What If The CIA Station Chief Outing Wasn't A Mistake?

[txradioguy]

Yeah I know it sounds all tinfoil hat but what got me to thinking aobut it was this article in TIME Online:

http://time.com/#2818827/taliban-bergdahl-pow-release-objections-white-house/

And this little gem from within the article:

But officials in the Pentagon and intelligence communities had successfully fought off release of the five men in the past, officials tell TIME. “This was out of the norm,” says one official familiar with the debate over the dangers of releasing the five Taliban officials. “There was never the conversation.” Obama’s move was an ultimate victory for those at the White House and the State Department who had previously argued the military should “suck it up and salute,” says the official familiar with the debate.

There was a working group of Intelligence, Law Enforcement and other officials that met regularly to discuss issues about freeing Gitmo Detainees.

Suppose the station chief in Afghanistan was opposed to the release becuase of the danger?

Next thing you know his name is "accidentially" released to 6,000 reporters.  That means he's burned and in the past from what I understand when that happens they are called back home because their cover is blown.

Could the Administration have burned this station chief on purpose to get rid of a voice opposing the release?

[Dori]

Could the Administration have burned this station chief on purpose to get rid of a voice opposing the release?

Wouldn't surprise me in the least, considering all the brass that Obama has relieved of duty.  However, there is so much ineptness in this WH that it's hard to say if it was intentional or incompetence. 

[wasp69]

Could the Administration have burned this station chief on purpose to get rid of a voice opposing the release?

If your assumption is true, and I have no reason to think otherwise, W and Scooter Libby are laughing their asses off right now.

[Linda]

 txradioguy,  I am inclined to believe you are on the right tract.

 That or maybe releasing the station chiefs name was part of the deal for the exchange.

 God help us survive till this traitor n chief is out of office.

[txradioguy]

txradioguy,  I am inclined to believe you are on the right tract.

 That or maybe releasing the station chiefs name was part of the deal for the exchange.

 God help us survive till this traitor n chief is out of office.

An investigation into the outing of the CIA's top intelligence official in Afghanistan last month determined the leak was inadvertent.
 
No one was disciplined or fired, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Wednesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/11/politics/white-house-cia-outing/

 

[Linda]

 From the article:

When pressed on who was responsible for revealing the name to some 6,000 journalists, Earnest said the White House was focused on changing procedures, rather than one specific misstep.

Democrats have a history of outing CIA agents...(Armitage outed Plame and now another democrat outed this one) funny the reaction to outing and response to the act changes when there is a democrat in the office of the president.

[JohnnyReb]

If the administration meant to do it, then it's the first thing they've ever gotten right.....I guess because it was so easy to do.

[Dori]

Could the Administration have burned this station chief on purpose to get rid of a voice opposing the release?

That was my guess.  Obama was in Afghanistan when this whole release thing was going down.

Obama has a long, long list of brass being removed from their jobs for dubious reasons.

I'll bet the Chicago way is to have plenty of dirt or made up dirt on all their yes men, in order to control them and keep them shut up.

Just look what's happened to all the whistleblowers who dared speak out.
The list is endless.