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A former senior intelligence official familiar with the matter said that Brennan made his decision after he received signals from senior Obama transition officials that they were reconsidering his nomination because of the criticism of his tenure at the agency by liberal commentators, bloggers and others.
"The decision not to fight would not have been Brennan's," said the former senior intelligence official, who asked to remain unnamed because of the sensitivity of the issue. "He's not the kind of guy who would run away from a fight."
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/244/story/56489.html
The backlash against Brennan's prospective nomination, either to lead the CIA or become the director of national intelligence (DNI), began on Saturday with a letter to Obama signed by nearly 200 practicing psychologists and academics involved in the field.
Brennan's letter did not specify whether the psychologists' letter or criticism from the liberal blogosphere was the primary reason for his withdrawal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/25/obama-white-house-cia-brennan
Mr Brennan's role in preparing wildly erroneous intelligence about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction before the war in Iraq was expected to come up at confirmation hearings. He was also an advocate of "enhanced interrogation techniques," which human rights advocates have branded as torture. Mr Brennan has also drawn criticism for his role in the secret wiretapping of US citizens....
Melvin Goodman, a retired CIA intelligence analyst, had lambasted Mr Obama for relying on "discredited cronies" such as Mr Brennan who was chief of staff and deputy executive director under the former CIA chief George Tenet. [The Independent]
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Regardless...it means no one should stop fighting. Yes,
congratulations.
