Body Language 
Who’s in Charge Here?

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America’s leaders watch the Abbottabad raid live on SEALcam. In addition to Biden and Obama, the people in the photo are: Seated, from left: Brigadier General Marshall B. “Brad” Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Binken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. While I doubt that any of these people are members of America’s “Deep State,” this picture certainly raises questions about the power structure in the White House.