Friday, May 1, 2009

Congress To Oversee CIA More Closely

From The Washington Times:

In a rare gesture, House intelligence committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes sent a letter this week to all CIA employees suggesting that Congress shared some blame for the CIA interrogation controversy and should play a more robust role in the intelligence policymaking process.

The letter, which was sent Wednesday and made available to The Washington Times on Thursday, appeared to undercut remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that there was little Congress could do about harsh interrogations, including waterboarding. The Times reported last month that members of Congress, including Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, had been briefed on numerous occasions about the interrogation program for high-value detainees.

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My Comment: It appears that the adults are now taking over. I am sure that a number of key Democrats involved in Intelligence oversight are deeply concerned on how Washington Politics is damaging U.S. intelligence efforts .... hence this unprecedented involvement of the House intelligence committee Chairman. Expect more PR efforts from other politicians in the next few weeks.

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