that very same group behind project birmingham none of that was mentioned in his article though mr shane explained he thought that wasn't necessary i don't think there's any kind of disclosure that's relevant but i'm happy to be corrected if you've been to meet with intelligence or defense official of an off the record meeting it's always a tradeoff as to what the ground rules of whether you get something useful for your readers and in this case i did get something useful well what's even more important is the question why the event the new york times journalist took part in happened back in september however the article only came out ten days ago there will be people wondering why it took mr shane three months to write about this plus buzz feed is now citing a report with assessments and conclusions of how well project birmingham worked and if you compare the language of that report with the language in the n.y.t. article you'll find many differences the journalist calls the operation a secret experiment however in the cited report it is referred to as an operation to influence the out.

i do not know why mr. shane does not want to report that general mattis was fired without the benefit of a phone call, and the money obama gave to iran. how come that is not being talked about? is that corrupt journalism? leo: i do not think that is correct journalism. secretary mattis was forced out by the obama administration. obama was criticized in some circles. different administration, different policies. for all the credit president trump has gotten for bringing mattis back in, that seems to be going out the window with the way he has forced secretary mattis out. secretary mattis left with his poignant letter and a respectful letter. he does not name call the president or attack the president in a direct way, but he does criticize some of the policies he has had towards u.s. allies. it will be interested to see how president trump handles that in the months to come, if he decides to go after secretary mattis as he is gone after previous cabinet members and other political foes. it will send shockwaves thr

i want to know why mr. shane mr.n't want to report that obama fired secretary mattis. how come that is not being talked about? isn't that corrupt journalism? guest: i do not think that is corrupt journalism, but we can talk about it now. d outtary mattis was force of the obama administration, and president obama was criticized about some of that. different administrations, different policies. some of the credit that trump has gotten for ringing him back in seems to have gone out of the window with the way he forced m attis out. mattis left a very respectful letter. will be interesting to see how president trump handles that in the months to come. if he decides to go after secretary mattis, as he has done against previous cabinet members sendyrical photos, it will shockwaves through the military. this is still a very respectful person in -- respected person in the military. he issident trump decides going to name call and pick apart secretary mattis, i think there will be a lot of folks in the military who will reevaluate where their support stands for the president. ca

i want to know why mr. shane mr.n't want to report that obama fired secretary mattis.w come that is not being talked about? isn't that corrupt journalism? guest: i do not think that is corrupt journalism, but we can talk about it now. d outtary mattis was force of the obama administration, and president obama was criticized about some of that. different administrations, different policies. some of the credit that trump has gotten for ringing him back in seems to have gone out of the window with the way he forced m attis out. mattis left a very respectful letter. will be interesting to see how president trump handles that in the months to come. if he decides to go after secretary mattis, as he has done against previous cabinet members sendyrical photos, it will shockwaves through the military. this is still a very respectful person in -- respected person in the military. he issident trump decides going to name call and pick apart secretary mattis, i think there will be a lot of folks in the military who will reevaluate where their support stands for the president. calli

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