Letting us in on a secret (CIA cover blown)
Letting us in on a secret
By Dana Milbank, Wednesday, October 10, 8:44 PM
When House Republicans called a hearing in the middle of their long recess, you knew it would be something big, and indeed it was: They accidentally blew the CIAs cover.
The purpose of Wednesdays hearing of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee was to examine security lapses that led to the killing in Benghazi last month of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three others. But in doing so, the lawmakers reminded us why congressional intelligence is an oxymoron.
Through their outbursts, cryptic language and boneheaded questioning of State Department officials, the committee members left little doubt that one of the two compounds at which the Americans were killed, described by the administration as a consulate and a nearby annex, was a CIA base. They did this, helpfully, in a televised public hearing.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) was the first to unmask the spooks. Point of order! Point of order! he called out as a State Department security official, seated in front of an aerial photo of the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, described the chaotic night of the attack. Were getting into classified issues that deal with sources and methods that would be totally inappropriate in an open forum such as this.
More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-letting-us-in-on-a-secret/2012/10/10/ba3136ca-132b-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)It just goes to show that too much money makes ones' brain go soft
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)CIA using an embassy as cover. That's never been done before.
Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we, They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people - and neither do we."
He must have been talking about republicans lol
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)Whoops.
Kindly Refrain
(423 posts)was CIA
formercia
(18,479 posts)he would have been denied employment at CIA.
yeah right
formercia
(18,479 posts)because the CIA abused that relationship in the Past.
Sorry, but that's the way it is.
Kindly Refrain
(423 posts)come on
formercia
(18,479 posts)Don't waste my time.
Kindly Refrain
(423 posts)"the CIA is an honorable profession" types.
sakabatou
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