By Larry Johnson
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Name: Larry Johnson
Email: larry_johnson@earthlink.net
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About: Larry C. Johnson is CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money laundering. Mr. Johnson works with US military commands in scripting terrorism exercises, briefs on terrorist trends, and conducts undercover investigations on counterfeiting, smuggling and money laundering.
Mr. Johnson, who worked previously with the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism, is a recognized expert in the fields of terrorism, aviation security, crisis and risk management.
Mr. Johnson has analyzed terrorist incidents for a variety of media including the Jim Lehrer News Hour, National Public Radio, ABC's Nightline, NBC's Today Show, the New York Times, CNN, Fox News, and the BBC. Mr. Johnson has authored several articles for publications, including Security Management Magazine, the New York Times, and The Los Angeles Times. He has lectured on terrorism and aviation security around the world, including the Center for Research and Strategic Studies at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, France. He represented the U.S. Government at the July 1996 OSCE Terrorism Conference in Vienna, Austria.
From 1989 until October 1993, Larry Johnson served as a Deputy Director in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. He managed crisis response operations for terrorist incidents throughout the world and he helped organize and direct the US Government’s debriefing of US citizens held in Kuwait and Iraq, which provided vital intelligence on Iraqi operations following the 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Mr. Johnson also participated in the investigation of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am 103. Under Mr. Johnson’s leadership the U.S. airlines and pilots agreed to match the US Government’s two million-dollar reward.
From 1985 through September 1989 Mr. Johnson worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. During his distinguished career, he received training in paramilitary operations, worked in the Directorate of Operations, served in the CIA’s Operation’s Center, and established himself as a prolific analyst in the Directorate of Intelligence. In his final year with the CIA he received two Exceptional Performance Awards.
Mr. Johnson is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He taught at The American University’s School of International Service (1979-1983) while working on a Ph.D. in political science. He has a M.S. degree in Community Development from the University of Missouri (1978), where he also received his B.S. degree in Sociology, graduating Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1976.See Authors Posts (874) on June 16, 2008 at 8:53 PM in Current Affairs
My conviction that Barack Obama is singularly unqualified to be President grows with each passing day. And today provided another sign that this man-child is a petulant prick. For the first time in memory, a candidate for the office of President has named the Chief of Staff for their eventual Vice Presidential candidate. Got that? Rather than trust the Vice Presidential nominee to choose their own guy or gal, the Obamas went and got it done.
And the lucky winner? The New York Observer reports:
Hillary Clinton’s former campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle has just been officially named “chief of staff to the Vice Presidential Nominee” by the Obama campaign.
Now that is rich. Obama taps a person who is a demonstrated failure as a campaign director and gives her the task of riding herd on his eventual VP nominee. Gotta admire the chutzpah of the Obama. And how did top dollar Clinton folks react?
New York Observer offered this catchy title, Clinton Bundler on Obama’s Doyle Pick: The Biggest ‘Fuck You’ Ever. Can you feel the warmth? Now there is hope we can believe in.
This is one more “tell” of the kind of political player Barack is. Rather than reaching out and seeking Hillary’s help in healing the rift in the Democratic party, he has removed his socks and stuck his stinky feet in the festering wound. I have been told by well connected Democrats that some senior Democrats in the Senate are beside themselves at the petulance and immaturity of Barack.
What could Barack do? Well, for example, he could have called prominent Democrats who are running for re-election and who backed Hillary. He could have thanked them for their loyalty, encouraged them to hang with Hillary till the convention, and offered help in raising money to beat their Republican rival in the Fall. That’s what a leader would have done. Barack, instead, has let his troops attack those who had the temerity to support Hillary. And instead of healing rifts, they prefer a scorched earth.
As the August Convention nears, more Democrats will come to the shocking realization that Barack’s bare knuckles politics may work well in the corrupt confines of Chicago, but are a non-starter for healing a nation wounded by partisan battles. This is not the change folks are looking for.
UPDATE: Was Doyle a mole? Did she deliberately sabotage the Hillary campaign? Turns out she had worked with David Axlerod, Obama’s guy and her brother is a Chicago alderman and she worked for Richard Daley. Did she deliberately tank Hillary’s campaign and betray the trust put in her? Legitimate questions.
I’m glad to hear that there are some senior congresspeople seeing the immaturity.
He’s poking the snake, for sure.
Who are you talking about? The diary didn’t quote a single member of Congress.
Oh, and Clinton issued a statement in support:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0608/Doing_her_part.html
LOL
read the analysis of this comment in TL comments for a different perspective…
There were signs early on that B.O.would make plenty of enemies as he goes.
He’s a small minded, mean spirited little man.
Every politician makes enemies. Clinton sure had them and I’m sure that didn’t bother you any — nor did it me.
But Barry antagonizes people needlessly, as if he gets a real kick out of pissing people off.
Mark — You are calling an ex-CIA agent unsophisticated. You Obama people are arrogant and dumb as posts.
I for one would never underestimate Larry’s sophistication. I bet he’s got tapes of members of Congress that prove his assertions. And he’ll unveil them by 9 AM next Monday, just like he did with the explosive “Whitey” tapes. Right? Right?
(crickets)
Auntie Meme you are an as. In the words of your hero Keith Olbermann “shut the hell up”.
Padre, I guess this is my cue to pull out the ol’ ad hominem, and say that your post calling me 2/3 of an “ass” reflects poorly on every Clinton supporter?
Yes where exactly is that imaginary tape?
obambi has made millions of enemies and he continues to do so.
Drip. drip. drip.
Your candidate offered a new kind of politics, did he not?
with pointy ears…maybe he’s an alien…from Uranus perhaps?
Yes, he is. He does it on purpose, and smirkes while doing it.
No class. No character. No unity.
Mr. Johnson,
Did you know that Doyle’s brother is a Chicago City Councilman? Is he apart of the machine, I don’t know.
But it is interesting to think whether she was a mole in the Clinton camp, screwing up the campaign, blowing HIllary’s money so fast.
She blew 100.000.000 o 2 states in the primaries.
Don’t let her near the ban account.
Apparently, this is Patti’s reward for being a good mole…it’s coming through as loud and clear as the roar of my Harley. BO and Company are playing dirty, hardball Chicago politics…the last thing we need in the White House! It’s a change alright; but, we’ll be going from bad to worse if BO’s elected. Who needs this BS…???
Like when he brushed Hillary off his shoulders, for instance?
Hiring Solis-Doyle was another “stick it to Hillary” (and her supporters) move. Even David Gergen on CNN said it was a horrendously stupid thing to to do.
Not that Barry cares. The Democratic Party now belongs to him, and he clearly thinks the White House does, too. The man’s arrogance knows no limits. Has he ever heard that “pride goeth before a fall?”
Other recent examples are unnecessarily taking four Michigan votes from her and circulating Olbermann tirade about Hillary’s RFK assassination remark. The man has no concept of what is involved in being a graceful winner since he insists on on continuing his “thumb in her eye” approach. What a total jerk!
standard — Obama like Bush is jealous of everyone and can’t stand anyone who gets attention other than himself. He doesn’t just love himself — he is consumed by his own greatness.
One reason why he would never consider Hillary for VP is that whenever they share a stage, Hillary outshines him. He also seems to be intimidated by her presence. A very small man indeed!
Obama needs Hillary’s notes. He is nothing without Hillary’s words, policies, issues..
Rob Cheat steal- Obama is a Bush-dark, welcome to the new generation. Shit we brought up these sneaky rats..
Wow, damned by feint/faint praise. Sure, the failed bitch will be a “good asset” for the Obama train wreck, can’t think of a better Obama strategist to insure his defeat than PSD.
And to think Obama thought this was worth rubbing into everyone’s faces and claim she is welcome in his campaign. How petty can you sink to?
We are seeing the real BHO in action now that he had won his prize and it is not pretty. We were told long ago he plays ruthless basketball and makes up the rules to get what he wants. Yup, this is sure “change”. Loose change.
You’re incredibly naive. Did you know this?
(it’s a joke to po da trolls, don’t let on that you know)
What’s this? This tolerance for mediocrity has in itself made MEDIOCRITY a virtue. With this kind of leaders, where is America going? Hillary, did you really tell your spokesman to say those words.
SURPRISE! Hillary want’s unity too! Wow! Time to come out of the bunker everyone. The war is over. Guess what, everyone can see conspiracy where they want to, but sometimes, a Cigar is just a Cigar.
And sometimes a prick is just a prick!
And sometimes a backseat in a limo in Nov. of 1999 is just a backseat in a limo in Nov. of 1999
lololol LS at the Press Luncheon tomorrow on C-Span. Should be newsworthy.
True, except when you’re trying to blow the smoke up my ass…
“Oh, and Clinton issued a statement of support.”
Of course she did, you silly little person, because she has class and maturity and loyalty to party–what’s left of it–and country.
All qualities that are singularly lacking in Barack Walker Bush Obama.
well, the Obambi people don’t understand it, because they have no class or manners. they’re mobs.
And they like to call people nasty names. No class at all!!
Boo Hoo Auntie why don’t you go hang at Huffington or KOS
If you think this was done without input from others including the Clinton camp yor are dumber that I even thought you were.
Woohoo Mark! A voice of reason! Three cheers! Of course she had a say in this. She should have never fired Patti - she should have fired Penn and Wolfson.
Anonymous sources work fine for Vanity Fair when they trash a former President. Regardless, it has been reported that black politicians who supported Hillary were pressured by the Obama campaign. So, he is going after his “enemies” in the Democratic party like Machiavelli’s Prince. We all know that Hillary will go on record as saying something gracious, even though Patti is either an idiot or a traitor.
I VOTE IDIOT………
Good riddance. He can have her sorry arse. She nearly blew it for Hillary. She had no idea what she was doing and Hillary was working around the clock while Doyle was NOT MINDING the store. Obviously she is not a details person. And Penn was moonlighting.
They can both take their sorry selves over to Obama camp. He deserves these losers. They will drag any candidacy down. Hillary kept giving them chance after chance until it was a losing proposition and no longer doable.
I vote both: idiot and traitor. Let’s see how well she will be embraced by the inner circle now that she has served her purpose to rub this act of treachery into Clinton’s face.
Obama has told us he is going to totally control the message his campaign sends out so who better than Solis-Doyle who has proven her lack of utility to anyone. What a splendid way to neutralize any VP hogging the spotlight than putting this bitch on the VP guy’s/gal’s tail.
What a stupid Obama blunder. And still so early. Just like having his very first official meeting with the biggest special interest group of them all, the SEIU and Obama promised them a blank check.
Please wake me up when we get to the “change” part of his campaign.
Democrat:
Don’t you know employers always give recommendations to the dead weight they want to pass onto other employers.
Did you know if Hillary gave a bad recommendation there are laws where Patti could sue her for preventing her from getting new employment?
Well this was a canned message if there ever was one.
As Senator Clinton has said, we’re all going to do our part to help elect Senator Obama as the next President of the United States,” said spokesman Mo Elleithee.
Yeah, I think that was a direct quote from the so called concession(suspending) speech Hillary gave.
She probably had no positive comments since Hillary had to get rid of her.
I think Hillary can speak for herself.
That’s not something Hillary would say. Someone told her to say that. Doesn’t matter. 18 million people have made their minds up…no obama. NEVER.
Thank you for this article, Larry, and especially for the update. I was wondering why no one else has mentioned it, but it seems like an obvious question to me.
I’ve thought for a long time that Obama had moles sabotaging both Hillary’s and Edward’s campaign. Toward the end of Edward’s campaign he began doing some very dumb and un-Edwards like things. One of these was in the N.H. debate when he joined Obama in attacking Hillary, and praised Obama as an agent of change and for not taking lobbyists money. This was after Obie had stolen caucuses, attacked Edwards for 527 ads, and pretty much knocked him out of the race. It was a shock to hear him go on to praise him, and my first thought was he was getting very bad advice from his handlers. He did a few more dumb things like that, and was knocked out.
The time Hillary said it was a privilege to campaign with Obama seemed like the same type of disconnect, and seemed very wrong. Same message as Edwards, both times it looked like they were dropping out and endorsing Obama for pres. Few days after this Hillary confronted Obama, saying “shame on you.” I liked this, thought it was long overdue, but all the pundits said she had Multiple Personality Disorder. Strange timing and juxtaposition of statements.
Weird advice from her campaign. Set up by Obama and Axelrod, maybe? Feels like their handiwork.
Edwards advisors’ went to work in Obama campaign, too.
I really believe he was paying them to give bad advice and sabotage the other campaigns. Solis now gives more evidence.
Any way you can check this out, Larry? Any canaries from his campaign?
I agree, Speaktruth…my jaw dropped when Edwards ganged up on Hillary during that NH debate.
And….I was there in NH, working for him. I remember they pulled me out of one place saying that Obama had it wrapped up and they needed to work elsewhere. I was completely baffled because I’d been on the streets house to house for a few days and ran into next to NO support for Obama. It was all Hillary, and the Hillary supporters were very charming, too. I was so surprised by the strength of her support and the lack of any data reflecting this.
People like Mark Crispin Miller then went off his nut, suggesting that the Clintons tampered with the VOTE, and dismissing my experience as “anecdotal.”
Yeah, the votes AND the residents matched in supporting Hillary, but all these activists who used to claim to be part of the “reality-based” community swallowed the bogus talking points and trumped up media campaign.
I’m afraid even if evidence is produced on Obama’s tampering in the Edwards and Clinton campaigns that the Obamaborg won’t be able to perceive it after turning their brains over to the Collective.
Resistance is not futile
Nothing personal, but probably Patti Solis-Doyle is that kind of gift that keeps on giving! So what a better way to really wish Team Obama the best of luck! Hopefully, Ms Solis-Doyle’s organizational genius translates to a decent showing for her candidate (and that other guy in the ticket).
B.O.W.L.* Big Time in November (2008)
HRC - 45th POTUS (2012)
*Barack Obama Will Lose
Anybody else think that Patty Solis was an Obama plant in the Clinton campaign? After all, she worked with Daley for years and is very close with Axelrod. While with the Clinton campaign she was able to inflict lethal wounds. Sounds like Chicago politics…
If she was so close to Obama why did Hillary hire her in the first place? Do you think Hillary is so stupid as to hire an Obama operative?
They should have found their sack, and stood up to the fugly troll, Obama.
They didn’t, why, who is going to do it for you, Congress?
Who really runs the little troll, anyway?
They have NO CLUE.
Sure, the diary didn’t quote a single member of Congress. It didn’t have to. Don’t you know that Larry has shocking video footage that he’s going to reveal, er, well, maybe never? But that’s not the point. The point is that literally hundreds, maybe thousands, maybe millions, of members of Congress are really pissed off.
I love the no-win mentality of some of these embittered Clinton folks. If Obama doesn’t bring on any Clinton staff, that’s a big F.U. to Hillary. If he does, that’s also a big F.U. to Hillary.
Not to mention, it’s really inconsiderate of him to bring on people from her campaign who lost. Why doesn’t he bring on someone who at leas helped her win the primary? The nerve!!! Obama is so out of touch with reality. But he’ll get a wake-up call in November, when this very realistic scenario plays out: every single person who voted for Hillary in the primary votes for Bob Barr.
Obama and his supporters just don’t get it, I guess.
They are too afraid of BHO and his crooked delegate thieves!! Doyle has become the Latina Judas.
Where are the Women (& Men) with backbone in the DC bubble? I wish to see them standing up for democracy and voters rights and following the RULES! ALL THE RULES!!
Just because the Bush Cabal got away with ZERO oversight doesn’t mean DEMS get to run CRAZY with the REpug rotten candy toys before they reverse them!
I don’t want to see the nastiness from a Party I once loved go w/out rebuke!
They must bear BOLD witness to the results of their rushed unguarded decisions.
It may stink us all a bit but they must sleep with it! Not me. I’m not getting in bed with that treachery! NEVER.
never EVER and it was STING not stink
although you could use both
lol
It must be very upsetting to you that Obama won more pledged delegates than Clinton under each and every FL/MI scenario.
Proof on FL and MI here - http://www.demconwatchblog.com/2008/05/fl-mi-by-numbers_21.html
Didn’t matter to me. Obviously, the delegate distribution method is highly flawed. I thought the SD’s would use their political judgment and see that she had won the major states, put together a much broader coalition, and had the momentum going.
Pelosi and Dean are the ones who made it about delegate count. They misinfomed the public about that. Then Clyburn made sure to wield the threat of “blood in the streets.”
I still thought she’d be allowed to prove her electability argument.
I was wrong. The fix was in.
And so it goes.
But I see the fix. I know the players who went along with it and who pushed it through.
I was watching, along with many millions of us.
I thought the SD’s would use their political judgment and see that she had won the major states, put together a much broader coalition, and had the momentum going.
Ahh. You were hoping that Hillary would be the “hand-picked” candidate of the Democratic Establishment, regardless of the will of the people.
Thanks for the clarification.
Will of the People is about The People, not delgates disproportionally distributed to pad the minority urban centers.
One vote, One voice.
Change the delegate totals to Winner-take-All Primary Only system.
You think Obama would have spent ten minutes in Idaho? Nebraska? New Mexico? Colorado? Maine? Iowa? New Hampshire?
Especially with the prospect of losing New York, California, Texas, Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania?
Hell no.
Winner take all isn’t more democratic. It does a worse job of mirroring popular preference.
And it’s not like the system was a surprise to the former First Lady, was it?
The system itself was not a surprise, but the fact that Obama turned out to be an even less ethical George W. Bush probably was. And the fact that Howard Dean and Donna Brazile would cheat and steal to hand the nomination to the unelectable and unqualified Obama was probably pretty surprising, too.
snark snark
Oh, if we are talking will of the people, that’s Hillary. She won that.
Only in the land of Obamabutts does “will of the people” mean steal the nomination for the one with the fewest votes.
the will of the people? you are a moron.
neither won this nomination. the supers had to put one of them over the top and they chose the weaker candidate.
1. Clinton won the popular vote I know people like Keith Olbermann and Randi Rhodes tell you popular vote doesn’t matter but popular vote show the will of the people.
2. Undercover, forget the math and look at the political map most of the delegates Obama “won” in the primary were from states Obama has little chance of winning and the idea of banking his hopes on VA and Colorado two states Bush carried and the Republicans have little to no fear of losing is crazy. And the fact Republicans in Mississippi went out their way to help get out the vote for Obama shows me who they want to face.
3. Obama has gather the George McGovern coalition… vastly limited.
obama says he doesn’t need the democratic base including ohio. ok! fine! got it! obambi, don’t quit your day job.
He only showed up 137 times for his “day job” before deciding he needed to be the Wizard of OZ.
The Hand picked nominee was BO He was selected not elected.
Obviously BO was the fixed, hand picked candidate. Duh.
And we’ll be involved when they come up for re-election.
the rules state he gets ZERO delegates for taking his name OFF the MICH ballot voluntarily
so if the truth prevailed
Hillary would win
Most votes EVER!
OHH and he broke the rules in FLA too so I guess he should only get HALF his votes there and Hillary should get ALL hers
Again Hillary wins both delegates and popular vote
No, she wouldn’t. Do the math. He’d still have more pledged delegates. She lost the ability to win the pledged delegates by early March.
Do the Math:
Zero meetings held of Nato subcommittee.
Zero qualifications to be commander in chief
Zero cases tried as a supposed “civil rights attorney”
Zero experience.
Zero judgment
Zero chance of winning General Election this November.
Yep. Obama=One Big Fat Zero.
Since he broke the rules in Florida, bu campaigning, commercials and the press conference, he should have gotten ZERO delegates there according to the ROOLZ
oh ok was it ZERO? good ok that proves my point even better!
Thanks
Actually since he held a press conference in Florida and ran ads under the DNC rules he does not receive any delegates. So as we can see the Rules Committee was even more corrupt then reported anywhere in the press.
The rules also stated that Hillary got zero votes in Michigan.
According to the rules of the Democratic Party, the RBC violated their own rules by penalizing Mi. 100% of their delegation.
First and foremost it is called CLASS, which Hillary has in spades.
Second, Hillary is very smart. When Obama falls and the DNC elite will be in the corner in the fetal position sucking their thumbs (or each others) Hillary will graciously come in and safe their a$$es.
Or she will let the Democratic party implode. Either way, I am cool with that!
let them implode.
Uhh, how will Hillary be able to save anything should that happen? Will she don her mask and fly in to defeat McCain magically?
Hillary should NOT help Obama ONE bit. They’ll blame her for everything anyway!
1)More true Dems vote for Hillary; all those “dem for a day” republicans? You THINK they voted for obama cuz they LIKE him?
You just shit all over hardcore, true blue dems who have dedicated time, energy, money for years.
Congratulations!
Turnout among these groups helped explain the outcomes: Mainline Democrats accounted for only about 60 percent of voters in Montana’s open primary, vs. more than 80 percent in South Dakota’s closed contest; and college graduates were more prevalent in Montana by roughly a 10-point margin.
2)WAKEUP call!! DING DING DING!
“His upset win? He won 38% of the vote. That means that 62% of Iowans voted against him. And this was a caucus, not a real election. And in Virginia, the Democrats who have won lately (Kaine, Webb) are conservative tough guys, and Webb won by the narrowest of margins, largely due to the fact that George “macaca” Allen seriously went off the rails with his viral racist comments (And he still barely lost!!!!!!).” riverdaughter
And the AA’s casting double and triple votes at all the precincts..you think these are real votes he can count?
and the dead people votes and the register your pet votes.yeah he won alright.
Yeah, he probably
thinksHOPES he can CHANGE the GE election rules and make it an all caucus system, LOL.If Obama wanted a clean victory, he shouldn’t have cheated. Whether he has more delegates or not, the election was fixed for him by party bosses.
You’re not still pushing that “majority of the pledged delegates” nonsense, are you? I understand why Barry is pushing it; he can’t get the majority of the voters, so he has to have excuse to claim that he has “the will of the people.”
Why are you going along with it?
Because the nomination is based on delegates.
Yes sweetie but the General Election is winner take all electoral votes.
By the way, did you know Obama’s Dad was an alcholic polygamist who was married when he impregnated Obama’s 17-year old Mom, Ann? He was 8 years older than her. I think that’s called statutory rape?
Yes sweetie but the Stanley Cup playoffs are based on regular-season performance.
This is too funny — an Obamabutt making a hockey analogy when his candidate can’t even bowl. Sweetie, Obama only “won” because some of the goals Hillary scored were stolen and given to him. And another thing, pookie, the Stanley Cup is awarded to the team that wins those playoffs. And McCain is Gordie Howe, and Obama is, well, his own little self.
Yes, it’s based on delegates. It is not based solely on pledged delegates. Are you so dense that you don’t understand the difference?
Formerly, Obama was saying that the supers should fo