Full Text of Goss CIA Memo Released on RAW STORY

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=438

Here is some text of the memo:

Not long after Director Tenet’s unexpected retirement, President Bush asked me to be the DCI and to take on the challenges identified in the various reviews of 9/11, in the reports about WMD, and in the global wear against terrorism. The President’s direction was very clear - the Intelligence Community must do all it can to keep Americans safe both here and abroad, and to accomplish that mission, the fifteen components of the Community must work more closely as a team.

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Since 9/11 everything has changed. The IC and its people have been relentlessly scrutinized and criticized. Intelligence related issues have become the fodder of partisan food fights and turf-power skirmishes. All the while, the demand for our services and products against a ruthless and unconventional enemy has expanded geometrically and we are expected to deliver - instantly. We have reason to be proud of our achievements and we need to be smarter about how we do our work in this “operational climate.”

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I want everyone in our workforce to know - I seek to encourage and expect the best from everyone in CIA. Our country demands it, our President needs it, and this institution deserves it. I also intend to clarify beyond doubt the rules of the road. We support the Administration and its policies in our work. As Agency employees we do not identify with, support, or champion opposition to the Administration or its policies. We provide the intelligence as we see it - and let the facts alone speak to the policymaker.

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Through this clear chain of command we are all charged with not only our mission, but also the leadership of our officers with integrity, intelligence, and an unfailing commitment to the work the President has asked of us.

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The whole memo is at the link...

[freedom_to_read]

1. this sentence makes me feel like my brain is going to explode

"We support the Administration and its policies in our work. As Agency employees we do not identify with, support, or champion opposition to the Administration or its policies. We provide the intelligence as we see it - and let the facts alone speak to the policymaker."

How can they both 'provide support' to the Administration a priori and "let the fact alone speak"?????

[UpInArms]

3. it was a typo

"We support the Administration and its policies in our work. As Agency employees we do not identify with, support, or champion opposition to the Administration or its policies. We provide the intelligence as we see it - and let that fact(support of the administration) alone speak to the policymaker."

(edited for clarity}

[Mountainman]

6. Sig Heil ! (sp?)

[BlueCaliDem]

7. Zieg Heil N/T

[chiburb]

2. "in the global wear against terrorism"

What the hell does that mean? Maybe he meant the "globe is weary" of our war on terrorism?

[still_one]

4. This is the man that the worthless dems in Congress supported

of course they effectively also supported the * administration policy

It was only when Howard Dean came out and critisized it that they suddenly developed balls

What a disgrace!

It looks like this country is going to learn some very painful lessons

It is too bad that the 50% that voted against the inane * will also be taken for this ride

[damntexdem]

5. Everything has changed since ...

11/02.

[Moderator]

8. please continue here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=996755