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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (189688)	10/6/2001 12:36:47 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Leave it to the Publicans to NOT investigate the ineptitude of our "intelligence" agencies. October 6, 2001 INTELLIGENCE GATHERING House Votes for More Spy Aid and to Pull in Reins on Inquiry By ALISON MITCHELL ASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — The House today approved a significant infusion of new spending for the nation's intelligence agencies, while backing away from a wide-ranging independent inquiry into the performance of the government leading up to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The legislation on intelligence programs was overwhelmingly approved by voice vote, with speaker after speaker saying the Central Intelligence Agency and related agencies had to change their operations significantly to grapple with the terrorist threat. "No one can seriously doubt that we need the best possible intelligence to prosper and be safe at home and abroad," said Representative Porter J. Goss, the Florida Republican who is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a sign of the change in the national mood since Sept. 11, the bill would rescind restrictions on the hiring of unsavory foreign agents. Representative Doug Bereuter, Republican of Nebraska, said the restrictions, enacted in 1995 to rein in the recruitment of sources who had violated human rights, had had a "chilling effect" on the use of agents who could be effective in the battle against drugs and terrorism. Mr. Bereuter predicted that "to break the back of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, we will have to recruit individuals who are influential members of Al Qaeda who have committed acts of terror." House members of both parties described an urgent need to change the culture of agencies that grew out of the long struggle with the Soviet Union. "A community built on cold war priorities was ill prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century," said Representative Jane Harman, Democrat of California. "On Sept. 11 everything and everyone changed." But just days after the intelligence committee included in the bill an independent commission with subpoena powers that would be empowered to investigate the government's inability to forecast or prevent the attacks, Republicans moved to scale back the commission's powers and mission. Many said that as the nation braced for a long struggle against terrorism it was not a time to cast blame. Mr. Goss proposed an amendment, which passed by voice vote, to strip the commission of subpoena powers and the right to grant immunity, and change its focus to an examination of structural impediments to the collection, analysis and sharing of intelligence information. Got that Iran Contra kinda feel to it.... CC

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (189688)	10/6/2001 12:37:43 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 769670

Leave it to the Publicans to NOT investigate the ineptitude of our "intelligence" agencies. October 6, 2001 INTELLIGENCE GATHERING House Votes for More Spy Aid and to Pull in Reins on Inquiry By ALISON MITCHELL WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 — The House today approved a significant infusion of new spending for the nation's intelligence agencies, while backing away from a wide-ranging independent inquiry into the performance of the government leading up to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The legislation on intelligence programs was overwhelmingly approved by voice vote, with speaker after speaker saying the Central Intelligence Agency and related agencies had to change their operations significantly to grapple with the terrorist threat. "No one can seriously doubt that we need the best possible intelligence to prosper and be safe at home and abroad," said Representative Porter J. Goss, the Florida Republican who is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a sign of the change in the national mood since Sept. 11, the bill would rescind restrictions on the hiring of unsavory foreign agents. Representative Doug Bereuter, Republican of Nebraska, said the restrictions, enacted in 1995 to rein in the recruitment of sources who had violated human rights, had had a "chilling effect" on the use of agents who could be effective in the battle against drugs and terrorism. Mr. Bereuter predicted that "to break the back of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, we will have to recruit individuals who are influential members of Al Qaeda who have committed acts of terror." House members of both parties described an urgent need to change the culture of agencies that grew out of the long struggle with the Soviet Union. "A community built on cold war priorities was ill prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st century," said Representative Jane Harman, Democrat of California. "On Sept. 11 everything and everyone changed." But just days after the intelligence committee included in the bill an independent commission with subpoena powers that would be empowered to investigate the government's inability to forecast or prevent the attacks, Republicans moved to scale back the commission's powers and mission. Many said that as the nation braced for a long struggle against terrorism it was not a time to cast blame. Mr. Goss proposed an amendment, which passed by voice vote, to strip the commission of subpoena powers and the right to grant immunity, and change its focus to an examination of structural impediments to the collection, analysis and sharing of intelligence information. Got that Iran Contra kinda feel to it.... CC

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (189688)	10/6/2001 1:39:11 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Well for those who believe he really did not inhale when he smoked I can understand the confusion. But for all who knew the truth as the lie was spoken the ineptitude of our "intelligence" agencies. need no investigation. mr. bill was pres. mr. gore was vice pres. Cia spied on sand turtles and dolphins for mr. gore. In the FBI ms Reno had the boys all not finding out all the stuff mr. bill did not do. Adults are in charge in the White House now and doing it right is not difficult. First we get rid of diversity goals and next politically correct think. It's all quite simple and obvious to any who have any common sense. Tom Watson tosiwmee