Several traitors covering for one another apparently. For all the negative ink spilled over the Red Scare, they really had a point to fighting this. Plus, every year that goes by, Tailgunner Joe keeps getting proven more and more right.
Reminds me of how Scooter Libby ended up in prison because of leaks caused by Dick Armitage, who worked directly for Colin Powell, the Sec State at the time, all about an employee of the CIA, who sent her husband to speak with an African nation about yellowcake plutonium. More than likely the woman named is guilty of the leak, but there's always more to the story than meets the eye when dealing with the Beltway. 🤷♂️
FWIW Wiki says: In September 2023, a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by Semafor and Iran International claimed to connected Tabatabai with the Iran Experts Initiative, an effort initiated by senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to bolster Tehran's image and positions on global security issues. In response, Senator Marsha Blackburn called for a review of her security clearance. In October 2023, after an internal review, Tabatabai retained her top-secret security clearance, as confirmed by Rheanne E. Wirkkala, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, in a letter dated October 13 to Senator Joni Ernst. The Pentagon released a statement saying that "Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense. We are honored to have her serve." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_Tabatabai
Several traitors covering for one another apparently. For all the negative ink spilled over the Red Scare, they really had a point to fighting this. Plus, every year that goes by, Tailgunner Joe keeps getting proven more and more right.
Reminds me of how Scooter Libby ended up in prison because of leaks caused by Dick Armitage, who worked directly for Colin Powell, the Sec State at the time, all about an employee of the CIA, who sent her husband to speak with an African nation about yellowcake plutonium. More than likely the woman named is guilty of the leak, but there's always more to the story than meets the eye when dealing with the Beltway. 🤷♂️
Very true!
FWIW Wiki says: In September 2023, a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by Semafor and Iran International claimed to connected Tabatabai with the Iran Experts Initiative, an effort initiated by senior Iranian Foreign Ministry officials to bolster Tehran's image and positions on global security issues. In response, Senator Marsha Blackburn called for a review of her security clearance. In October 2023, after an internal review, Tabatabai retained her top-secret security clearance, as confirmed by Rheanne E. Wirkkala, an Assistant Secretary of Defense, in a letter dated October 13 to Senator Joni Ernst. The Pentagon released a statement saying that "Dr. Tabatabai was thoroughly and properly vetted as a condition of her employment with the Department of Defense. We are honored to have her serve." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_Tabatabai
And this: https://x.com/CarolineGlick/status/1847904216926257255
She is Iranian-American. Go figure.
Why am I NOT surprised...