House intel lays groundwork for CIA investigation

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Intelligence Committee has asked the CIA to provide the committee with documents about the now-canceled program to target al-Qaida leaders with hit teams.

CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress June 24 that he had canceled the program after learning about the effort to kill al-Qaida leaders.

Intelligence officials said that CIA leaders felt the program never became operational enough to require congressional notification. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

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[Frustratedlady]

1. Never became operational enough to tell Congress?

I thought it was brought out that Cheney told the CIA NOT to tell Congress.

There's a big difference between the two statements. Which is correct?

[shraby]

3. AP is reporting false information...I still smell BS

only now its framed as congress investigating it. What Congress will be investigating is the program the CIA didn't inform them of, not the "assassination program that was never put into operation" that Congress was not informed of.

[Gman]

2. Cheney's Death Squads

[ShamelessHussy]

4. What BS - "now-canceled program to target al-Qaida leaders" so what the hell r we doin there

Bring our troops home, NOW!