August 23, 2018
John Brennan, Security Clearances, and the Office Stapler
By Tom Trinko
A security clearance is like an office stapler; it's something your employer provides that you need to do your job.
For certain jobs, people have to access highly sensitive information, like data generated by spy satellites or agents the U.S. has in place in foreign countries, and a security clearance is the government saying that after investigating these people, we, the government, believe they are trustworthy.
In keeping with Reagan's adage of "trust but verify," people with clearances still have to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in which they agree that the government can have their firstborn male child – yes, Virginia, the government is sexist – and any of their organs that the notorious RBG might need to live until the next Democratic president is elected. Basically, it's a lot easier to sue someone for breach of an NDA than it is to convict him of espionage.
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