CIA Misled Congress, Justice Dept. Over 2001 Incident, Probe Finds

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Washington Post

The CIA repeatedly misled Congress and the Justice Department in their investigations of the 2001 shoot-down of a Peruvian plane carrying U.S. missionaries, according to findings of an internal CIA probe released today by congressional officials.

The agency's inspector general concluded that CIA officers in Peru consistently ignored rules of engagement in connection with the downing of at least 10 aircraft suspected of carrying narcotics over the South American country. Yet, CIA managers covered up the problems and knowingly gave false accounts to government officials investigating whether agency employees committed crimes.

Excerpts of the inspector general's report were released by Rep. Peter Hoekstra (Mich.), the ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee. He called today for a new criminal inquiry, as well as congressional hearings, into what he described as a "startling" attempted coverup by the spy agency.

"These are the most serious and substantial allegations of wrongdoing I've seen in my time on the committee," said Hoekstra, whose western Michigan district was home to two of the Americans killed in the 2001 incident.

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[Parche]

1. whats new

They do anything they want anyway

[bertman]

2. American tax dollars at work. The CIA has become a law unto itself. Now, let's see Obama

get tough with these outlaws and bring truth, justice and the American way to our intelligence services.

[Phred42]

3. Or is this ground work to save W's ass down the road?

[MichiganVote]

4. This agency is bankrupt. It needs a reorganization --- badly.