Sneaky Susan Rice who doesn't tell the truth

  By Florida Bill 

                                         In recent weeks and months, we have come to know Ms. Susan Rice, National Security Adviser to President Obama, but not necessarily to love her.  There are indications that she has had her fingers into the sneaky surveillance of members of the new President's team, and her testimony is being sought by the Senate's Intelligence Committee. 
                                        Senators want Ms. Rice to explain the country's ability to tap into the telephone conversations of various members of Donald Trump's inner circle, possibly even those involving the President himself. 
                                        When that eavesdropping occurs, it is known as "incidental" surveillance. When identities are revealed, that constitutes "unmasking."  When the "unmasking" and the contents of a conversation are memorialized and leaked to the media, that is a felony and the "leaker," if caught, can be sent to prison. 
                                          In the case of General Flynn, who was fired by President Trump after serving for a few weeks as his National Security Adviser, that is what happened to him and it appears that Susan Rice has the answers as to who, when and how that "unmasking" took place and the senate's Intelligence committee has requested her testimony under oath.  She is declining to appear, but it is expected that she will be compelled to testify pursuant to an enforceable subpoena. 
                                          During an interview with media reporters, Rice said that she "had no knowledge" about the Flynn "incidental"  surveillance and the leak to the Washington Times newspaper.  Later, however, Rice confirmed that she was familiar with telephone surveillance and "unmasking" of incidentals and when it occurs, she has said, it is always done in the name of national security. 
                                           Rice, 52, is on the road to acquiring a reputation as a liar and manipulator of the truth. She is like a protégé of Hillary Clinton who has a well-established record of dishonesty during her more than 40 years in the public eye. The late New York Times columnist, William Saffire, once described Clinton as a "congenital liar." 
                                           Rice, though a good deal younger,  is following in Clinton's footsteps.  We now have two ladies from the Obama administration who have distinguished themselves by their deceptive behavior.  Former Secretary of State Clinton, who ran unsuccessfully for President twice, has picked up the nickname of   "Crooked Hillary."  Now, we have Ms. Rice, whom critics and observers of political machinations are referring to as "Sneaky Susan."
                                            Rice is the recipient of a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1986 and a Doctorate in Philosophy from Oxford in 1990.   No doubt that she has brain power,  but she fumbles big time when it comes to telling the truth. 
                                            As a young woman, Rice got going in political circles in the 1990s doing work for the Clintons, and she served as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during President Clinton's second term. She hung around doing assorted political chores for Democrats and in 2008 with the recommendation of Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, was named the nation's 27th Ambassador to the United Nations, and it was in that arena where her disingenuous behavior spiraled upward. 
                                            Following the Benghazi attack on September 11, 2011, in which four Americans including an ambassador were slaughtered, Rice made the round of TV stations explaining that the attack was a spontaneous eruption by Muslims angered because of an Internet video which demeaned Islam and the Prophet Mohammad. The story was rubbish with an admission of the true cause--terrorism--coming some days later.  Rice offered the lie in support for Obama's fiction that his administration was winning in the battle against Al Qaida, and that terrorists were on the run. 
                                            In 2013, Obama made the pliable Rice his National Security chief and she did his bidding in 2014 by informing the nation that army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had served his country in Afghanistan with "honor and distinction." It was a bold distortion, endorsed by Obama, who welcomed the soldier home in a Rose Garden ceremony at which Bergdahl's father praised the "merciful Allah," for bringing his son home. 
                                           The story which Rice was hiding was that Bergdahl had deserted his unit in the mountains of Afghanistan, and surrendered to, or was captured by, the Taliban, where he was held for five years.  Obama ordered the release of five terrorists from Guantanamo prison in exchange for Bergdahl.  The president authorized the exchange deal in contravention of a law which had obligated him to notify the Congress of such an exchange at least 30 days prior to its execution. Currently, Bergdahl is in a military prison awaiting court marshal on charges of desertion and of aiding the enemy.  He faces a sentence of life in prison. 
                                        And Susan Rice, where is she these days? She's just hanging with Democratic friends, hoping to duck all questions about her behavior and double talk as President Obama's key security adviser.  But as they say, she can run, but she can't hide. Eventually, we'll learn the depth of her deception.  
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