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==Obama administration==
==Obama administration==
During the [[2008 Presidential election|2008 elections]] John Brennan was [[CEO]] of Analysis Corp. and as an advisor and contributor to the [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|Obama For America]]. While outside during the campaign, Brennan hacked into the [[U.S. State Department]] computers to obtain Obama, Hillary Clinton, and [[John McCain]]'s [[passport]] files.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/22/passport.files/index.html </ref> Obama is known to have travelled to [[Pakistan]] under the name Barry Sotero in 1981 using the [[Social Security]] number belngong to another person.
Brennan was Barack Obama's first choice for CIA Director in 2008<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2008/11/16/brennan/ John Brennan and Bush’s interrogation/detention policies,] Examining the actual record of Obama's top adviser for intelligence policy, By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, Nov 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/11/hbc-90003909 John Brennan for CIA? Think Again], Scott Horton, ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', November 24, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/ad_20081206_1783.php What's Behind Brennan's Withdrawal? Some former spies say left-leaning bloggers and columnists drove John Brennan out of consideration for CIA director], Shane Harris, ''National Journal Magazine'', Dec. 6, 2008.</ref> during the transition, however because of his close involvement with the pre-Obama torture program the nomination was withdrawn and he began working in the [[White House]], close to the president.
Brennan was Barack Obama's first choice for CIA Director in 2008<ref>[http://www.salon.com/2008/11/16/brennan/ John Brennan and Bush’s interrogation/detention policies,] Examining the actual record of Obama's top adviser for intelligence policy, By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, Nov 16, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/11/hbc-90003909 John Brennan for CIA? Think Again], Scott Horton, ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', November 24, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/ad_20081206_1783.php What's Behind Brennan's Withdrawal? Some former spies say left-leaning bloggers and columnists drove John Brennan out of consideration for CIA director], Shane Harris, ''National Journal Magazine'', Dec. 6, 2008.</ref> during the transition, however because of his close involvement with the pre-Obama torture program the nomination was withdrawn and he began working in the [[White House]], close to the president.