Posted on 02/27/2006 5:37:56 AM PST by livesbygrace
Word out of the Defense Intelligence Agency and law enforcement sources has the FBI and the Department of Justice comparing notes and dates on who in the U.S. Senate received national security briefings on both the overseas terrorist prisons and the NSA overseas terrorist monitoring programs, and when those briefings took place.
"The number of Senators who received briefings is not as large as people think," says one law enforcement source. "These were programs with a limited 'Need to Know" list on Capitol Hill."
Federal investigators looking into the leaks of both those programs to the press are zeroing in on the Senate, and are expected to continue to hold interviews of both Senators and their senior staff in the coming days. "This investigation is moving forward at a pretty fast clip," says the law enforcement source. "We're not looking at a two-year probe. We're talking about moving fast."
As yet, cooperation from the media outlets -- the Washington Post and the New York Times has been minimal, but investigators aren't sure they will need full cooperation to make the case. "The Hill may be all we need," says the source.
Focus of the investigation remains on the staffs of two Senators, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Sen. Dick Durbin, as well as committee staff for the Senate Intelligence Committee and career intelligence staff detailed to U.S. Senate offices and committees. Last week, it was revealed that on February 17 Senator Rockefeller had sent a letter to the White House claiming that the Bush Administration had illegally leaked classified materials to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward for a book project he was working on with cooperation from the Bush White House.
A number of people of Capitol Hill and in the intelligence community interpreted the letter as an attempt by Rockefeller to play defense should it be revealed that his office or staff tied to him on the Intelligence Committee are somehow involved in the serious leak cases.
Good news! Thanks for the ping.
hmmmmmm marker!!!
bttt
At a minimum Rockefeller and Durbin will have their security clearances stripped and be ejected from the Intelligence Committee, just like Pat Leaky Leahy in the 1980's.
Don't you know that unless we criticize the President about every little thing we are "Bush bots"? It just breaks my widdle heart when I am called such horrid names.
I wonder how long this one sat in his office safe?
They should go to jail and so should Leahy.
Most of those negative spend most of their time attacking the GOP rather than the real enemy. And much of their negativism is just lack of comprehension and too much belief in the Treason Media.
Well said.
I don't know if the right thing will happen, but the fact that they're even bringing up the subject is a step in the right direction. In the past, this hasn't happened.
I've noticed that too. But then, I'm a proud Bush-bot, although on occasion I do disagree with some things the admin have done.
Maybe our positive vibes will help.
Thank YOU for pinging me to this news. :>
Btw, we named our latest female kittie, Alia. A pretty name.
She is one smart cat.
We are all thinking Bush bots. Unlike the kneejerkers who whine about everything they think the President should have done or not done we keep our eyes on the prize.
You didn't! :)
I'm honored! purrr....
Yep, two sweet new kitties from a shelter. We named them Alia and Lizzie.
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Red Star Over FISA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590855/posts
It seems you and I each need to actively pursue restraints on the numbers of cats who allow us to live with them.
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