Checks & Balances: Obama picks 'worst CIA chief', but new Pentagon 'may reject interventions'

President Obama has rounded out his national security team for approval by the Senate. He's nominated former senator Chuck Hagel as the Pentagon head, and counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan to lead the CIA.

Former CIA officer Ray McGovern who believes Obama's security nominations may serve as a counterweight to each other.

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[smallyb2009]

Maybe obama put this guy in charge because he,s afraid satanyahu will have him murdered if he does,nt hurry up & send u.s troops to Iran to fight yet another war for the intrests of a gang of deranged zionist jews.

[snoo333]

are you on prozac? no offense, obama is supported by the bankers and who do you think own the banks in this world? this is a dog an pony show for the left and right.

the agenda will move forward whether we like it or not.

all the members of apac should be tried for treason. the lobby idea was for Americans petitioning their government not a foreign power influencing America.

wake up people!!!!

[Random Man]

George, Rumsfeld and Cheney cant really leave the USA any more because of arrests warrants and angry mobs trying to nab them for trial agaisnt humanities. Obomba and Clinton come next.

OK Chuck Hagel is a new name to add on the tribunals watch list.

They would be better with Chuck Norris.

thanx.

[smushie76]

He's clearly a fall guy as they will need a lot.

[snoo333]

wish it was that easy brother. look at the tsa, people are letting their wives ,daughters and children get man handled by strangers and no one does anything about it.

yet wack jobs go into schools to shoot up little kids.

no one is going to do anything about it. america has losts its balls.

[bradknightable]

i only see one way for america to take back control from the government and thats to force them out one way or another i think there is somewhere around a billion citizens in the usa vs around half a million soldiers i think citizens win

[bulletproof2353]

3:16 ,no the difference is,hes not a jew(although he is still a shabbos goyim) ,unlike his predecessors cohn,wolfowitz

[bulletproof2353]

hes a fuckin JEW ,JEWS CANT BE TRUSTED ,INTERN AND DEPORT THEM

JEWS DID 911

[P3t3rG1]

You have not much of an idea about those proxy wars do you? I tell you the truth then, just to clear the mess. Those countries on the place of old Mesopotamia are invaded to conceal and destroy evidence of real history...