1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KptGXJbiX0"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/60371/signed-cia-officials-letter-clearances-defense-rule-law/">Why I Signed the Former CIA Officials’ Letter on Clearances: In Defense of Rule of Law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/60371/signed-cia-officials-letter-clearances-defense-rule-law/embed/#?secret=KptGXJbiX0" width="600" height="338" title="“Why I Signed the Former CIA Officials’ Letter on Clearances: In Defense of Rule of Law” — Just Security" data-secret="KptGXJbiX0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GettyImages-457257808-1024x683.jpg1024683"The President of the United States has been soundly rebuked by a bipartisan consensus of the national security establishment.  The spark was John Brennan, but the flame spread. ... The willingness of so many patriotic Americans who have dedicated their lives to serving the country to call the president out publicly -- and sign their names to it -- amounts to an unmistakable rising up against Trump’s form of rule. It is poignant that, as with so many events that ultimately define world history, the spark that ignited this flame would come at an unexpected time and place."