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Covert-action curbs fought by Pentagon
Washington Times ^
| Thursday, August 14, 2003
| By Bill Gertz
Posted on 08/13/2003 10:43:41 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:06:46 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The Pentagon is working to block Congress from adopting restrictions that would make it more difficult to deploy Special Operations Forces on clandestine missions, a spokesman said yesterday.
"It would clearly not be helpful for additional — any kind of additional restrictions to be placed on the ability to engage in the global war on terrorism, using the kinds of capability that the United States has across the board," said Larry Di Rita, the chief Pentagon spokesman.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: billgertz; covertaction
To: JohnHuang2
Hell, just give them a stack of pre-signed directives and make a joke out of it.
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posted on
08/13/2003 10:47:23 PM PDT
by
Cold Heat
(Nothing in my home is French!)
To: JohnHuang2
"...................The intelligence panel's report, produced in June, stated that the committee credited Stephen Cambone, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, for agreeing to the covert action rules change.............." Bump.
3
posted on
08/14/2003 6:23:22 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(TAG! You're it!)
To: DoctorMichael
Endangering America Bump.
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posted on
08/14/2003 8:55:20 AM PDT
by
DoctorMichael
(TAG! You're it!)
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