I agree, sort of. I certainly agree that Stratfor have massively exaggerated their intelligence-gathering capabilities, their expertise, and their connections. They aren't a big company (one source says 100 employees), and they are kind of a joke among journalists. Fred Burton (who made the claim about the party in the White House) may actually have some contacts within the CIA as he claims, but there's nothing to prove that he would know about a sex party held in the White House, literally within weeks of Obama's inauguration.
However, I don't rule out the possibility that while Burton is passing on gossip so far as Obama is concerned, he really is talking about a sex party at Stratfor. The language is just too weird to be taken literally. Nobody in Texas would fly tens of thousands of dollars worth of hot dogs and pizza from Chicago for a party consisting of a half-dozen men. All of Stratfor's 100 employees would not justify that expense. So I don't put a lot of weight on this email, but I am unwilling to throw it out altogether.
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Are_we__sure ago
Why does anyone believe that this guy in Texas knows anything about the White House. Why do you think this guy would know anything?
Why is this not being treated as dubious gossip?
SoberSecondThought ago
I agree, sort of. I certainly agree that Stratfor have massively exaggerated their intelligence-gathering capabilities, their expertise, and their connections. They aren't a big company (one source says 100 employees), and they are kind of a joke among journalists. Fred Burton (who made the claim about the party in the White House) may actually have some contacts within the CIA as he claims, but there's nothing to prove that he would know about a sex party held in the White House, literally within weeks of Obama's inauguration.
However, I don't rule out the possibility that while Burton is passing on gossip so far as Obama is concerned, he really is talking about a sex party at Stratfor. The language is just too weird to be taken literally. Nobody in Texas would fly tens of thousands of dollars worth of hot dogs and pizza from Chicago for a party consisting of a half-dozen men. All of Stratfor's 100 employees would not justify that expense. So I don't put a lot of weight on this email, but I am unwilling to throw it out altogether.