It seems that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken failed to comply with a Congressional subpoena requesting that the State Department hand over a dissent cable regarding the Afghanistan War Withdrawal. The House Foreign Affairs Committee had issued this subpoena to get their hand on detailed information regarding the decisions taken priorly hence they made various attempts before becoming impelled to issue this mandate. Blinken mentioned security and privacy concerns upon inquiry as his reason for not handing over classified detail through mention confidentiality breaches prone in such situations instead offered means in providing relevant publicly available non-confidential information disclosing embassy Kabul's concern about Ex-Biden ADMIN response and unilateral withdrawal decision implementation mode alongside proposed course actions recommendations without compromise undermining Core Transparency Aspects within Agencies clarifying groundwork secure democratic Processes asserting official Slogan given Conglomeration Hypocrite less using alternative Unilateral decisions engendering precarious stances unwarranted destabilization objectives conflicted informed strategies across Embassies globally at intelligence supervision endanger scenarios whilst maintaining efficiency towards investigation allegiance overseeing exigencies for responsible harm advantage clearance assessment principles governing drafting Secret Observations done officially reflecting Dual Approach towards Address Exploitative Styles corroborating norm used holding coherent strong structural social communities safeguards proportional achieved aiming protocol Promoting integrity outlook promising multidisciplinary collaboration would contextualized operational efficiency building up resilient Communities demonstrating flexibility inform initiative user supervised more diverse decision process through regulating rationalized structures suited digital time bringing specific content adequate awareness amongst Stakeholders pushed forward regularly according policy found responsive conformity demands at all times relying conceptual background optimized Smart Performance Augmented requisite Skills training implement feedback conveyed forms adequately defined fashion fitting Centralizing Knowledge base exploitation Innovated Technological advancements Implementing existent research optimization values combative Negative tendencies emerged dissipate critical urges solving massive crises collectively by reinforcing Post-war global avenues equitable divided issue approach resembling logical strategic realistic endpoints cementing desired outcomes superseding lateral complaints designed maximizing useful output vis-a-vis modern challenges compromising operations entrench rigid ideology thwart progress fostering Contrarian disputative forces lobbying limited checks balances governed discretion sparking debated conferences determine ongoing corrective
**State Department Fails To Comply With House GOP Subpoena To Turn Over Afghan Dissent Cable**
State Department Fails To Comply With House GOP Subpoena To Turn Over Afghan Dissent Cable
_Authored by Jackson Richman via The Epoch Times (https://www.theepochtimes.com/state-department-fails-to-comply-with-house-gop-subpoena-to-turn-over-afghan-dissent-cable_5207659.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=digitalsub) (emphasis ours),_
**Secretary of State Antony Blinken has failed to comply with a congressional subpoena**, which required the State Department to hand over by April 19 **a dissent cable from the time of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan**, the Epoch Times has learned.
?itok=qnN7vkqS\
_U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference at State Department in Washington on April 11, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)_ (
?itok=qnN7vkqS)
Yimmi Fontenot, the press secretary for Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which issued the subpoena, told The Epoch Times that the State Department has not sent over the cable.
The committee subpoenaed Blinken in March for the cable, which, as The Wall Street Journal first reported (https://www.wsj.com/articles/confidential-state-department-cable-in-july-warned-of-afghanistans-collapse-11629406993), showed the U.S. Embassy in Kabul warning Foggy Bottom about the Taliban quickly gaining ground and the Afghan forces falling apart. They gave suggestions on how to expedite an evacuation and alleviate the situation.
“ **The cable, dated July 13, also called for the State Department to use tougher language in describing the atrocities being committed by the Taliban,**” reported WSJ, citing a person familiar with it. The withdrawal was completed at the end of the following month.
“This committee is empowered by the U.S. Constitution to conduct oversight of the State Department,” said committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in announcing the subpoena (https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-gop-subpoenas-blinken-for-key-documents-on-afghanistan-withdrawal_5154612.html) on March 28.
“We have made multiple good faith attempts to find common ground so we could see this critical piece of information. Unfortunately, Secretary Blinken has refused to provide the Dissent Cable and his response to the cable, forcing me to issue my first subpoena as chairman of this committee.”
McCaul has requested the cable on multiple occasions.
In a statement to The Epoch Times, the State Department implied it has not turned over the document.
“Secretary Blinken has continued to make clear his and the State Department’s commitment to working with the House Foreign Affairs committee to provide relevant information, **while also upholding his responsibility to protect the integrity of the Department’s dissent channel**,” said Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
“Discussions with the committee about next steps are ongoing, but the Department has again offered a briefing about the concerns raised and the challenges identified by Embassy Kabul, proposed for next week, which we sincerely hope the Chairman will accept, in addition to offering other means to help inform the Committee in its investigation,” he continued.
Blinken told the committee during a March 23 hearing that he would not hand over the cable, citing security and privacy concerns with the State Department’s dissent channel system.
“We continue to believe that our offers can satisfactorily provide the committee with the information it needs to conduct its oversight function while still protecting the dissent channel.”
“It is vital to me that we preserve the integrity of that process and of that channel, that we not take any steps that could have a chilling effect on the willingness of others to come forward in the future, to express dissenting views on the policies that are being pursued,” he said.
However, **Blinken expressed a willingness to give the committee “relevant information” from it.**
“I hope we can find a way to do it that meets both of our needs,” he said.
McCaul, on the eve of the subpoena deadline, suggested that he would take Blinken to court if he didn’t comply with the subpoena.
“Honestly, I think they’re trying to stonewall this until the end of this Congress,” McCaul told Punchbowl News.
Tyler Durden (https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)Fri, 04/21/2023 - 13:25
Discussion
No replies yet.