James Clapper and our other intel ‘experts’ are full of it

Leon Panetta, John Brennan (prime proper) and James Clapper (backside left) had been all among the many intelligence "specialists" who claimed Hunter Biden's laptop computer was a part of "Russian disinformation."
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America has by no means had so many intelligence “specialists.” They usually’ve by no means been so unsuitable. 

Begin with Hunter Biden’s “now authenticated” laptop computer (really authenticated in October 2020).

The Submit requested for remark from the 51 former intel-community bigwigswho signed an October 2020letter suggesting — with zero proof, as they admitted — that the laptop computer information was by some means a part of a Russian disinformation operation. Most declined to reply. 

The few who did principally doubled down. Notably, former Director of Nationwide Intelligence James Clapper informed us: “I stand by the assertion made AT THE TIME . . . I feel sounding such a cautionary be aware AT THE TIME was acceptable.”

Which implies our former DNI, who additionally served as undersecretary of Protection for Intelligence and the pinnacle of the Protection Intelligence Company, was clearly both useless unsuitable or flat-out mendacity. (Observe that he dodged a perjury cost for mendacity to Congress about NSA information assortment practices in 2013). 

Why do main “information” networks like CNN and MSNBC nonetheless deliver these “specialists” on? Why do Politico and The New York Occasions maintain publishing them?

Their credibility ought to be lower than zero at this level. Occasions have proved again and again that they both can’t get fundamental details proper of their space of experience — spies and spying — or they’re so insanely partisan that they'll fudge, fib and falsify something if it furthers their political objectives.

Add in Clapper’s historical past of hyping hysteria (and that of others among the many “silly 51”) on Russiagate, the Clinton-campaign-run smear claiming Donald Trump colluded with the Kremlin to steal the 2016 election. 

They acquired that unsuitable, too — taken in by Beltway political operatives.

This rogue’s gallery has additionally helped stoke the panic over “disinformation” (i.e., any opinion unpopular with Democrats or actual info that embarrasses a Democrat) that has gained a stranglehold on the minds of so many liberal or lefty commentators, journalists, legislators and Silicon Valley censors. 

We marvel how that campaign goes to look 5 years down the highway. 

America’s belief in its media establishments is caught close to historic lows. With individuals like Clapper offering “knowledgeable” evaluation, that’s no marvel.

Get them off the air and out of print, and let the reality have its say.