House Intelligence Committee

Bachmann Embellishes In Harsh Criticism Of Obama

AP | BY THOMAS BEAUMONT and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 12.28.2011

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DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Friday the Obama administration is striking all references to Islam from Ju...

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Sources: Pakistan Arrests Multiple C.I.A. Informants Involved In Bin Laden Raid

AP | KIMBERLY DOZIER and KATHY GANNON | Posted 08.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Pakistan's intelligence service has arrested the owner of a safe house rented to the CIA to observe Osama bin Laden's compound before th...

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Rep. Myrick and the Xenophobia Card: Violation of House Rules on National Security?

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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William E. Jackson Jr.

It is almost as if the House Intelligence Committee member is having an "out of body" experience. Is it not odd that someone sitting on a powerful com...

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Saving the DNI from Extinction

Suzanne E. Spaulding | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suzanne E. Spaulding

Before any prospective nominee for DNI agrees to take the job, he or she should get a firm commitment from the President to provide the political backing for budget and personnel authority lacking in the legislative charter.

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Intelligence Community Must Build Greater Trust

Pete Contostavlos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pete Contostavlos

We must keep the trust of intelligence professionals and war fighters on the front lines in order to provide timely, accurate and relevant information to policymakers and those who need it.

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House Intel Chair Wants To Re-Criminalize Torture

Spencer Ackerman | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), the chairman of the House intelligence committee, introduced an amendment to the 2010 intelligence authorization bill ...

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Drug-Linked Karzai Brother Helps U.S. Intelligence

Jeff Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Stein

A key member of the House Intelligence Committee says the controversial brother of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai regularly helps U.S. intelligence, but should not be considered a spy.

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Justice Officials Refuse To Take Oath Before Intelligence Briefing

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A House intelligence committee meeting was abruptly terminated when Justice Department officials refused to be sworn in before brie...

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Nancy Pelosi Claim That CIA Lied Validated By House Intelligence Committee

The Hill | Jared Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats on the Intelligence Committee have concluded that the CIA did not fully inform Congress about the use of enhanced interrogation techniques d...

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House Intelligence Committee To Investigate Secret CIA Program

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee said Friday it will investigate whether the CIA broke the law by not informing Congress promptly a...

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The Democrats' Selective Amnesia on Assassination: Clinton Did It and Obama Does It Too

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeremy Scahill

The "secret" CIA assassination program that Dick Cheney allegedly concealed from Congress sounds a lot like the assassination policy implemented by President Bill Clinton.

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House Lays Groundwork For C.I.A. Probe

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The CIA spent at least $1 million on the secret intelligence program that aimed to develop hit squads to kill al-Qaida leaders but ...

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Panetta Orders Probe Of Secret Spy Program

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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CIA director Leon Panetta has ordered an internal inquiry into the agency's handling of a contentious and still highly-classified intelligence program...

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Schakowsky Seeks Public Torture Hearings In House Intelligence Committee

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee wants to hold public hearings on the torture of detainees....

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House Dems To Gain Majority In Intelligence Committee

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democrats plan to increase their numbers on the House Intelligence Committee, a move that Republicans charge breaks the majority pa...

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House Dems To Stack Intelligence Committee

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democrats plan to increase their numbers on the House Intelligence Committee, a move that Republicans charge breaks the majority pa...

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Senate Delays Eavesdropping Vote

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate granted at least a temporary victory to the White House on Thursday, turning back an attempt to increase court oversight...

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Lawyer: Goss Never Objected on CIA Tapes

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Former CIA Director Porter Goss never criticized plans to destroy interrogation videotapes, a lawyer said Thursday as the investiga...

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Congress Subpoenas CIA Official Over Torture Tapes

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena Thursday for Jose Rodriguez, the former CIA official who directed that secret interrogation videota...

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CIA Director To Testify About Destroyed Videotapes

Associated Press | Pamela Hess | Posted 05.25.2011

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CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden faces two days of testimony behind closed doors at the Senate and House intelligence committees to answer questions a...

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