The Spies Who Love Obama

"As has become painfully clear since 9/11, intelligence is only as good as the worldview of the person receiving it. The team of former intelligence professionals who have come together to advise Barack Obama describe a candidate who they believe is open-minded and intellectually inclined to absorb information..." Full Story »

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Vincent Caminiti
4.4
by Vincent Caminiti - Oct. 1, 2008

This story was about a segment the intelligence community, former officials and operators, coming to Obama. It would not easily be dismissed as slanted since the facts are the story. The most interesting thing about the facts in the article is that the named sources are essentially apolitical and their focus is about redesigning a more appropriate intelligence community - which is a direct reversal of the approach the current administration took. It told the story in a concise manner without political chatter. A noteworthy feat considering that Obama's name was in the title and the decimated state of the Intelligence community.

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