by shyster55 because: (no reason given)