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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nROS sends us a link from the Navy Times<\/a> which reports that the Navy Intelligence chief, Vice Admiral Ted “Twig” Branch<\/a>, lost his security clearance last November, pending an investigation into possible misconduct. No charges have been filed and there are none in sight according to the article;<\/p>\n If classified information is being discussed at a meeting, the director of naval intelligence has to leave the room.<\/p>\n If Branch drops by a subordinate\u2019s office, the space must be sanitized of any secrets before he enters.<\/p>\n Branch can\u2019t attend morning intelligence briefs, or sit with the other services\u2019 intel chiefs when they meet with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, said a naval intelligence source, who spoke on background because he was not authorized to speak to the press.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, that makes sense – “Twig” Branch is as effective as the rest of the perfumed princes in the Puzzle Palace. His deputy, Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, the director of intelligence operations, has had his clearance suspended as well. It’s all related to “inappropriate conduct” charges in the Glenn Defense Marine Asia bribery scandal<\/a> investigation.<\/p>\n If they want, I still have my TS clearance that I’m not using and I can fill in for them for half of their pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"