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07-20-2005, 03:37 PM
Democrats plan their own hearings on outed CIA agent
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House and Senate Democrats, frustrated that the Republican majority has held no inquiries into how a covert CIA agent's name was leaked, plan their own forum Friday, RAW STORY has learned.
Last week, the Democratic National Committee noted in an email titled, "What's the difference between a family cat and Karl Rove," that "just a few years ago, these same GOP lawmakers determined it was necessary to focus on the fan mail received by the Clinton family cat, Socks."
Republicans have stepped up to the plate to defend Rove, though not all.
Senate Republican Congressional Committee Chair Elizabeth Dole declared, "It is incredibly irresponsible for individuals and organizations to make accusations based on rumor and innuendo. It is unfair to the investigation and even more unfair to Karl Rove."
The Democrats' release follows.
The U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) and the U.S. House Government Reform Committee Minority will conduct a joint hearing at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 22, in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, to examine the national security implications of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer. The hearing will be co-chaired by Senate DPC Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Government Reform Committee.
The panel of witnesses will include former intelligence officers and analysts who will discuss the impact of such disclosures, based on decades of experience and service to our country on intelligence and national security matters.
The hearing comes only days after the witnesses who will appear at the hearing, along with other former intelligence officers and analysts, delivered to the House and Senate leadership a letter expressing deep concern over both the disclosure of the identity of a covert intelligence officer and the continuing partisan attacks on that officer. The letter said that public statements questioning her status and the significance of disclosing her identity “reveal an astonishing ignorance of the intelligence community and the role of cover.”
Details on Monday’s hearing follow:
WHO: Members of Congress: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), and other members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Witnesses: Larry Johnson, former CIA analyst; Jim Marcinkowski, former CIA case officer; David McMichael, former CIA case officer; Mel Goodman, former senior CIA analyst.
WHAT: Oversight hearing on the impact of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer
WHEN: 10:00 AM, Friday, July 22, 2005
WHERE: Room 138 - Dirksen Senate Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
WHY: To examine the national security consequences of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer.
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Democrats_plan_their_own_hearings_on_outed__0720.h tml
House and Senate Democrats, frustrated that the Republican majority has held no inquiries into how a covert CIA agent's name was leaked, plan their own forum Friday, RAW STORY has learned.
Last week, the Democratic National Committee noted in an email titled, "What's the difference between a family cat and Karl Rove," that "just a few years ago, these same GOP lawmakers determined it was necessary to focus on the fan mail received by the Clinton family cat, Socks."
Republicans have stepped up to the plate to defend Rove, though not all.
Senate Republican Congressional Committee Chair Elizabeth Dole declared, "It is incredibly irresponsible for individuals and organizations to make accusations based on rumor and innuendo. It is unfair to the investigation and even more unfair to Karl Rove."
The Democrats' release follows.
The U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) and the U.S. House Government Reform Committee Minority will conduct a joint hearing at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 22, in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, to examine the national security implications of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer. The hearing will be co-chaired by Senate DPC Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND), and U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), the Ranking Member of the House Government Reform Committee.
The panel of witnesses will include former intelligence officers and analysts who will discuss the impact of such disclosures, based on decades of experience and service to our country on intelligence and national security matters.
The hearing comes only days after the witnesses who will appear at the hearing, along with other former intelligence officers and analysts, delivered to the House and Senate leadership a letter expressing deep concern over both the disclosure of the identity of a covert intelligence officer and the continuing partisan attacks on that officer. The letter said that public statements questioning her status and the significance of disclosing her identity “reveal an astonishing ignorance of the intelligence community and the role of cover.”
Details on Monday’s hearing follow:
WHO: Members of Congress: U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), and other members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Witnesses: Larry Johnson, former CIA analyst; Jim Marcinkowski, former CIA case officer; David McMichael, former CIA case officer; Mel Goodman, former senior CIA analyst.
WHAT: Oversight hearing on the impact of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer
WHEN: 10:00 AM, Friday, July 22, 2005
WHERE: Room 138 - Dirksen Senate Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
WHY: To examine the national security consequences of disclosing the identity of a covert intelligence officer.