Quaint/Vintage '03 Newt e-mail to Rummy-Found: "Plant Army Spies Throughout Government"

[kpete]

Plant Army Spies Throughout Government
Newt Gingrich recommended in a 2003 memo to then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that he "both maximize DoD's influence on debates and to maximize the flow of information to DoD" by establishing "a system of DoD detailees throughout the federal government and where possible as overseas detached personnel for foreign governments."

Gingrich wanted the Defense Department to have more reach in the policy making apparatus and not "yield the territory" at the National Security Counsel and elsewhere to the State Department and other interests.

The seventh strategic necessity is to establish a system of DoD detailees throughout the federal government and where possible as overseas detached personnel for foreign governments to both maximize DoD's influence on debates and to maximize the flow of information to DoD.

It has been a significant mistake to yield the territory at NSC and elsewhere to the State Department and other interests. The result has been much more limited reach by the Defense system into the policy making apparatus.

READ IT HERE:http://library.rumsfeld.com/doclib/sp/1891/2003-07-29%20to%20Larry%20Di%20Rita%20re%20Gingrich%20Paper-%20Memo%20Attachment.pdf#search=
more:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/gingrich_to_rumsfeld_plant_army_spies_throughout_government.php

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[Ignis]

2. K&R. I'd say this needs to be made into an anti-Newt commercial, but ...

Who really thinks his presidential bid is going anywhere? :rofl:

[BeFree]

5. Run, Newt, Run.

Please.

[Ignis]

7. We should be so lucky. Gingrich/Palin 2012!

:rofl:

[mindwalker_i]

11. That would really make McCain jealous

Some old dude with a history of cheating, with McCain's ex-mate, er, running mate...

On the other hand, McCain could just go around yelling, "She turned in in for a Newt."

[FeelingBlue]

3. K&R

[Hannah Bell]

4. kr

[myrna minx]

6. K&R. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

8. "yield the territory"

He's talking about treating a government agency as the enemy.

[Scottybeamer70]

9. Well of course

he would be perfect for the presidency.....he knows how to lie and cheat
with the best of 'em.

[Overseas]

10. K&R

They're called "Leave Behinds" and they are everywhere.