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Trump's Pick for New CIA Director Is Career Spymaster (bloomberg.com)

Posted by msmash on from the musical-chair dept.

An anonymous reader shares a AP report: President Donald Trump's choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Trump tweeted Tuesday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and that he has selected Gina Haspel to replace Pompeo. Haspel, the current deputy CIA director, also helped carry out an order that the agency destroy its waterboarding videos. That order prompted a lengthy Justice Department investigation that ended without charges. Haspel, who has extensive overseas experience, briefly ran a secret CIA prison where accused terrorists Abu Zubayadah and Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri were waterboarded in 2002, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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  1. Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by CajunArson · · Score: -1, Troll

    So the first diverse CIA director ever who is being nominated IN THE MONTH OF THE WOMAN is being demonized on Slashdot I see?

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    1. Re: Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by Train0987 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Obama was OK with it so who are we to judge?

    2. Re:Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 0, Troll

      So the first diverse CIA director ever who is being nominated IN THE MONTH OF THE WOMAN is being demonized on Slashdot I see?

      Well Boris, I suppose if the qualification for the job was being a woman, that might be evidence of misogyny if people question it. But it isn't

      So all whataboutism aside Ivan, We might look at this as true equality, where a woman is judged on her merits, not her gender.

      And there are some questions there. See how equality works......Petra?

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    3. Re: Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by Train0987 · · Score: -1, Troll

      No, he really didn't.

    4. Re:Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by Train0987 · · Score: 1, Troll

      Has it occurred to you yet that it makes more sense that you're the Russian spy troll sent here to make progressives look even more dumb?

    5. Re: Is Slashdot full of misogynist pigs? by Train0987 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Your own link is from 2011. Are you aware that he was president for another 5 years and renditions skyrocketed during that time? Tell us again about his promises to close Gitmo.

  2. "harsh interrogation technique" by Train0987 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Harsh interrogation technique supported by the President? You mean Obama, right?

    1. Re:"harsh interrogation technique" by Train0987 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Yes, he was extremely vocal about it and then proceeded to DO nothing besides lipservice. Remember when he closed Gitmo after campaigning on that?

    2. Re:"harsh interrogation technique" by MitchDev · · Score: 1, Troll

      No, the Democrats putting Hillary on the ballot is why we have Trump.

  3. Re:You're for treating women unequally? by Train0987 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why do you hate strong women?

  4. Re:Explain to me please by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Waterboarding did not help terrorists. Our liberal pussy ass reaction to it did.

  5. Re:Er by quantaman · · Score: -1, Troll

    Er, is being a career spymaster a bad thing for leading the CIA? Just wondering.

    Given the choice between a Trump selected appointee and promoting the worst deputy director you could find I'd have to choose the deputy director.

    I'm curious to see how long she lasts, I don't imagine the CIA is an agency Trump wants in the hands of someone who isn't a crony.

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