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Line 58: − In 2008 John Brennan was [[CEO]] of Analysis Corp. While working outside government Brennan hacked into the [[U.S. State Department]] computers to obtain Obama's [[passport]] file.sref>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 [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|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 shortly after the hack occurred and was made public by the ''Washington Times''.<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/19/key-witness-in-passport-fraud-case-fatally-shot/ </ref> −
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==Obama administration==
==Obama administration==
During the transition Obama nominated Brennan as CIA Director.<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> The nomination was withdrawn however as Brennan's torture program became public. Brennan went to work inside the [[White House]] on Obama's personal staff.
During the transition Obama nominated Brennan as CIA Director.<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> The nomination was withdrawn however as Brennan's torture program became public. Brennan went to work inside the [[White House]] on Obama's personal staff.