[tdadams]

Well, not to stir up a hornet's nest, but we've had a few Arabic translators who were discharged despite the critical need. Almost everyone here seemed to think that was great, no matter what kind of national security threat it posed. Policy before sensibility, I suppose.

[tdadams]

Mr. Woolsey estimates that two-thirds of all his meetings on Capitol Hill were about undoing spending cuts proposed by DeConcini, then a key Senate Appropriations Subcommittee chairman.

It's nothing less than treasonous that America's security should be jeopardized because of one stubborn Democrat's personal vindictive tiff with the CIA director.

[MarkT]

When the DCI does not and cannot have direct and immediate access to the WH, then something is horribly wrong. I have read that Clinton only met with the DCI (there were three, I believe, during Clinton's tenure) two times in eight years - can that be confirmed? If so, that is so recklessly indifferent to the security needs of the country, the ex-Pres. should be hauld before a tribunal and convicted of treason.

[alloysteel]

Gentlemen do not read other gentlemen's mail. And with this attitude, surveillance is sharply discouraged. The only problems with this attitude, is that our side was being represented by scoundrels pretending to be gentlemen at the time, and the other side was reading our mail regularly.

[yoe]

Clinton was so indecisive about security matters, one wonders why - and what was he snorting or smoking at the time along with his other activities of pleasure? He clearly was not interested in the Oval Office job description the people elected him for. Mrs. Clinton was no better at anything she attempted, she can’t even write a book with out others doing it for her – ‘ya know?