CIA Gets A New Watchdog -- Washington Post
Being inspector general at the CIA is no path to popularity.
The last permanent IG, John Helgerson, spent much of his tenure sparring with the agency over an array of politically charged subjects, including the CIA's now-shuttered interrogation program. Helgerson documented disturbing abuses, including the use of a power drill to frighten a blindfolded prisoner, as well as alarming statistics on how many times certain prisoners had been water-boarded.
The inquiries became so contentious that then-CIA Director Michael V. Hayden ordered up an inspection of the inspector general himself.
The job has been held by an interim candidate for more than a year. But the agency has finally announced that a new IG has been sworn in.
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My Comment: Two years to fill this important post. This speaks volumes on what priority list the CIA is on in this administration.
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