{"id":418322,"date":"2022-03-19T03:35:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T00:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/intelligence-experts-refuse-to-apologize-for-smearing-hunter-biden-story\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T03:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T00:35:29","slug":"intelligence-experts-refuse-to-apologize-for-smearing-hunter-biden-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/intelligence-experts-refuse-to-apologize-for-smearing-hunter-biden-story\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Intelligence&#8217; experts refuse to apologize for smearing Hunter Biden story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ea17ec23ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ea17ec23ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/intelligence-experts-refuse-to-apologize-for-smearing-hunter-biden-story\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Intelligence_experts_refuse_to_apologize_for_smearing_Hunter_Biden_story%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Intelligence&#8217; experts refuse to apologize for smearing Hunter Biden story&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Intelligence_experts_refuse_to_apologize_for_smearing_Hunter_Biden_story%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Intelligence&#8217; experts refuse to apologize for smearing Hunter Biden story&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They are the supposed nonpartisan group of top spies looking out for the best interest of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>But the 51 former \u201cintelligence\u201d officials who cast doubt on The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden laptop stories in a public letter really were just desperate to get Joe Biden elected president. And more than a year later, even after their Deep State sabotage has been shown again and again to be a lie, they refuse to own up to how they undermined an election.<\/p>\n<p>The officials, including CNN pundit and professional fabricator James Cl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er \u2014 a man who was nearly charged for perjury for lying to Congress \u2014 signed a letter saying that the laptop \u201chas the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What proof did they have? By their own admission, none. \u201cWe do not know if the emails .\u2009.\u2009. are genuine or not,\u201d the letter said. They\u2019re just \u201csuspicious.\u201d Why? Because they hurt Biden\u2019s campaign, that\u2019s evidence enough.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind this was written Oct. 19, 2020, five days after The Post published its first story. Neither Joe Biden nor Hunter Biden had denied the story, they simply deflected questions. Didn\u2019t these security experts think that if this was disinformation, the Biden campaign would have yelled to the heavens that the story was false?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"915\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/19.METRO-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915\" alt=\"NY Post cover\" class=\"wp-image-21581785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/19.METRO-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1373 1372w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/19.METRO-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/19.METRO-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=458 457w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/19.METRO-1-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\"\/><figcaption>51 former \u201cintelligence\u201d officials attempted to cover up The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden expos\u00e9 along with Big Tech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, though the letter was advertised as being signed by people who worked \u201cfor presidents of both political parties,\u201d a majority of the officials were Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Politico picked up the letter and ran the false headline \u201cHunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.\u201d That headline is still online today, even though the letter clearly says they don\u2019t know if it\u2019s Russian disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>That headline was tweeted out by legions of Democrats, including current White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, as proof that it was all a con. That tweet also is still up despite being proven false.<\/p>\n<p>Thus pure speculation by a group of biased officials became gospel among the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>. This was \u201cfake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>,\u201d and could be safely ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that Twitter already had banned The New York Post a few days before. The rationale was that this was \u201chacked materials,\u201d even though it wasn\u2019t \u2014 and Twitter had no evidence to think it was. A Facebook official, meanwhile, said it wasn\u2019t going to allow the sharing of The Post\u2019s story until it was \u201cfact checked\u201d by a third party \u2014 a check that never happened.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Big Tech, former government officials, and the media conspired together to bury a story.<\/p>\n<p>No, not just bury \u2014 create a false narrative that flipped the script to make Joe Biden the victim of a conspiracy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-904.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"In this file photo US President Joe Biden (R) hugs his son Hunter Biden (C) and US First Lady Jill Biden after being sworn in as the 46th US President, on January 20, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-21581550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-904.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-904.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-904.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>51 former \u201cintelligence\u201d officials, Big Tech and the liberal media are all guilty of attempting to silence The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">OLIVIER DOULIERY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In short, they peddled online disinformation to sway an election.<\/p>\n<p>No one actually proved The Post\u2019s reporting was wrong. Media outlets showed up at the doorstep of the computer repairman who had gotten the laptop, and he confirmed it. People who exchanged e-mails with Hunter Biden attested to their accuracy in the days and weeks that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Only after the election was safely over did Hunter tacitly admit the laptop was his. Last year, a Politico reporter confirmed that the laptop\u2019s materials were real. And now, the coup de grace: The Times said it\u2019s \u201cauthenticated\u201d material from the laptop.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no consequences. Twitter and Facebook still censor information based on political bias, and Congress takes no action. Many of the letter signers continue to be used as \u201cexperts\u201d by the media. Clapper, for instance, spent years on CNN calling Donald Trump a \u201cRussian asset,\u201d a lie invented and fed by political operatives of Hillary Clinton. He\u2019s still there. Guess accuracy is not a condition of employment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231\" alt=\"The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story was long verified before the New York Times \u201cauthenticated\u201d the scoop.\" class=\"wp-image-21581513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=346 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=115 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nypost_20201014_BRXP-3_001-copy-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story was long verified before the New York Times \u201cauthenticated\u201d the scoop.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NY Post Illustration<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Do the officials who tried to flip the 2020 election feel any regret for their actions? The Post reached out to those who signed the letter. Most would answer the question. A few doubled-down, including Clapper. No remorse. No shame. And no apologies:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Hayden, former CIA director, now analyst for CNN:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Clapper, former director of national intelligence, now CNN pundit: <\/strong>\u201cYes, I stand by the statement made AT THE TIME, and would call attention to its 5th paragraph. I think sounding such a cautionary note AT THE TIME was appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leon Panetta, former CIA director and defense secretary, now runs a public policy institute at California State University: <\/strong>Declined comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Brennan, former CIA director, now analyst for NBC and MSNBC:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Fingar, former National Intelligence Council chair, now teaches at Stanford University: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rick Ledgett, former National Security Agency deputy director, now a director at M&amp;T Bank: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John McLaughlin, former CIA acting director, now teaches at Johns Hopkins University: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-900.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former CIA director John Brennan has not commented on The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story.\" class=\"wp-image-21581547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-900.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-900.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-900.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former CIA director John Brennan has not commented on The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michael Morell, former CIA acting director, now at George Mason University: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Vickers, former defense undersecretary for intelligence, now on board of BAE Systems: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u200a<strong>Doug Wise, former Defense Intelligence Agency deputy director, teaches at University of New Mexico:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Rasmussen, former National Counterterrorism Center director, now executive director, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"Hunter Biden\" class=\"wp-image-21581556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/biden-laptop-01_jpeg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Hunter Biden has reaped millions from Russian and Chinese business, all while Joe Biden was Vice President.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Russ Travers, former National Counterterrorism Center acting director:<\/strong> \u201cThe letter explicitly stated that we didn\u2019t know if the emails were genuine, but that we were concerned about Russian disinformation efforts. I spent 25 years as a Soviet\/Russian analyst. Given the context of what the Russians were doing at the time (and continue to do \u2014 Ukraine being just the latest example), I considered the cautionary warning to be prudent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Liepman, former National Counterterrorism Center deputy director:<\/strong> \u201cAs far as I know I do [stand by the statement] but I\u2019m kind of busy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Moseman, former CIA chief of staff: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u200a<strong>Larry Pfeiffer, former CIA chief of staff, now senior advisor to The Chertoff Group:<\/strong><br \/>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Bash, former CIA chief of staff, now analyst for NBC and MSNBC:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rodney Snyder, former CIA chief of staff: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenn Gerstell, former National Security Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Priess, former CIA analyst and manager:<\/strong> \u201cThank you for reaching out. I have no further comment at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pam Purcilly, former CIA deputy director of analysis:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc Polymeropoulos, former CIA senior operations officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-901.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta\" class=\"wp-image-21581548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-901.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-901.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/spies-who-lie-901.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta declined to discuss the revelations of The Post\u2019s Hunter Biden story.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Savos, former CIA senior operations officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Tullius, former CIA senior intelligence officer:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David A. Vanell, former CIA senior operations officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristin Wood, former CIA senior intelligence officer, now non-resident fellow, Harvard:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Buckley, former CIA inspector general: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nada Bakos, former CIA analyst and targeting officer, now senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p><strong>Patty Brandmaier, former CIA senior intelligence officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James B. Bruce, former CIA senior intelligence office:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Cariens, former CIA intelligence analyst: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Janice Cariens, former CIA operational support officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Kolbe, former CIA senior operations officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Corsell, former CIA analyst: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Brett Davis, former CIA senior intelligence officer:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roger Zane George, former national intelligence officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven L. Hall, former CIA senior intelligence officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kent Harrington, former national intelligence officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p>\u200a<strong>Don Hepburn, former national security executive, now president of Boanerges Solutions LLC:<\/strong> \u201cMy position has not changed any. I believe the Russians made a huge effort to alter the course of the election . . . The Russians are masters of blending truth and fiction and making something feel incredibly real when it\u2019s not. Nothing I have seen really changes my opinion. I can\u2019t tell you what part is real and what part is fake, but the thesis still stands for me, that it was a media influence hit job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy D. Kilbourn, former dean of CIA\u2019s Kent School of Intelligence Analysis: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ron Marks, former CIA officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonna Hiestand Mendez, former CIA technical operations officer, now on board of the International Spy Museum:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t have any comment. I would need a little more information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emile Nakhleh, former director of CIA\u2019s Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program, now at University of New Mexico:<\/strong> \u201cI have not seen any information since then that would alter the decision behind signing the letter. That\u2019s all I can go into. The whole issue was highly politicized and I don\u2019t want to deal with that. I still stand by that letter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gerald A. O\u2019Shea, former CIA senior operations officer: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nick Shapiro, former CIA deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the director: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Sipher, former CIA senior operations officer:<\/strong> Declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Slick, former National Security Council senior director for intelligence programs:<\/strong><br \/>Didn\u2019t respond. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Cynthia Strand, former CIA deputy assistant director for global issues:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Tarbell, former CIA deputy executive director: <\/strong>Didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Terry, former National Intelligence Collection Board chairman:<\/strong> Couldn\u2019t be reached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Treverton, former National Intelligence Council chair, now senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies:<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ll pass. I haven\u2019t followed the case recently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winston Wiley, former CIA director of analysis:<\/strong> Couldn\u2019t be reached.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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