February 23, 2020

"In June 2016, Haney testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he alleged that the Obama-era DHS had ordered him to delete hundreds of files..."

"... about reputed associates of Islamic terrorist groups. Haney made the case that several attacks in the U.S. could have been prevented if some of the files had not been deleted....  [I]n February 2016, Haney claimed Obama had thrown the U.S. intelligence community 'under the bus' for failing to 'connect the dots' after a Nigerian Muslim terror suspect was linked to a failed terror plot on Christmas Day in 2009. 'Most Americans were unaware of the enormous damage to morale at the Department of Homeland Security, where I worked, his condemnation caused,' Haney wrote, referring to Obama. 'His words infuriated many of us because we knew his administration had been engaged in a bureaucratic effort to destroy the raw material — the actual intelligence we had collected for years, and erase those dots. The dots constitute the intelligence needed to keep Americans safe, and the Obama administration was ordering they be wiped away.'"

From "Philip Haney, DHS whistleblower during Obama era, found dead, police say" (Fox News) — wiped away by "a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound."

45 comments:

rhhardin said...

I wonder why they said single.

rhhardin said...

The parallel intelligence effort to decoding the enigma machine in WWII was traffic analysis of undecrypted messages. Who talks to who.

Bill, Republic of Texas said...

Why do we know his name? Whistleblowers name can't be spoken (according to Dems and CJ Roberts (but I repeat myself)). He obviously didn't testify because of the same whistleblower laws. Why is FoxNews gaslighting us.

Bill, Republic of Texas said...

'Most Americans were unaware of the enormous damage to morale at the Department of Homeland Security, where I worked, his condemnation caused,' Haney wrote, referring to Obama. 'His words infuriated many of us

Obviously an impeachable offense.

wendybar said...

He got Hillaried.

Quaestor said...

Gone to Valhalla to share a flagon of mead with Vince Foster similarly wiped.

gilbar said...

"a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound."
to the back of the head, i assume? Did they find a gun?

stevew said...

Another suicide that didn't kill himself? Why else mention the "single" gunshot wound.

Ann Althouse said...

What's so odd about "single, self-inflicted" is that it combines a factual observation — "single" — with a conclusion — "self-inflicted."

There must be other facts behind the "self-inflicted" conclusion — the location of the wound, the trajectory of the bullet, the marks and positioning of the hand, the conditions in the room, the last communications. Why take one of these things — "single" — and put it next to the conclusion? It actually raises suspicion about the conclusion!

Darrell said...

Mr. Haney was right. Barack only listened to Arnold Ziffel.

virgil xenophon said...

Anybody that believes that this guys death was the result of suicide should contact me immediately. There's a certain bridge in Brooklyn I'd really like to talk to you about..

Leland said...

the location of the wound

I read a few accounts, although none pointing to any report, that the wound was in the chest.

Browndog said...

Not sure why he hid the gun before he was discovered.

I guess the man was determined to frame Hillary.

Darrell said...

In the Vince Foster case, Park Police weren't concerned that the gun pictured in the photos that the first officer on the scene took wasn't the same make and model as the gun entered into evidence--the one with the serial number that matched Foster's gun. The one that friends said he kept in his real home in Arkansas.

Browndog said...

The Epstein didn’t kill himself float-Mardi Gras

The float was followed by the “Swinging Epsteins,” which consisted of a bunch of convicted Jefferys walking down the street with nooses around their necks.

Browndog said...

Initial police statement: Died of single gunshot wound to the chest. No weapon was found. Being treated as a homicide.

36 hours later....

Temujin said...

Nothing to see here. Move along, people.

Nothing happened of consequence during Obama's time in office. Nothing.

traditionalguy said...

Nothing to fear from a Muslim President, I suppose. The Muslims are just another religion.

Big Mike said...

I wonder why they said single.

Because there actually was a case where the person shooting himself —in the head, no less — needed three shots before he hit his brain and died. There was no question about it being suicide, because the gun was in his mouth. He had the angle wrong.

Big Mike said...

There must be other facts behind the "self-inflicted" conclusion — the location of the wound, the trajectory of the bullet, the marks and positioning of the hand, the conditions in the room, the last communications.

Yes, one would think so. If one still trusted law enforcement in the US.

Michael K said...

Blogger gilbar said...

"a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound."
to the back of the head, i assume? Did they find a gun?


Nope. Funny how that happens. Sherlock Holmes had a story about a case like that.

Michael K said...

Because there actually was a case where the person shooting himself —in the head, no less — needed three shots before he hit his brain and died.

My medical students did get to talk to a guy who shot himself in the head. Bullet was in his frontal sinus. Powder burns on his temple. It was a pretty interesting discussion.

dreams said...

"Because there actually was a case where the person shooting himself —in the head, no less — needed three shots before he hit his brain and died. There was no question about it being suicide, because the gun was in his mouth. He had the angle wrong."

One time someone shot some of my dad's cattle and left them to die but one of them was shot in the head but didn't die, she was ok because the bullet went through her sinuses.

Mark said...

When you are testifying to something you have direct knowledge of and involves you, you are not "alleging" it.

Mark said...

Allegedly self-inflicted.

There. That's the correct usage of the term.

chickelit said...

The Chicago way

#mansplaininginthreewords

Ken B said...

Why single? Because if it were multiple shots suicide would be much less plausible. So the writer inserts single to help sell the conclusion.

I agree with Ann that that actually raises my suspicions. But it is probably just another example of how journalists work these days. They don’t report, they try to tell us what to think. It’s difficult to find reporting which doesn’t push a conclusion. Journalists really believe it’s their job to help us think right.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Powder burns, left or right handed, weapon found proximally? His thumb prints on shell casings? Allegedly. Motive? Epsteined?

BUMBLE BEE said...

No walking, no talking... dead. Watch yerself Blago.

dreams said...

Maybe Obama will eventually commit suicide...

dreams said...

I bet the crooked democrats wish that they had ensured Trump's suicide.

Mark O said...

Late Philip Haney to Wash Examiner: Planned to release his “hyper-organized” sequel analysis of the “Natl Security Meltdown”, “early-to mid-Spring of 2020 (just before political sound wave hits), then ride that wave all the way to the Nov. elections"

Narr said...

Obama didn't have any enemies overseas--least of all Muslims. His primary aim in life was and is the destruction of domestic opponents.

Narr
IOW he's a Democrat

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...

“Blogger rhhardin said...
I wonder why they said single”

There are cases of multiple shot to the torso suicides (and attempted suicides). Usually involving .25 ACP.

n.n said...

A robbery, once, a self-abortion, twice, plausible.

narciso said...

he was trained as a scientist, and was fluent in Arabic, he noted the tabligh networks footprints from san Bernardino to Orlando, and his fusion targeting cell, was the target of that lawsuit against glenn beck,

dreams said...

Gunshot wound to the chect...

"Although authorities have said the gunshot wound “appears” to be “self-inflicted,” stressing that the investigation is ongoing, 66-year-old Haney had been missing since February 19. and died from a gunshot wound to his chest two days later, Red State and Heavy reported.

Gunshot wounds to the chest are uncommon in the case of suicides, data reportedly show. Haney’s death has triggered a wave of claims suggesting he may have been a victim of foul play."

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/23/obama-dhs-whistleblower-found-dead-gunshot-wound-chest/?fbclid=IwAR0VDImYBdAUTLpCDinE8L5P4OXgxim7WBN6J-nL_fQsBvo_yz4unHyfFuI

Michael K said...

I once took care of a fellow who shot himself in the chest but got his anatomy wrong and missed his heart.

A former professor of mine left nothing to chance and, after anesthetizing his chest with xylocaine, used to steak knife to cut his heart in half.

Mr Haney managed to hide the gun after shooting himself. Hmmm.

Narayanan said...

Second person can fire the second shot through the first wound hole and destroy evidence of murder.
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I'm sure there is episode and or novel somewhere

Narayanan said...

the conditions in the room, ...
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Found on the ground by roadside.

No details about who called authorities.

Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...

Yea team blue!

Big Mike said...

Haney is supposed to have told friends to disbelieve any reports of him killing himself. All I can say is that there seem to have been a lot of suspicious deaths and surprising suicides that have occurred over the past few years that are mighty convenient for the Democrat Party. And that’s not even including Seth Rich.

Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...

a close friend of his said he recently warned of the
possibility of being 'suicided'.
He was going to be married soon, possibly be brought back into govt service,
had just come from a joyous religious service

walter said...

Must have been pretty stressful wedding planning.
See something..say something..gain nothing.

HoodlumDoodlum said...

Not a hint of a scandal during the whole Obama administration, I tell you!

Hey remember when he wore a tan suit? That's the only scandal the Republicans ever ginned up--the Media assures me that's all there was.