Posted on 07/08/2009 9:45:20 PM PDT by RobinMasters
WASHINGTON -- Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon E. Panetta has told lawmakers that the agency "concealed significant actions" from Congress, according to a letter released Wednesday from seven Democratic lawmakers.
The letter also contends that Mr. Panetta said CIA officials have misled Congress since 2001.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes sent a separate letter on Tuesday to the top Republican on his committee saying that Mr. Panetta's appearance led him to conclude that the CIA had "affirmatively lied" to the committee. Mr. Reyes, a Texas Democrat, said the issues Mr. Panetta disclosed to the committee may lead to a full committee investigation.
"I believe that CIA has, in the vast majority of matters, told the truth," Mr. Reyes said in a statement. "But in rare instances, certain officers have not adhered to the high standards held, as a rule, by the CIA with respect to truthfulness in reporting."
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Pannetta needs to get the heck out of the CIA and go back to sucking up to the likes of BO.
“Pannetta needs to get the heck out of the CIA and go back to sucking up to the likes of BO”
BUMP
Panetta is one of the head ‘RATS. What did they expect him to say? Like most ‘RATS, I don’t think that he has ever been very fond of the CIA.
Oh, now THAT’S going to set well with the career professionals in the Company...
A) allow Pelosi to come out of the closet so she can again take her favorite position in front of the cameras.
B) throw red meat to the leftist base who are furious at the Dem-led Congress for letting them down on single-payer healthcare as well as cap and trade, Grantanamo, Afganistan and Iraq, and bailing out the banks. The MoveOn types are deserting their Dear Leader pretty quickly now.
The O is not allowed to run it.
So they lied about Valery Plame’s status, too?
Valerie Plame may have misled.
Cover for Pelosi, I wonder how much longer these CIA field people are going to put up with this attack before they retaliate?
Valerie Plame may have misled.
Doing the job he was sent there to do.
This lets Bush off the hook too.
Coming soon: Pictures of Panetta in bed with a hooker.
I think the backstory might possibly be something bigger.
This could be a performance to install a prop, which would be to create an artificial problem in order to justify an (remember their favorite word?) investigation of the Company.
Also just guessing, but their ultimate goal could be to either cripple or take over (via congressional oversight?) the CIA.
This is all idle speculation. Facts? I got nothing (unless one counts suspicion).
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Everyone knows or should know that Panetta has his nose
far up Obama’s ass that if Obama made a quick turn
Panetta nose would snap off. He was told to cover for
Queen Pelosi and and he obeyed even if he sold the CIA
down the river in the process. He needs to resign now!!
I agree after I quit laughing at the picture
They obviously want to destroy the CIA,
The CIA is filled with libs. They'll put up with this for the cause.
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