For some reason, this doesn’t pass the smell test

This smells fishy to me..

For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets – (via Times Online)

A WHISTLEBLOWER has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets.

Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, listened into hundreds of sensitive intercepted conversations while based at the agency’s Washington field office.

She approached The Sunday Times last month after reading about an Al-Qaeda terrorist who had revealed his role in training some of the 9/11 hijackers while he was in Turkey.

Edmonds described how foreign intelligence agents had enlisted the support of US officials to acquire a network of moles in sensitive military and nuclear institutions.

For one, how do we know that this isn’t just some attention seeking woman, looking to make a quick buck, at the expense of our Government?

For some reason, this one just does not pass the smell test.

More here as well. One must know, however, that Brad Blog is a Liberal Blogger, who has tried to defame those like Ann Coulter and many other Conservatives.

It just reeks of the Alex Jones type of nonsense that is found of the Internet.

Cross-posted @ My Blog @ Redstate

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Obsidian Wings Writer/Blogger Andy Olmsted dies in Iraq

This is just too damned sad for words…. Sad

Andy Olmsted R.I.P.

I am glad that he did write this part here:

I do ask (not that I’m in a position to enforce this) that no one try to use my death to further their political purposes. I went to Iraq and did what I did for my reasons, not yours. My life isn’t a chit to be used to bludgeon people to silence on either side. If you think the U.S. should stay in Iraq, don’t drag me into it by claiming that somehow my death demands us staying in Iraq. If you think the U.S. ought to get out tomorrow, don’t cite my name as an example of someone’s life who was wasted by our mission in Iraq. I have my own opinions about what we should do about Iraq, but since I’m not around to expound on them I’d prefer others not try and use me as some kind of moral capital to support a position I probably didn’t support. Further, this is tough enough on my family without their having to see my picture being used in some rally or my name being cited for some political purpose. You can fight political battles without hurting my family, and I’d prefer that you did so.

Thank you Andy for your honesty and may you rest in peace. Prayers and thoughts for your family.

(comment remove per request of the original poster to not make this Political…)

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