A key question - anonymous quotes aside - is whether Brennan will return CIA to intelligence collecting or accelerate current trends?
@gregorydjohnsen Just as important a question for me is, given Brennan's deep commitment to data mining, will he give HUMINT suff emphasis.
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@emptywheel Good point, what I'm interested in is whether US will develop its own intel in places like#Yemen or continue to rely on Saudi -
@gregorydjohnsen Reason I keep asking why BRennan approved sig strikes in Yemen despite purported opposition is bc I think WE didn't decide
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@emptywheel And obviously the priorities and interests of Saudi Arabia do not always match those of the US. -
@gregorydjohnsen We know Saudis have muscled us for drones in the past. And excuse for sig strikes was the UndieBomb plot the Saudis created -
@emptywheel forgive ignorance but when did KSA muscle for drones? Can you link me pls? -
@jackserle 2010, to use against Houthis. Here's wikileaks cable on it. http://bit.ly/13fZi2a Timing is notable bc of OTHER bad targeting. -
@emptywheel Of course, when they were nearly duped into bombing Ali Mohsen. Thank you.
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@emptywheel@gregorydjohnsen oh most definitely. In the context of, let's put these humans in tiny little boxes and ask them questions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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