Babalu blog is posting tonight that an active U.S. Army counterintelligence officer by the name of Lt. Col. Chris Simmons is going to reveal the names of Cuban spies currently operating in South Florida.If you saw the videos I posted a few weeks ago with Lt. Col. Chris Simmons, who is a U.S. Army counterintelligence agent and expert on Cuban intelligence, you may have learned that Oscar Haza of "A Mano Limpia" challenged him to reveal the names of the Cuban spies that are in South Florida. He has accepted the challenge and will reveal the specific names of the spies on "A Mano Limpia" on Thursday, July 31st at 8:00 p.m.
This surprises me for a couple different reasons.
One, because this information is probably classified at some level. And two, revealing these names will no doubt compromise active investigations let alone place these alleged spy's lives at risk.
Has the U.S. Government really reduced itself to answering "challenges" made by radio talk show hosts by divulging sensitive national security information?
I doubt it.
And I think LTC Simmons knows it and the writers at babalu know it. But it's great for ratings and blog hits, isn't it?
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Who exactly is Lt. Col. Chris Simmons? Is he an active military officer and "counterintelligence agent" as his title suggests and as he represents himself to be to the media and internet readers? Or is he retired from the military and just one more Washington Beltway Bandit offering "expertise" to those who are willing to pay?
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In response to this post, babalu apparently contacted Mr. Simmons and this is what he had to say...
"Naturally, I would never divulge US classified information. However, I have in my possession declassified US Government information (only some of which was publically released), previously undisclosed eyewitness accounts of espionage-associated events (also unclassified due to the sources or data provided), and information provided to me from Cuban intelligence defectors now under US control (ergo, the material is Cuban classified information). There is some public-domain information thrown in there as well. I will divulge no US classified information and the USG has no ongoing or anticipated investigations of those I identify. Not every spy's career ends with an arrest; sometimes public awareness is enough."
Well, that's good to hear. And I'm sure Mr. Simmons former, and I emphasize former, employer is happy to hear that, too.
So I guess there's still a question as to how much really new information will be "revealed" tomorrow night and whether or not the former colonel is ever going to make it clear to listeners that a "retired" goes after that title that he apparently can't let go of.
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He has accepted the challenge and will reveal the specific names of the spies on "A Mano Limpia" on Thursday, July 31st at 8:00 p.m.
Reminds me of the famous speech by the equally infamous demagogue Joe McCarthy in Wheeling West Virginia in 1950:
"I have here in my hand a list of two hundred and five people that were known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the policy of the State Department."
One more observation. If Joe McCarthy were alive today and spewing his filth, there's no doubt in my mind that Val Prieto and all his sycophants would back McCarthy 100%
Ditto with Bill. Simmon's work is a joke, no better than callers on Radio Mambi calling out "agents" and "communists" against others.
I wrote about Simmons and others like him back in March.
http://mambiwatch.blogspot.com/
2008/03/cuba-threat-part-3.html
They serve nothing but to sow fear and paranoia in the public to support hard-line policy on Cuba. Nothing more.
Simmon's website has already before posted lists of Cuban "spies" in the US. Essentially, if they work or have worked with the Cuban government in some kind of ambassador role, then they are "spies."
Simmons is politically supported by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and other hard-liners.
Oh, and its' FORMER Lt. Simmons. He has no official connection with the US Gov't. He does this work for his organization, the Cuban Intelligence Research Center.
Wait a minute, wait a minute, MB. His "About Page" says nothing about being a "former" anything. And a Miami Herald article that appeared earlier this month say nothing about his "former" employment. Plus, he is never referred to as "LTC (Retired)" as is is usually done with former military officers.
Is this guy pawning himself off as some kind of expert that is currently employed by the U.S. Government?
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Who exactly is "Rick"?
I wonder if my name will come up.
After all, those Cuban exiles who assaulted me during the Code Pink demonstration accused me of being a spy in the Nuevo Herald.
Thanks for the links, Rick!!!!
Rick, is your clip art royalty-free or did you pay to reproduce the artist's work?
Rick,
Good that you point this out, about Lt. Col. Chris Simmons. According to the McClatchy article you link (written by Alfonso Chardy) there's no mention of "former" or "ex" intelligence officer Lt. Col. Simmons.
But, when I researched my post about Simmons, ALL the articles cited mentioned Simmons as a "former" or "ex" DIA counter-intelligence analyst. Granted they were from Jan.-Mar. 2008.
Another thing, I cited a Diario Las Americas article where Simmon's was invited to speak before a group of Republicans organized by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Rep. Thaddeus McCotter. McCotter is Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, a group that holds religious and conservative policy viewpoints.
Why didn't Chris Simmons appear before an official House committee?
Simmons is a private analyst for his organization, no longer working for the DIA. But, I honestly don't know the details of his status with the US armed services.
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