Is Clarke's life in danger?

[FlashHarry]

Or has the damage been done? Should he avoid chartered flights? Or will the Bushies try to float some rumor about alcoholism/drug addiction, or something of the sort? I can't believe they'll let this stand. They're too shrewd and evil for this.

[Teddy_Salad]

1. The Bushies are pissed.

Clarke is a brave man, that's for sure.

The Bushies don't like being criticized.....I hope he doesn't plan on taking a Cessna anytime soon.

[MSgt213]

12. Man Clarke tore them up. Those attempts by the Republican members to

shake him up seem real half hearted after he took down the first one.

[mouse7]

2. He's safe now. All the info is in the public domain.

It's people who have explosive info that hasn't reach the public yet that are in danger.

[w4rma]

8. I agree. (nt)

[BonFiyah]

15. Exactly

Killing him now, will only serve to solidify his book as absolute fact.

[Mari333]

3. Too high profile now the cats out of the bag

hopefully he has bodyguards.

[Don Claybrook]

4. No...the cat's out of the bag

If he were to commit suicide tomorrow in order to spend more time with his family (or am I mixing my metaphors?), there would surely be intense scrutiny.

The only recourse the thugs have at this point is to discredit him. So far, it looks as though they're discrediting themselves instead.

[ramapo]

5. No

He's way too visible now. They will continue to attempt to discredit him. They will be unsuccessful.

His performance reminds me of Senator McCarthy being put in his place (finally) during those infamous hearings.

[Beetwasher]

6. Think About This:

Clarke has been a major intel player for 30 years under Reagan, Bush I, Clinton and Bush II. You don't have a resume like that in intel w/out making some powerful friends and having some real serious heavy hitters at your back.

Sure, his life may be in jeopardy, but he's got people at his back, serious people, the names of whom are only known to people like Clarke. He can't be intimidated by Bushco.

[mouse7]

20. The UK guy that "was suicided" had a pretty similar resume

Resumes don't protect you. Going public with your charges immediately does protect you.

[Beetwasher]

21. Kelly Was Not Even Close To Clarke's Stature or Position

His resume wasn't similar at all. Kelly was an analyst of sorts I believe...

Going public protects you as well. I'm not talking about Clarke's resume protecting him. I'm talking about actual people and friends who have his back protecting him.

[TheDebbieDee]

22. Good point, Beetwasher..........

I think those are the same reasons that George Tenet has been neither fired nor had any bad accidents.

[Dookus]

7. Ya know....

I never believed the stories about the Clintons having their political enemies killed. It would be dishonest to believe that the Bush's do so given the same amount of evidence - i.e., none.

[Jim Sagle]

10. Horseshit.

[Dookus]

14. thank you for your well-argued rebuttal

[Blue-Jay]

19. <sniggers>

:D

[w4rma]

11. The two sides are not equal and the goals are much different. (nt)

[bhunt70]

16. agreed.

[rucky]

24. Kelly

yeah it was the Brits, but why Blair & not Bush?

[proud patriot]

9. Not after today

Wooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo !

[Bonhomme Richard]

13. I'm sure he is now at the top of the Bush Crime Syndicate

hate list.

[bingandfrank]

17. Nope

He wants to sell books. The oligarcy will protect him, parties at the Congressional Country Club, etc.

[tom_paine]

18. No. He's one guy they can't kill.

If he dies anytime within the next two weeks, bad things will likely follow.

Although it wouldn't surprise me if he "fell from an unscreened window 50+ feet above a hard surface" once the cameras are off him.

[rucky]

23. NOTE TO OTHER WHISTLEBLOWERS

The safest thing you can do is get your information out in the public domain. Sitting on it & keeping silent makes you a bigger target.

[ThomWV]

25. I Would Personally Lead The Lynch Mob

I would personally lead the lynch mob to the White House if something were to happen to him.

Remember the line from the Godfather, if anything were to happen to his son, even a lightening stike? That's how I feel.

[Minstrel Boy]

26. when you own the media, character assassination is often a much

more efficient means of dispatching high profile targets.

It's the people we've never heard of, who keep the secrets - RIP, John Kokal - who ought to fear for their lives.