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Klingon Source Ariane Tabatabai no longer in ASD (SO/LIC)
2024-10-25
[Red State] Politico reports that Tabatabai has been promoted to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training, a position she's (also) completely unqualified for:
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Ariane Tabatabai is now the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force education and training within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a position she was offered last month. She was previously chief of staff for assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.

Note that Politico pointedly asserts that Tabatabai was offered the position last month, likely in an attempt to make people believe that this move wasn't in response to the document leak.

In her position as chief of staff to Maier, Tabatabai had access to extremely sensitive intelligence assessments because of what Maier's role entails:
Related:
Ariane Tabatabai 08/16/2024 Kamala Harris Stonewalls Congressional Probe Into NatSec Adviser's Ties to Iran Influence Network
Ariane Tabatabai 02/03/2024 The World Is on Fire, but Here Is the Defense Department's Highest Priority
Ariane Tabatabai 11/23/2023 Meet the Iranian-born Biden military aide reportedly under investigation for major influence campaign: ‘Clear and present danger'

Related:
Tabatabai 10/23/2024 It’s being reported the leaker of classified documents identifying Israeli targets against Iran is Ariana Tabatabai, an American of Iranian origin and the Chief of Staff of the Pentagon Counterterrorism Office
Tabatabai 08/16/2024 Kamala Harris Stonewalls Congressional Probe Into NatSec Adviser's Ties to Iran Influence Network
Tabatabai 02/03/2024 The World Is on Fire, but Here Is the Defense Department's Highest Priority

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