Posted on 03/04/2009 8:54:53 PM PST by Shellybenoit
Washington Post Reporter Eli Lake is Reporting that An independent inspector general will look into the foreign financial ties of Chas W. Freeman Jr., the Obama administration's pick to serve as chairman of the group that prepares the U.S. intelligence community's most sensitive assessments.
According to Lake three different congressional aides have confirmed that Office of the Director of National Intelligence's inspector general, Edward McGuire will look into Mr. Freeman's potential conflicts of interest.
Lindsay Hamilton, a spokeswoman for Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York who sits on the House Appropriations Committee's select intelligence oversight panel that funds the classified budgets for the intelligence community, said her boss had been in touch with Mr. McGuire, who was appointed by the first director of national intelligence, John D. Negroponte.
"Congressman Israel spoke with DNI inspector McGuire. The inspector said he would look into the matter. And the congressman is pleased with his response." Two other congressional aides also said the inspector general would start his inquiries soon.
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“inspector said he would look into the matter”
... Yeah. Yawn! Right. I bet.
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