CIA STRIKES BACK--Demands DOJ Investigation of Recent Congressional Leaks

Washington Examiner/The Lid ^ | 9/4/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

Well turnabout is fair play.The CIA has found a way to strike back at Eric Holder's decision to investigate the CIA's handling of enhanced interrogation techniques, or at least the progressive Democrats that demanded the investigation. In July congress had a major fit about a secret Bush-era program that was revealed to them by CIA Director Leon Panetta:

Congress originally authorized the CIA to develop the secret counterterrorism program that is now drawing fierce criticism from House Democrats who say they were kept in the dark all along, a former senior intelligence official told FOX News on Monday.

The program, which sources told FOX News was a plan to capture or kill Al Qaeda operatives, also never came close to being operational, the intelligence official said.

"This was not a program. It never began," the former official said. "The authority was given by Congress to develop this idea. ... There was no need to brief it. It wasn't a reality."

According to reports, the secret CIA program halted last month by Director Leon Panetta involved establishing elite paramilitary teams that could be inserted into Pakistan or other locations to capture or kill top leaders of the Al Qaeda terrorist network.

While the furor over this program has calmed down a bit there is a new one developing. How did details of this program get out? The CIA has asked the Department of Justice to execute a full scale investigation of the leak of this secret information.

Here's the best part, when you look at the timing of the leaks, the source almost hast to be a Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee. No one knew of the secret program's existence until Leon Panetta appeared before that committee and revealed details of the program in June:

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Popcorn, anyone?

[downtownconservative]

With lots of butter and free refills.

[GonzoGOP]

I love it. Let the lawyer feeding frenzy begin.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This won’t go anywhere.

[nikos1121]

I’m confused. Can somehow help me?

Ok. Panetta is the one who brought this to everyone’s attention. In fact, most of us here believe that he did this to provide some cover to Pelosi.

It was like a non-issue, and seemed politically motivated to again make Bush look bad.

Ok... now we have the CIA asking the DOJ to do an investigation? WHO is asking? Leon Panetta? If not Leon, then who?

Or to put it another way, I am sure Leon Panetta okayed this request, right?

[r9etb]

the source almost hast to be a Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee...

Democrats on the committee:

Silvestre Reyes, Chairman, Texas
Alcee L. Hastings, Florida
Anna G. Eshoo, California
Rush D. Holt, New Jersey
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Maryland
John Tierney, Massachusetts
Mike Thompson, California
Jan Schakowsky, Illinois
Jim Langevin, Rhode Island
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
Adam Schiff, California
Adam Smith, Washington
Dan Boren, Oklahoma

Republicans:

Peter Hoekstra, Ranking Member Michigan
Elton Gallegly, California
Mac Thornberry, Texas
Mike Rogers, Michigan
Sue Myrick, North Carolina
Roy Blunt, Missouri
Jeff Miller, Florida
K. Michael, Republican Texas
Pete King, New York

My money would be on Patrick Murphy....

[Buckeye McFrog]

a request that I’m sure Holder will deny...but their next move will be to start leaking the really JUICY stuff from the Obama Files!

[Gator113]

The American people can’t trust a DOJ investigation.

The CIA should shut up and quietly carry out a few Black ops and be done with these traitors.

[wolfcreek]

I’d guess if the CIA wante to, they could make some of these Pols disappear without a trace.

Wonder if they need a list to start with?

[angkor]

>>>>> House Democrats who say they were kept in the dark all along ....a plan to capture or kill Al Qaeda operatives ... How did details of this program get out? <<<<<

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293175/posts?page=6#6

1. CIA TRYING TO TAKE OUT HUSSEIN ALLIES - NEWSPAPER.Europe Intelligence Wire (March 29, 2003)(234 words)

2. Report: CIA considers assassinations.United Press International (Oct 29, 2001): p1008301u2706. (766 words)

3. Report: CIA preparing to kill certain terrorists.(NATIONAL).The St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL) (Oct 28, 2001): p5A. (509 words)

4. Attack on Afghanistan: Covert action: CIA given licence to kill: ‘Gloves are off’ as agency gets extra $1bn.(Guardian Home Pages).The Guardian (London, England) (Oct 22, 2001): p2. (482 words)

5. Report: CIA told to kill bin Laden.United Press International (Oct 20, 2001): p1008294u5038. (61 words)

6. US `failed in 2 plots to snare bin Laden’.South China Morning Post (Oct 4, 2001): pSCMP19133755. (510 words)

3. CIA Paid Afghans To Track Bin Laden; Team of 15 Recruits Operated Since 1998.(A Section).Bob Woodward. The Washington Post (Dec 23, 2001): pA01. (1330 words)

4. CIA Told to Do ‘Whatever Necessary’ to Kill Bin Laden; Agency and Military Collaborating at ‘Unprecedented’ Level; Cheney Says War Against Terror ‘May Never End’.(A Section)(Central Intelligence Agency, Osama bin Laden, Dick Cheney).Bob Woodward. The Washington Post (Oct 21, 2001): pA01. (2719 words)

Title:BUSH ‘APPROVES TERRORIST HIT LIST’.
Source:Europe Intelligence Wire (Dec 15, 2002)(394 words)

Full Text :COPYRIGHT 2002 Financial Times Information Ltd.

[capydick]

the source almost hast to be a Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee

Gee - ya think!? How about starting with the impeached judge? Or - better yet - round them all up - put them in seperate interview rooms and, see if their stories jive, just like on TV!

[BuckeyeTexan]

DOJ vs. CIA

This is bad for the country. I could be giddy watching the libtards destroy each other if I didn’t know that this particular battle will take more casualties than we can afford.

Obama and his thugs are working toward a total destruction of America as we know it. They started with national elections. They’re moving on to national security.

This is not good at all.

[SuziQ]

[marron]

Congress originally authorized the CIA to develop the secret counterterrorism program that is now drawing fierce criticism from House Democrats... The program, which sources told FOX News was a plan to capture or kill Al Qaeda operatives, also never came close to being operational, the intelligence official said.

There are two scandals here:

1. After 8 years of war the "secret" plan to kill the enemy still isn't operational

2. During an 8 year-long war a plan to kill the enemy is controversial among Democrats.

I'll leave it to you to decide which is the more shocking scandal.

[wiggen]

its in Holders hands. nothing will happen.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Nothing ever happened to Leaky Leahey nothing will happen here either.

[RowdyFFC]

I’d bet on somebody from Illinois or California. Illinois the mob state or California, the froot loop state.

[r9etb]

I’d bet on somebody from Illinois or California. Illinois the mob state or California, the froot loop state.

Perhaps.

The reason I chose Murphy is because he's clearly ambitious for a larger stage, and is (perhaps) being cultivated for same by the likes of Pelosi, et al.

I could see him using leaks like this to cultivate his media contacts, so that later on down the road he's got a contingent of friendly reporters to get his message out.

[Lurker]

It’s Hastings I’ll wager. After skating for corruption he figures he’s untouchable.