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==Obama administration==

==Obama administration==

During the [[2008 Presidential election|2008 election]] John Brennan was [[CEO]] of Analysis Corp., and served as an advisor and contributor to [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|Obama's presidential campaign]]. While working outside government 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]] in 1981 under the name Barry Sotero using the [[Social Security]] number belonging to another person. Brennan served as an advisor and contributor to the Obama campaign. The file was accessed in order to “cauterize” the records of potentially embarrassing information. “They looked at the McCain and Clinton files as well to create confusion,” one knowledgeable source told [[Newsmax]]. “But this was basically an attempt to cauterize the Obama file. A key witness in a federal probe into passport information stolen from the State Department, Lt. Quarles Harris Jr., was murdered a few weeks after the hack occurred and was reported by the ''Washington Times''.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/19/key-witness-in-passport-fraud-case-fatally-shot/ </ref>

During the [[2008 Presidential election|2008 election]] John Brennan was [[CEO]] of Analysis Corp., and served as an advisor and contributor to [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|Obama's presidential campaign]]. While working outside government 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]] in 1981 under the name Barry Soetero using the [[Social Security]] number belonging to another person. Brennan served as an advisor and contributor to the Obama campaign. The file was accessed in order to “cauterize” the records of potentially embarrassing information. “They looked at the McCain and Clinton files as well to create confusion,” one knowledgeable source told [[Newsmax]]. “But this was basically an attempt to cauterize the Obama file. A key witness in a federal probe into passport information stolen from the State Department, Lt. Quarles Harris Jr., was murdered a few weeks after the hack occurred and was reported by the ''Washington Times''.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/19/key-witness-in-passport-fraud-case-fatally-shot/ </ref>

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.