CIA loses out on bill after Pentagon ally protests

[Judi Lynn]

CIA loses out on bill after Pentagon ally protests
Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:21 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key Pentagon ally in the U.S. Congress defeated a legislative attempt to guarantee the CIA control of all U.S. secret agents overseas, congressional aides said on Monday.

In the latest turf battle involving post-Sept. 11 reforms, the top Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives intelligence committee agreed to drop language from a proposed bill that would have put CIA Director Porter Goss in charge of human intelligence, aides said.

The aides spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the subject matter.

The panel's Republican chairman, Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, and ranking Democrat, Rep. Jane Harman of California, agreed to change their 2006 intelligence authorization bill after objections from the powerful chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California.
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[atreides1]

1. No Friends for Porter

It seems that former Rep. Goss, doesn't have any friends in the House.

Oh well!!!!

[librechik]

2. Duncan Hunter is an agent of Satan

to put it bluntly.

[stillcool]

3. Too many restrictions in the CIA?..........

not enough under the table mayhem and murder? This country's getting ready to blow.