Wednesday, May 28, 2014
White House looking for JSPS
As in Just Some Poor Schmuck to hang for leaving the name of the CIA Station Chief on the list of officials in Afghanistan. Normally this name is a secret from the public, though the spook community usually knows who is who. The inclusion of his name on a public list was the same as Dick Cheney's outing of Valerie Plame, though it will probably have fewer consequences.
The White House is investigating how the name of its top CIA officer in Afghanistan was mistakenly divulged to the press during President Barack Obama's surprise visit to the troops over the weekend.So now the lowest level dork possible will be pinpointed and publicly assailed and thrown aside and all the higher ups who vetted the list will be admonished and protected.
White House chief of staff Denis McDonough has asked White House counsel Neil Eggleston to look into the matter -- and "to figure out what happened and to make sure it won't happen again," Obama's deputy national security adviser Tony Blinken told CNN.
Blinken wouldn't say whether the station chief would have to leave Afghanistan because his identity is now known, but said "you can rest assured that the security of this person is foremost in our minds and will be taken care of."
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