Congress and the CIA: Time to Let Go of the Past, Move Forward

Washington Post by Leon Panetta | Aug. 2, 2009 (Opinion)

Last month, at a meeting overseas of intelligence service chiefs, one of my counterparts from a major Western ally pulled me aside. Why, he asked, is Washington so consumed with what the CIA did in the past, when the most pressing national security concerns are in the present? It was a very good question. In fact, I've become increasingly concerned that the focus on the past, especially in Congress, threatens to distract the CIA from its crucial core ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Civil Liberties, National Security, Congressional Oversight
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Aug 2, 2009 - 7:54 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Charles Rinehart (review), John Louden (review), Dwight Rousu (review)
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Edited by: Leo Romero - Aug 2, 2009 - 7:54 AM PDT

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 3, 2009

Quite small of vision. Panetta seems to be arguing that war crimes should go unlitigated. He ignores that the rule of law and a society that upholds human values is the civilization that the CIA is trying to provide intelligence for.

If the rule of law and human values are ignored inside the CIA, should that be ignored? Panetta is unwilling to even suggest that Bush and Cheney should be prosecuted for directing the CIA to commit war crimes.

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John Louden
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 by John Louden - Aug. 3, 2009

The NEW CIA: paleese!

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Aug. 2, 2009
Leo posted this story.
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Charles Rinehart
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 by Charles Rinehart - Aug. 3, 2009

Considering he's not a journalist, it's ok. But, Leon Panetta is the CIA Director which means the article is inherently biased in favor of the CIA.

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