With Trump victory, blunt U.S. general gets second chanceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - On his way to the polls on election day, Michael Flynn pulled out his phone and took a video of himself saying his vote for Donald Trump was part of a larger fight against “the dishonesty and deceit of our government.” For Flynn, a retired U.S. Army three-star general and one of Trump’s closest advisers, it was another parting shot at an administration he thinks unfairly fired him from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2014 for telling hard truths about the war on Islamist extremism. Named on Thursday to become Trump’s national security adviser, Flynn is now poised for a second act in public life – and he has promised nothing short of an upheaval.    “We just went through a revolution,” Flynn, 57, told a forum on Saturday. “This is probably the biggest election in our nation’s history, since bringing on George Washington when he decided not to be a king. That’s how important this is.” Flynn’s advocates say his experience battling radical Islamist militants in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with candor that has ruffled feathers in Washington more than once, makes him the kind of ally Trump needs on his national security team. David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who used to work with Flynn, praised his willingness to “speak truth to power and not politicize his answers.” “Mike Flynn is a straight shooter and a no-bullshit kind of guy. And that’s exactly what we need in terms of senior leaders giving advice to the national leadership,” Deptula said. His critics voice concerns about a management style that alienated some of his subordinates at DIA, a lumbering bureaucracy that Flynn sought to shake up. That’s an explanation some gave for why he was pushed into retirement. Flynn could not be reached for comment. Several former U.S. officials who worked closely with Flynn described him as extremely smart but a poor manager who advocated a precipitous overhaul of the DIA that ignited hostility and resistance from veteran intelligence officials. “Flynn understood that DIA was a mess,” one said. “But he telegraphed his intent for radical change in a way that he immediately created resistance to his ideas, no matter their merits.” Two other former officials also said they had concerns about Flynn’s management style, a potential liability in a White House job that requires coordinating U.S. policy and resolving disagreements among senior officials at different agencies. One of the officials said senior career DIA officials and other agency employees held Flynn responsible for an offensive “Dress for Success” presentation that was distributed to the workforce in January 2013. It recommended gender-specific fashion guidelines, urged people to “consider your body type” and said makeup made women “more attractive.”     Flynn apologized for the presentation in a subsequent memo that said neither he nor the agency “condone this briefing.” Flynn’s policy views suggest he will take a more aggressive approach against Islamist militants. Former colleagues expect his effort to bolster America’s battle against jihadists to be shaped by his belief that the United States is losing a global war against Islamist extremism that may last for generations. In a new book Flynn co-authored, he prescribes a harder political line on Iran, including information warfare to expose shortcomings in Iran’s revolution. Like Trump, Flynn calls the 2003 invasion of Iraq a strategic blunder and says that energy should have been directed instead toward political support for opponents of Iran’s theocratic rulers. He shares Trump’s vision of warmer relations with Israel  but also advocates stronger ties with Egypt, whose autocratic president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, ousted the Muslim Brotherhood and was the first world leader to congratulate Trump on his victory. Flynn’s appearances on Russia’s government-run broadcaster RT, particularly at a gala last year attended by President Vladimir Putin, have also raised eyebrows in military circles.  However, he has also expressed skepticism about Moscow’s intentions - a view that does not seem to fit Trump’s vision of a new era of detente with the Kremlin.  Although he has more experience battling the Taliban, al Qaeda and other militant groups than anyone else in Trump’s inner circle, Flynn’s critics in the intelligence community and the military question whether his ouster from the DIA has changed him. “The whole experience seems to have made him bitter,” said another former U.S. official who worked with Flynn and spoke on condition of anonymity. Representative Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the House intelligence committee, questioned Flynn’s temperament, saying Trump needs someone more steady and “thorough in their analysis” to temper him.  “I’m not sure that’s what you get with General Flynn. And I would be worried about an impulsive president with an impulsive security adviser,” Schiff told CNN. Former colleagues are alarmed by his adoption of Trump’s divisive campaign rhetoric - including leading chants of “Lock Her Up!” aimed at Hillary Clinton during the Republican National Convention and saying on Twitter “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL.” “I think what you have is frustration that eventually turns to anger after he leaves,” said this former U.S. official. “He was frustrated over DIA; he was frustrated over administration policy toward Syria; and he’s frustrated and angry over his removal from the Department of Defense.” politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: With Trump victory, blunt U.S. general gets second chanceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - On his way to the polls on election day, Michael Flynn pulled out his phone and took a video of himself saying his vote for Donald Trump was part of a larger fight against “the dishonesty and deceit of our government.” For Flynn, a retired U.S. Army three-star general and one of Trump’s closest advisers, it was another parting shot at an administration he thinks unfairly fired him from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2014 for telling hard truths about the war on Islamist extremism. Named on Thursday to become Trump’s national security adviser, Flynn is now poised for a second act in public life – and he has promised nothing short of an upheaval.    “We just went through a revolution,” Flynn, 57, told a forum on Saturday. “This is probably the biggest election in our nation’s history, since bringing on George Washington when he decided not to be a king. That’s how important this is.” Flynn’s advocates say his experience battling radical Islamist militants in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with candor that has ruffled feathers in Washington more than once, makes him the kind of ally Trump needs on his national security team. David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who used to work with Flynn, praised his willingness to “speak truth to power and not politicize his answers.” “Mike Flynn is a straight shooter and a no-bullshit kind of guy. And that’s exactly what we need in terms of senior leaders giving advice to the national leadership,” Deptula said. His critics voice concerns about a management style that alienated some of his subordinates at DIA, a lumbering bureaucracy that Flynn sought to shake up. That’s an explanation some gave for why he was pushed into retirement. Flynn could not be reached for comment. Several former U.S. officials who worked closely with Flynn described him as extremely smart but a poor manager who advocated a precipitous overhaul of the DIA that ignited hostility and resistance from veteran intelligence officials. “Flynn understood that DIA was a mess,” one said. “But he telegraphed his intent for radical change in a way that he immediately created resistance to his ideas, no matter their merits.” Two other former officials also said they had concerns about Flynn’s management style, a potential liability in a White House job that requires coordinating U.S. policy and resolving disagreements among senior officials at different agencies. One of the officials said senior career DIA officials and other agency employees held Flynn responsible for an offensive “Dress for Success” presentation that was distributed to the workforce in January 2013. It recommended gender-specific fashion guidelines, urged people to “consider your body type” and said makeup made women “more attractive.”     Flynn apologized for the presentation in a subsequent memo that said neither he nor the agency “condone this briefing.” Flynn’s policy views suggest he will take a more aggressive approach against Islamist militants. Former colleagues expect his effort to bolster America’s battle against jihadists to be shaped by his belief that the United States is losing a global war against Islamist extremism that may last for generations. In a new book Flynn co-authored, he prescribes a harder political line on Iran, including information warfare to expose shortcomings in Iran’s revolution. Like Trump, Flynn calls the 2003 invasion of Iraq a strategic blunder and says that energy should have been directed instead toward political support for opponents of Iran’s theocratic rulers. He shares Trump’s vision of warmer relations with Israel  but also advocates stronger ties with Egypt, whose autocratic president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, ousted the Muslim Brotherhood and was the first world leader to congratulate Trump on his victory. Flynn’s appearances on Russia’s government-run broadcaster RT, particularly at a gala last year attended by President Vladimir Putin, have also raised eyebrows in military circles.  However, he has also expressed skepticism about Moscow’s intentions - a view that does not seem to fit Trump’s vision of a new era of detente with the Kremlin.  Although he has more experience battling the Taliban, al Qaeda and other militant groups than anyone else in Trump’s inner circle, Flynn’s critics in the intelligence community and the military question whether his ouster from the DIA has changed him. “The whole experience seems to have made him bitter,” said another former U.S. official who worked with Flynn and spoke on condition of anonymity. Representative Adam Schiff, the senior Democrat on the House intelligence committee, questioned Flynn’s temperament, saying Trump needs someone more steady and “thorough in their analysis” to temper him.  “I’m not sure that’s what you get with General Flynn. And I would be worried about an impulsive president with an impulsive security adviser,” Schiff told CNN. Former colleagues are alarmed by his adoption of Trump’s divisive campaign rhetoric - including leading chants of “Lock Her Up!” aimed at Hillary Clinton during the Republican National Convention and saying on Twitter “Fear of Muslims is RATIONAL.” “I think what you have is frustration that eventually turns to anger after he leaves,” said this former U.S. official. “He was frustrated over DIA; he was frustrated over administration policy toward Syria; and he’s frustrated and angry over his removal from the Department of Defense.” politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: with trump victory blunt general gets second chancewashington reuters on way polls election day michael flynn pulled phone took video saying vote donald trump part larger fight dishonesty deceit for flynn retired army general one trump closest advisers another parting shot administration thinks unfairly fired defense intelligence agency dia telling hard truths war islamic extremism named thursday become trump national security adviser flynn poised second act public life promised nothing short upheaval we went revolution flynn told forum saturday this probably biggest election nation history since bringing george washington decided king that important flynn advocates say experience battling radical islamic militants iraq afghanistan along cantor ruled feathers washington makes kind ally trump needs national security team david deptula retired air force lieutenant general used work flynn praised willingness speak truth power politician mike flynn straight shooter kind guy and exactly need terms senior leaders giving advice national leadership deptula said his critics voice concerns management style alienated subordinates dia numbering bureaucracy flynn sought shake that explanation gave pushed retirement flynn could reached comment several former officials worked closely flynn described extremely smart poor manager advocated precipitous overhaul dia ignited hostility resistance veteran intelligence officials flynn understood dia mess one said but telegraph intent radical change way immediately created resistance ideas matter two former officials also said concerns flynn management style potential liability white house job requires coordinating policy resolving disagreements among senior officials different agencies one officials said senior career dia officials agency employees held flynn responsible offensive dress success presentation distributed workforce january it recommended fashion guidelines urged people consider body type said makeup made women flynn apologized presentation subsequent memo said neither agency condone flynn policy views suggest take aggressive approach islamic militants former colleagues expect effort bolster america battle jihadists shaped belief united states losing global war islamic extremism may last generations in new book flynn prescribed harder political line iran including information warfare expose shortcomings iran revolution like trump flynn calls invasion iraq strategic blunder says energy directed instead toward political support opponents iran theoretic rulers he shares trump vision warmer relations israel also advocates stronger ties egypt whose autocratic president abdul faith ousted muslim brotherhood first world leader congratulate trump victory flynn appearances russia broadcaster rt particularly gala last year attended president vladimir putin also raised eyebrows military circles however also expressed skepticism moscow intentions view seem fit trump vision new era delete kremlin although experience battling taliban al qaeda militant groups anyone else trump inner circle flynn critics intelligence community military question whether ouster dia changed the whole experience seems made bitter said another former official worked flynn spoke condition anonymity representative adam chief senior democrat house intelligence committee questioned flynn temperament saying trump needs someone steady thorough analysis temper i sure get general flynn and i would worried impulsive president impulsive security adviser chief told cnn former colleagues alarmed adoption trump divisive campaign rhetoric including leading chants lock her up aimed hillary clinton republican national convention saying twitter fear muslims i think frustration eventually turns anger leaves said former official he frustrated dia frustrated administration policy toward syria frustrated angry removal department politicsnews