Chidambaram talks Pak, terror with US leaders Sep 10, 2009
He also had a meeting with Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Chairwoman of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Chidambaram is scheduled to meet the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton on Thursday. (India Times, India)
Appeals court rules against Ashcroft in 9/11 case Sep 6, 2009
AP Photo - FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2009 file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporters after meeting with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the controversy regarding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA, , at the Capitol in Washington. A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, to the Bush administration's detention policies after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, ruling that former Attorney... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Taliban's bombs came from US, not Iran Sep 5, 2009
questions for the record from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence following testimony by Blair before the committee on February 12, 2009. The responses were released to the Federation of American Scientists under the Freedom of Information Act on July 30. (Asia Times Online)
Appeals court rules against Ashcroft Sep 5, 2009
BOISE, Idaho A federal appeals court has ruled that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be sued by people who claim they were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11, and called the government practice "repugnant to the Constitution." FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2009 file photo, former Attorney General John Ashcroft talks to reporters after meeting with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about the controversy regarding the Foreign Intelligence... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Holder's CIA Probe Hints At a New Dynamic Aug 29, 2009
"I think he is very much aware that this area has been something of a constitutional teeter-totter," said Wyden, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Yet Wyden, who spoke recently with CIA Director Leon Panetta about the difficulties of the job, said morale and other problems facing the CIA are real. (CBS News -- Politics)
Dealing With The Secret Government Aug 28, 2009
Congressman Rush Holt, a New Jersey Democrat, has served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence since 2003 ... The original Church Committee ushered in an era of reforms that we've come to take for granted: the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts and executive orders banning assassinations ... In 1976 the Senate created the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the... (CBS News)
GOP congressman blasts Holder probe: 'It's disgraceful... you wonder which side they're on'... Aug 26, 2009
" "It s a total breach of faith, and either the president is intentionally caving to the left wing of his party or he s lost control of his administration," said King, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security and a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence. King, channeling both the sense of outrage and of political opportunity felt in parts of the GOP, defended in detail the interrogation practices threats to kill a detainee's family, and or to kill a... (The Drudge Report)
Summer of the Lobbyist: Heather Podesta, The It Girl... Aug 25, 2009
Dianne Feinstein of California canceled a Podesta fundraiser in June amid the tut-tutting over an invitation sent out by Podesta that said "the prix fixe includes the Select Committee on Intelligence for the first course followed by your choice of Appropriations, Judiciary or Rules committees.". At last year's Democratic convention, Podesta wore a scarlet L to razz Obama for talking so much about curbing lobbyist enthusiasm. (The Drudge Report)
Obama's deadly defense cuts Aug 20, 2009
He served on committees including Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Small Business, Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence. To subscribe to the print edition of The Times and Democrat. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
New nuke report debunks Iran hawks Aug 11, 2009
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair submitted it in written testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in February. The publication of the estimate comes at a particularly sensitive time in Washington, as the US debates how best to proceed in. (Asia Times Online)
Gitmo North? Aug 5, 2009
Pete Hoekstra represents the 2nd district of Michigan and is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reader Comments: () Here are all of comments submitted by Human Events readers: Please remember the opinions expressed by our readers are in no way those of Human Events, nor are they condoned by us, and we reserve the right to remove abusive posts. (Human Events Online)
Sen. Roberts: I'll 'Shut Down Senate' Over Gitmo Aug 5, 2009
"Moving terrorists to the intellectual center of the Army at Fort Leavenworth threatens the mission of the base and endangers the entire community. We have no way to secure the facility from the outside-in and have no control over what people these terrorists will attract to this community. Roberts, a former Marine and past Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 2003-2006, said he opposes any and all efforts to locate terrorists at the Fort Leavenworth facility and has... (Newsmax)
Reassuring Jews about Obama’s pro-Israel stance (3) Aug 4, 2009
A member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Levin noted that armies aren t going to defeat terrorism. Instead, terrorism will only succumb when individuals throughout the world hear of a terrorist plan and give that information to a law enforcement agency. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Teachable August Aug 3, 2009
Bond is the ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and he s authored a provision in the 2010 intelligence authorization bill to compel the CIA to resolve the issue Obama doesn t want resolved: by declassifying and releasing four documents which show that the enhanced interrogation methods worked to produce valuable information we d not otherwise have. His fellow senators need to hear grassroots support for Bond s amendment. (Human Events Online)
Obama Turns On Freedom Around the Globe Jul 31, 2009
Former Ohio Congressman Bob McEwen served as member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He currently serves as Chairman of Renewing American Leadership. (Townhall.com)
Border fence divides many, as Giffords stance shows Jul 23, 2009
He also chairs the House Select Committee on Intelligence. Of him, Giffords said with his Border Patrol experience and his work in the intelligence arena, if Reyes says one fence is enough, it s from a more than knowledgeable source. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
INTELLIGENCE GAMES Jul 20, 2009
is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. lect. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Sen. Bond: Cyberattack Worse Than Nuclear Bomb Jul 16, 2009
Kit Bond, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Newsmax. You can cause more economic harm with a cyberattack than a nuclear one, Bond says. (Newsmax)
Washington Insider with Ronald Kessler Jul 16, 2009
Kit Bond, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Newsmax ... Kit Bond, the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Newsmax. (Newsmax)
Dems' War on our Spies Jul 13, 2009
Christopher Bond (R-Mo) -- ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence -- said on July 9, These letters from the House Democrats about Director Panetta s briefing are not only ridiculous, they are highly irresponsible. This action appears to be an attempt to cover up for Speaker Pelosi s faulty memory and baseless accusations about the hardworking men and women of the CIA, and to encourage the press to dig up information on a classified intelligence briefing. (Human Events Online)
Langevin to Replace Tauscher as Chairman of Armed Services Subpanel Jul 11, 2009
Congressman Langevin has been a member of the House Armed Services Committee for many years, and also brings invaluable experience as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. I am confident he will be an excellent chairman and make us proud as we work to protect Americans and preserve our national security," Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) said in a statement. Langevin will assume his post immediately. July 6, 12 a.m. While Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) is... (Roll Call)
Pelosi Statement in Response to Inspectors General Report on President Bush's Warrantless Surveillance Program Jul 11, 2009
" Notes: On page 23, the report states that the Speaker, along with several other Congressional leaders, disagreed publicly with former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' testimony in July 2007 that the "consensus" of Congressional leaders was that the program should continue. Pelosi, Senator Jay Rockefeller, and former Senator Tom Daschle issued statements saying that they told then-Vice President Dick Cheney in a March 2004 meeting that there was no consensus among Congressional leaders that... (PR Newswire)
Obama looks to colleges for future spies Jun 21, 2009
Named the Pat Roberts Intelligence Scholars Program, after the Kansas Republican who chaired the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, over the past four years it has provided funds to some 800 students and current employees. The director of national intelligence would make the Roberts program permanent under the new proposal and expand it beyond analysts to include personnel in acquisition, science and technology. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Coming Up on 'FNS' Jun 20, 2009
ranking member, Select Committee on Intelligence Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc. (Fox News)
Dems Spend More On Global Bailout Than Troops In Military Bill Jun 18, 2009
Rob Bishop (R-Utah) offering an independent resolution that would require the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to create a four-person special select subcommittee to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s slanders of the CIA.. Democrats ruled the resolution out of order then voted to table the appeal to the ruling which for all intents and purposes killed the resolution. (Human Events Online)
UPDATED: Pelosi Investigation Demanded on House Floor Jun 17, 2009
Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is offering an independent resolution that would require the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to create a four-person special select subcommittee to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s slanders of the CIA. ... WHEREAS, The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, a Representative from California, served from 1997 to 2002 as Ranking Democratic Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and ... (1) a Select Subcommittee of the Permanent Select Committee... (Human Events Online)
Feinstein cancels political fundraiser Jun 17, 2009
It said the luncheon included a menu of "the Select Committee on Intelligence for the first course followed by your choice of Appropriations, Judiciary or Rules committees." Feinstein is chairman of the Intelligence Committee and serves on the other committees cited. Feinstein's spokesman, Gil Duran, said the senator had not seen the invitation until its contents were listed Monday in the Capitol Hill newspaper, Roll Call. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Obama must prosecute Bush-era torture enablers Jun 17, 2009
The problem is that leading senators want the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to complete its investigation into the treatment and interrogation of detainees (which could take between four and six months), before any prosecution is launched. Yet such a delay would potentially risk running out the clock on certain types of prosecution. (Yahoo News)
What Pelosi Can Learn from Durbin Jun 1, 2009
Pete Hoekstra represents the 2nd district of Michigan and is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reader Comments: () There are no comments posted yet. (Human Events Online)
Force a Vote Against the Coverups May 20, 2009
Coverup Number Two is the White House s refusal to order the CIA to release the briefing memoranda of the September 4, 2002 in which the CIA says it briefed Pelosi, then ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (and then-Rep. Porter Goss) on, ;the use of EITs [enhanced interrogation methods] on Abu Zubaydeh, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed. (Human Events Online)
Will Pelosi Remain House Speaker? May 19, 2009
Noteworthy in all this is that Pelosi spent 10 years assigned to the U. S. Select Committee on Intelligence. That tenure is, in fact, the longest continuous period of service in the panel's history. (Townhall.com)
Richard Milhous Pelosi May 18, 2009
The CIA compilation says that Pelosi was one of two members of Congress -- the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence -- who attended a September 4, 2002 briefing described as, Briefing on EITs [enhanced interrogation methods] including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed ... Christopher Bond, ranking Republican on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,... (Human Events Online)
Who You Calling Debriefed? May 16, 2009
I may be off target here (and please correct me if I am), but it seems like Pelosi would have been briefed as part of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 107th Congress, right. I have no problem going after anyone who could have stopped our country from systematically violating its own laws and did nothing, but it seems like we're going to need a bigger net. (Slate)
Obama Playing Shameful Politics With CIA May 15, 2009
vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has told me, Obama has been cherry picking what he releases for political purposes ... who was briefed on enhanced interrogation techniques five times between 2006 and 2007 as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said, I think there is so much embarrassment in some quarters [of the CIA] that people are going to try to shift some of the responsibility to others. (Newsmax)
Pelosi: What Did She Know, And When? May 15, 2009
On Sept. 4, 2002, Pelosi, then the ranking Democratic member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, was personally briefed with Committee Chairman Porter Goss on what the CIA called "enhanced interrogation techniques," or EITs ... " A top aide to Pelosi, Michael Sheehy, attended a CIA briefing in early 2003 in which it was made clear that waterboarding and other harsh techniques were being used in the interrogation of an alleged al-Qaida operative, according to The Washington... (Newsmax)
Dems: CIA briefers may have broken law... May 15, 2009
" Get alerted everytime your favorite reporter posts a story Email: Like this story? Share it with others. Follow POLITICO on Read more stories in . Most Emailed News Stories Reader's Comments (818) Show the first 20 comments POST Replies: 818 Party: Conservative Reply #1 Date: May. 14, 2009 - 4:30 PM EST Well, here we go. The dems-on-crack start playing the "blame game" on others instead of themselves. Come on Princess Pelosi, get off of your botox and admit you were briefed and knew all about... (The Drudge Report)
Bond: Obama Playing Politics With Interrogation Evidence May 14, 2009
The Missouri Republican, vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, also said Obama's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is "frightening.". See Video: Republican Sen. (Newsmax)
Government Whistleblowers, Trauma Recovery Expert and Roseanne Barr to Speak Out Against Torture and Mind Control May 11, 2009
Cathy O'Brien is a fully rehabilitated US Government White House/Pentagon level mind control survivor whose testimony for the US Congressional Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Oversight was censored for so-called "Reasons of National Security". Upon the advice of an attorney in 1995, this testimony was released en masse in book form, aptly entitled TRANCE Formation of America, to bring truth to light and survive whistle blowing on US Government tortures. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Obama: Look on the Bright Side May 10, 2009
The WSJ goes and says Pelosi and the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence were jointly briefed on the use of torture by the CIA in 2002. The NYT fronts the latest details on the murder of a 21-year-old Wesleyan University student earlier this week, revealing that the suspect in her murder, , who was arraigned yesterday, had had a privileged upbringing in an affluent Massachusetts suburb, graduated from prep school, and completed a stint in the Navy. (Slate)
Don’t ask, don’t tell, but change is coming May 10, 2009
On February 4, 2003, Senators Pat Roberts and Jay Rockefeller of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence were given a briefing in which EITs [were] described in considerable detail, including how the water board was used. The process by which the techniques were approved by DoJ was also raised. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Are US missile strikes in Pakistan a dud policy? May 6, 2009
Dianne Feinstein, chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, caused a minor diplomatic flare-up between Washington and Islamabad when she mentioned them being flown out of a Pakistani base. But even this assertion had already been reported in The Washington Post twice in early 2008, and the Pakistani daily The News had published Google Earth photographs time-stamped 2006 showing three drones parked at an airstrip in the Kharan District of Pakistan's Baluchistan province. (Yahoo News)
Former Intel Chief: Obama, Congress Creating Risk-Averse CIA May 5, 2009
Leahy was banished from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for leaking information, he says, referring to Leahys admission in 1987 that he leaked material about the Iran Contra affair to an NBC reporter. Now it seems he is vindictive toward the agency and our officers. (Newsmax)
Is Pelosi a War Criminal? Apr 28, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- then the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence -- was briefed on CIA interrogation techniques including waterboarding when they were begun in 2002 ... Christopher Bond (R-Mo), ranking Republican on the Senate Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said ;when the enhanced interrogation techniques were used, they were briefed to the chairs and ranking members in both Intelligence committees ... (In fact, according to the before... (Human Events Online)
No Time to Back Down on Missile Defense Apr 14, 2009
Mr. Wallop represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1976 1994 and served on the Armed Services Committee as well as the Select Committee on Intelligence. Mr. Landrith is the President of Frontiers of Freedom Institute and is a constitutional lawyer in Virginia. (Human Events Online)
assurances of the legislations sponsors Apr 9, 2009
The writer, a Democrat from West Virginia, is chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Related She's not a San Francisco liberal imposing her agenda on our pragmatic new president. (Harper's Magazine)
Senator from R.I. pursuing alleged Bush-era misdeeds with a vengeance Apr 9, 2009
Whitehouse, who also serves on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has been exercising his authority to see documents about classified programs. "Let's just say I'm in a position to know what I'm talking about," he said. (Boston Globe)
Meet the people who will be watching your money Apr 3, 2009
Arlen Specter; staff director of the Senate committee on veterans affairs; staff director of the Senate select committee on intelligence. J. Terry Kostoff. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
69 comments Mar 23, 2009
Pete Hoekstra represents the 2nd district of Michigan and is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reader Comments: () Here are the comments submitted by Human Events readers. (Human Events Online)
Able Danger leader offers Swenchonises helping hand Mar 21, 2009
I turned this information over to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) back in 2006 but nothing came of it. This may be a point, and now a point in time to get Congress to look at this again. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Is the Israel lobby running scared? Mar 17, 2009
These would, in the end, include Representative Steve Israel and Senator Charles Schumer, both New York Democrats; a group of Republican House members led by John Boehner of Ohio, the minority leader, and Eric Cantor of Virginia, the Republican Whip; seven Republican members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; and, finally, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who engaged in a sharp exchange with Admiral Blair about Freeman at a Senate hearing. Although Blair strongly defended... (Asia Times Online)
Charles Freeman Withdraws as NIC Chairman Mar 11, 2009
Freeman did not show up at a scheduled hearing of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday, and National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair has accepted his decision not to proceed with assuming the post. Freeman "has requested that his selection to be Chairman of the National Intelligence Council not proceed. Director Blair accepted Ambassador Freemans decision with regret," Blair's office said in a statement. (Newsmax)
Tom Leavitt, 82, led FBI intelligence office Mar 11, 2009
One of Mr. Leavitt s many commendation letters came from Birch Bayh, then chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Mr. Bayh lauded his effort to strengthen the FBI s counterintelligence capability and said Mr. Leavitt s cooperation with the committee had contributed significantly to the establishment of effective Congressional oversight. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Goldline International, Inc. Becomes the Exclusive Gold and Precious Metals Company of The Fred Thompson Show Mar 9, 2009
Serving as Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and as a member of the Finance Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Thompson focused on lowering taxes, strengthening national security, and cutting wasteful government spending. Goldline is extremely honored to be selected by Senator Thompson as his choice for and other precious metals, said Mark Albarian, President & CEO of Goldline. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Israel Mulling Attack on Iran Mar 6, 2009
Without urgent U.S. diplomatic intervention, the Jewish state likely will go it alone in destroying what it considers an existential threat, according to the report, entitled "Preventing a Cascade of Instability, and distributed by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP). Diplomacy will only work if backed up by stronger international sanctions, its authors concluded. The document offers a glimpse into the thinking among some top U.S. and Israeli policymakers who are experts on... (Newsmax)
Rolfe Kingsley, 91; CIA pioneer helped revive troubled Soviet division Mar 5, 2009
The inability to better predict the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia that August proved one of the worst US intelligence failures of the era, according to a hearing later conducted by the House Select Committee on Intelligence. Mr. Kingsley said he eventually persuaded Helms to shut off Angleton's access to the Soviet division reports - a major blow to Angleston's credibility. (Boston Globe)
Senate panel to probe interrogations, in secret Feb 28, 2009
"The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will conduct a review of the CIA's detention and interrogation practices," she said. The CIA's program of secret detention of terrorism suspects and harsh, or "enhanced," interrogations has drawn worldwide criticism since its launch after the September 11 attacks in 2001. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Murphy Views Pakistan Policy As Key Issue Feb 27, 2009
a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, who, Mr. Murphy said, is one of the leading experts on Pakistan. Applying Pressure "I totally agree that Pakistan plays a great role in this," said Wendy Cohen Summer of Warren, who visits Afghanistan regularly in connection with her business, Zaanha, which generates business initiatives for Afghani women. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Letter from Iraq Feb 25, 2009
On Feb. 12, Dennis Blair, the U.S. director of national intelligence, told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that the Iraqi Army continued to make progress. "Increasing professionalism and improvements in warfighting skills have allowed it to assume more responsibility for Iraq's internal security," he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Arrest imminent in Chandra Levy case Feb 22, 2009
The relationship between the former Bureau of Prisons intern and the much-older congressman, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prompted fevered speculation and intense media coverage. Condit's defenders say the public attention to the congressman distracted police. (Fresno Bee)
Arrest imminent in 2001 murder of former Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy, parents told Feb 22, 2009
The relationship between the former intern - her internship had come to an end shortly before her disappearance, just as she was preparing to return to California - and the much-older congressman, a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, prompted fevered speculation and intense media coverage. Police never named Condit a suspect, and Condit's staffers at the time consistently said the public attention to the congressman was distracting police from the investigation. (Anchorage Daily News)
5 Gitmo Showstoppers Feb 20, 2009
Pete Hoekstra represents the 2nd district of Michigan and is the top Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Reader Comments: () Here are a few of the comments submitted by our readers. (Human Events Online)
Obama Appointee in Classified Info Scandal Feb 20, 2009
chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said after the pardon was announced. Deutch placed 17,000 CIA files, including files classified TOP SECRET/CODEWORD and those referring to highly sensitive covert operations, on his unclassified home computers. (Newsmax)
The Case for a Truth Commission Feb 20, 2009
The Church committee's work led to creation of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and later to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act--reforms that largely held until the Bush years. (). (Time.com)
US and Russia see common cause Feb 18, 2009
In his testimony last Thursday at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Blair pointed out that Russia was exploiting US overstretch in Iraq and Afghanistan to challenge the US-led international political and economic institutional order; Russia continues to rely on its nuclear deterrent and retaliatory capability against the US; Russia is constantly signaling its political resurgence and reminding the US of its global military relevance; and Russia's neighborhood policies could generate... (Asia Times Online)
The security risk of economic turmoil Feb 16, 2009
For the past six years, his predecessors have identified terrorism as the primary danger to America in their annual threat assessment before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Blair has recognized the danger in all of our subprime loans. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
