As some Virginia lawmakers position themselves to support new legislation to bring a controversial casino to Tysons, a Who’s Who of 109 national security leaders – including 57 former CIA officials, two former members of the U.S. Congress, and 18…
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AssomeVirginialawmakerspositionthemselvestosupportnewlegislationtobringacontroversialcasinotoTysons,aWho’sWhoof109nationalsecurityleaders–including57formerCIAofficials,twoformermembersoftheU.S.Congress,and18formerDefenseDepartmentofficials–sentalettertotheVirginiaGeneralAssemblyandGov.GlennYoungkin,admonishingthecasinoplanas“anunacceptablehealthandnationalsecurityhazard,whosesocioeconomiccostssignificantlyoutweighanyshort-termincreaseinrevenue.”
Theletter’ssignatoriesincludeanetworkofretireeswhohaveheldtop-secretsecurityclearancesatnationalsecurityagencies,contractors,andtheU.S.military,livinginFairfaxCountyandnearby,holdingseniorpositionsattheStateDepartment,DefenseDepartment,JusticeDepartment,andintheintelligencecommunity.Theysaidtheyhave“acuteconcern�
