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Updated @0850
Received entry for the Burn Bag: “Congrats to Diplopundit on the shout-out from DS’ Assistant Secretary during his latest volun-mandatory town hall meeting. Notably absent from A/S Starr’s rant was anything related to accountability, transparency, or responsibility…”
Um, thanks?! A shout-out is usually good, but rants are usually bad. Unless he was ranting raves, which could also be good and bad. Pardon me? Stop over-thinking it? Oh, right. Here’s the Starr man who may or may not have given us gave a shout-out behind the wall – a fairly neutral one, we’re told, like – “and there’s Diplopundit” in referring to social media and informal news about DS. Thank you, that’s us, dudes, where do I bow? We did not hold anyone hostage to get a mention, honest. To our friends at DS, we have an offer for you — check back tomorrow!
As his wife looks on, Gregory B. Starr (left) is congratulated by U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (right) immediately after Mr. Kerry swore him in as Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security during a ceremony at State Department headquarters in Washington D.C., January 8, 2014. Mr. Starr is the first Diplomatic Security special agent to hold the position of Assistant Secretary. (U.S. Department of State photo)
Also, folks, we understand that an energizer bunny has mirrored Diplopundit’s Burn Bag behind the firewall. Is that true or is that something we should treat as #RUMINT?
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