CIA gave Pelosi a headsup before Panetta smackdown
Speaker Nancy Pelosi got a headsup from the CIA Friday just before Director Leon Panetta issued a staff-wide memo -- leaked to the press -- warning Pelosi to back off accusations that the CIA lied to Congress about interrogations.
The D.C. Examiner reported earlier this afternoon that the White House had told Pelosi about the Panetta memo, but a Democratic source says it was the CIA that actually alerted Pelosi that Panetta was about to make a statement.
In his memo, Panetta defended his agency: "Let me be clear: It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress. That is against our laws and our values. As the Agency indicated previously in response to Congressional inquiries, our contemporaneous records from September 2002 indicate that CIA officers briefed truthfully on the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah, describing the enhanced techniques that had been employed.
But Panetta sort of left Pelosi an out, saying "ultimately, it is up to Congress to evaluate all the evidence and reach its own conclusions about what happened."
Pelosi later softened her critique of the CIA, saying she was more upset with the Bush administration's tactics and had no problem with the hard working analysts at the spy agency.
1 posted on
05/18/2009 5:27:19 PM PDT by
STARWISE
To: STARWISE
Only the CIA is allowed to (secretly) politicize itself.
2 posted on
05/18/2009 5:28:25 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(Big Ears + Big Spending --> BigEarMarx, the man behind TOTUS)
To: STARWISE
Leon Panetta warns against politicization of CIAWhat a load of CR@P!
It started in 1977 (during Jimmah "Malaise" Carter only term)
IIRC, this B@st@rd was in Congress @ the Time.
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4 posted on
05/18/2009 5:36:24 PM PDT by
skinkinthegrass
(When you put Democrats in charge, stupid / deadly things happen... :^)
To: STARWISE
Has Leon been given the assignment of removing Nancy from being third in line before Biden’s illness returns and BO’s BC comes to a head? Inquiring minds want to know! Better than any Soap Opera! ;~)
6 posted on
05/18/2009 5:39:24 PM PDT by
hoosiermama
(Berg is a liberal democrat. Keyes is a conservative. Obama is bringing us together already!)
To: STARWISE
Panetta said he wants to expand briefings to the full intelligence panels, not just their leaders.Yeah, that'll work well. (Paneta Clue: LEEEEEEEEEEAKS)
8 posted on
05/18/2009 6:05:29 PM PDT by
delacoert
(imperat animus corpori, et paretur statim; imperat animus sibi, et resistitur -- Augustini)
To: STARWISE
The CIA has been politicized for years. Panetta’s warning is just to let Nancy know that politicians shouldn’t presume too much when they criticize the CIA.
Cause we got the dope on you, see!
9 posted on
05/18/2009 6:16:26 PM PDT by
saganite
(What would Sully do?)
To: STARWISE
To be polite...Nancy is a Liberal MORUNT!
There...I said it.
10 posted on
05/18/2009 6:24:03 PM PDT by
FDNYRHEROES
(In just 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
To: STARWISE
With Panetta being a loyal Demo, methinks somehow that his “warning” against politicizing the CIA is probably more directed at Repubs who would use the CIA to try to bring down Nazi Pelosi.
11 posted on
05/18/2009 6:25:14 PM PDT by
jeffc
(They're coming to take me away! Ha-ha, hey-hey, ho-ho!)
To: STARWISE
It must be scary to have the CIA on your case, even if you are the speaker. She pissed off the wrong guys.
To: STARWISE
That picture of Pelosi will give me nightmares.
14 posted on
05/18/2009 8:42:02 PM PDT by
wastedyears
(Iron Maiden's gonna get ya, no matter how far!)
To: STARWISE
Enjoying the Dem infighting show:
15 posted on
05/18/2009 10:47:22 PM PDT by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is not 'free'.)
To: STARWISE
17 posted on
05/19/2009 12:17:02 AM PDT by
PhilDragoo
(Hussein: Islamo-Commie from Kenya)
To: STARWISE
Has anyone seen this guy Panetta. I think his appointment speaks mcuh about Obama’s opinion of the CIA.
This guy is a Mr. Magoo. OF all people to put in head of the CIA.
This guy is a joke. Is anyone taking him seriously?
18 posted on
05/19/2009 3:27:07 PM PDT by
nikos1121
(We can thank Jimmy Carter for the world as it is today............)
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