HuffPost: Dear John

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

I saw some pretty amazing things during the year I spent on your campaign, it's an amazing collage of emotions and memories I suppose I will never feel again. The joy of the early primaries, the anxiety of that endless afternoon in Miami before the first debate, the incredible sense of joy and relief when you took the entire campaign on your shoulders and carried us that night. The long night in Boston when slowly, we all realized we had come up just a little short.

But of all the things I saw, of all the experiences, the one that was the most remarkable was when I watched George Butler's film “Going Up River”, with Cam, and saw you, just over thirty years ago, in black and white and with utter conviction and clarity, asking the unanswerable:

"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"

You paid a heavy price for that moment of honesty three decades ago. Speaking your conscience about a war you no longer believed in fueled a fire that has lasted to this day. The Swift Boat liars would never have shown up last August if you hadn't spoken up in front of the US Senate all those years ago.

You also, on that fateful day, asked where America's leaders where, accusing them of abandoning the solders on the fields of battle, of committing the ultimate crime. Well, time passes, and today, you're one of those leaders now, sitting on the dais, wearing a dark suit and tie, seeing the other side of what happens when someone testifies in front of a Senate Committee.


But instead of waiting for a young officer who’s served in Iraq to speak up, take a minute and pick up the paper.

Much more, and so right: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/james-boyce/dear-john-an-open-letter_2998.html

[NYCGirl]

1. Wow. That's amazing. Recommended. NT

[KC21304]

2. Absolutely, with tears in my eyes. nt

[hlthe2b]

4. Me, too...

the sadness of what should have been, should be today....What has happened to that fearless, principled young "warrior?"

[kerrygoddess]

7. He's a fearless, principled older warrior now.

If only people would really look and pay attention they would see that.

[hlthe2b]

35. I'm not excoriating Kerry at all...just wishing he would

step back up to the plate. His leadership is sorely needed.

[LittleClarkie]

5. Powerful stuff

Recommended also.

Which may surpise some. But it is an honest question, sincerely asked. Well done Ms. Huffington.

One of the fears I had about a Kerry presidency was that we would, as Brooks said in a moment of clarity, be finding out if Pres. Kerry could catch medals as well as he threw them.

[kerrygoddess]

8. A former staffer wrote it.

Read the bio below the post on Huffington.

Here's the link - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/bio.php?nick=james-boyce&name=James Boyce

[LittleClarkie]

11. Eek. Sorry, I'd never been over there before

Correction: Good job, Mr. Boyce!

[SharonAnn]

3. It brought tears to my eyes to read that and remember those days

in the late 60's and early 70's.

My God, what losses. Some of the finest men, some still really boys, I knew were killed in Vietnam. And somehow, it hurts today just like it did then.

We must get out of Iraq.

[LittleClarkie]

6. How much is now like then

better, worse, about the same? Just as bad but in a different way?

[kerrygoddess]

10. It's worse now...

And all that more heartbreaking. Here's a good man really trying to make a difference and people can't see it. Kerry agnonized over that speech to the Fulbright commission before he gave it. People don't get that. It took time to craft that speech and have it come across making the right points. He still does that now. He's methodical. He thinks things through.

People who enjoy bashing Kerry need to wake up and realize that he's on their side and we need him now more than ever. People need to reach out to him the way James Boyce did, with passion and compassion and honesty instead of anger and threats. He gets enough of that from the right-wing. But, no it's not enough... the left-wing has to help them by publicly bashing him constantly.

That's what's heartbreaking, Little Clarkie and one of the many reasons why things are worse.

[LiberalAndProud]

12. I have often thought that the man who should be President was killed in

that unspeakably evil war.

And it is happening today. now.

[jillan]

9. What do you really want Kerry to do?

He was the first one to bring up the DSM. No, he hasn't yet been on the senate floor, but HE WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GET IT INTO THE MSM.

He has fought to get better armor. He has traveled to that region of the world and met with leaders to try and smooth over some of the hate that they have for us.

He fought hard during the campaign, talking about how that OBL is still out there, how * outsourced the capture of OBL. He talked about how Iraq was a new breeding ground for terrorists. How * sent our troops w/o enough armor. He demanded * to give a time frame for when he would begin pulling out the troops. He fought and fought and fought. He brought it all out in the open. And he has been to more funerals of our fallen shoulders than the resident has.

Now he is one senator in the minority party that has to fight everything this administration does.

So again I ask, what do you really want Kerry to do?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

13. Leed.

n/t

[NYCGirl]

17. Thank you. You said it all in one word. NT

[kerrygoddess]

18. Open your eyes... He is!

Go do some reading, the links to the press releases and speeches can be found here - http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/cfm/press-statement.cfm


06/21/2005 John Kerry on Marine Corps Report on Equipment Shortages
06/16/2005 Commerce Department Answers Call from Senator Kerry and the Massachusetts Delegation to Declare a Fishery Disaster in Massachusetts
06/16/2005 New Report: Private Accounts Would Cut Benefits, Increase Costs for Small Businesses
06/15/2005 John Kerry Fights to Protect Medicaid Benefits in Massachusetts and the Nation
06/15/2005 John Kerry Urges Bush Administration to Keep Massachusetts IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers Open that Help Elderly and Low-Income Citizens
06/15/2005 John Kerry on GOP Proposal to Raise Retirement Age
06/15/2005 Kerry Takes Aim at Bush Energy Scheme
06/14/2005 CAFTA Information
06/14/2005 SBA RESPONDS TO SENATOR JOHN KERRY’S REQUEST TO DECLARE THE RED TIDE CRISIS AN ECONOMIC DISASTER TODAY
06/14/2005 John Kerry: After Decades of Inaction, A Time to Heal A Nation’s Wounds Over Lynching
06/13/2005 Jeffords and Kerry File Renewables Amendment To Energy Bill
06/13/2005 John Kerry: We Need a New, Common-Sense Approach to Trade
06/12/2005 John Kerry Applauds RiverFest for the Concord, Sudbury and Assabet Rivers
06/10/2005 Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Asks Commerce Department to Declare Massachusetts Disaster Area in Wake of Red Tide Crisis
06/10/2005 STATEMENT FROM JOHN KERRY ON GOVERNOR ROMNEY'S EFFORTS TO AID FISHERMEN
06/09/2005 SENATOR KERRY CONGRATULATES OUTSTANDING NCO OF THE YEAR STAFF SERGEANT ADAM BERG
06/09/2005 Kerry and Waxman Call for GAO Investigation Of Manipulated Climate Change Science
06/08/2005 John Kerry and Massachusetts Delegation Members Senator Kennedy and Congressmen Frank, Tierney, Delahunt and McGovern Strongly Urges Governor Romney to Act Quickly to Aid Fishermen in Red Tide Crisis
06/08/2005 John Kerry and Massachusetts Delegation Members Senator Kennedy and Congressmen Frank, Tierney, Delahunt and McGovern Strongly Urges SBA to Act Quickly to Aid Fishermen in Red Tide Crisis
06/02/2005 Pepperell Springs Conservation Effort Complete
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Join Students and Parents in Round Table Discussion on the Future of Head Start
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Visit Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to Meet with Students and Staff of the TRIO Program
05/31/2005 Senator John Kerry to Visit Upper Housatonic River Valley to Highlight the Importance of Designating it a National Historic Preservation Area
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Host Town Hall Meeting on Issues Affecting Massachusetts’ Seniors
05/31/2005 John Kerry to Participate in Opening Ceremonies with the Kinsella Family at Brockton Rox Baseball Game
05/31/2005 Statement from John Kerry on Governor Romney’s Veto of the Stem Cell research bill passed by the Massachusetts Legislature
05/27/2005 Senator Kerry Honors Massachusetts War Heroes on Memorial Day Weekend, 2005
05/25/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Vote on Priscilla Owen
05/25/2005 Congressional Delegation United on NStar Utility Workers
05/24/2005 Fallout from "Nuclear Option
05/24/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Stem Cell Research
05/22/2005 Senator Kerry delivered at BU Medical School
05/19/2005 John Kerry on “Nuclear Option” on Judicial Nominees
05/18/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Massachusetts Lawsuit to Stop Toxic Mercury Pollution
05/17/2005 KENNEDY AND KERRY ANNOUNCE RECORD TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR MASSACHUSETTS – A $1.17 BILLION INCREASE OVER TEA-21
05/17/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the 51st Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
05/15/2005 John Kerry on New Mercury Rules:
05/13/2005 Statement by John Kerry On Pentagon’s Base Closure List
05/12/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Bolton Nomination
05/12/2005 John Kerry: It's Time to Reign in the Spin
05/05/2005 Statement by Senator John Kerry In Observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day
05/05/2005 John Kerry on Harmful Changes to “Roadless Rule”
04/28/2005 Kerry, Lautenberg Introduce Legislation to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Fake News Hearing on Bill Set for Early May
04/27/2005 John Kerry: White House, Congress Should “Go Back to the Drawing Board” on Energy Plan
04/25/2005 John Kerry to Address America’s Dangerous Dependence on Saudi Oil
04/21/2005 John Kerry on Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure To Focus on Real Priorities of the American People
04/21/2005 John Kerry on Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure To Focus on Real Priorities of the American People
04/21/2005 John Kerry to Address Republican Congressional Leadership's Failure to Focus On Real Priorities of the American People
04/20/2005 John Kerry on Retirement of Senator Jim Jeffords
04/20/2005 John Kerry: It’s Time for President Bush to Address Gas Prices, Dependence on Foreign Oil
04/19/2005 John Kerry at Senate Hearing on Toxic Mercury Pollution
04/19/2005 John Kerry at Senate Hearing on Toxic Mercury Pollution
04/19/2005 Senator John Kerry spoke this afternoon at a Senate hearing on toxic mercury pollution. The Merrimack Valley is one of nine mercury 'hotspots,' or areas with elevated mercury levels, in New England. The Senate Democratic Policy Committee held the hearing on mercury in response to repeated denials of Republican-led committees to hold hearings on the matter.
04/19/2005 John Kerry Fights to Halt Devastating Transit Cuts to Massachusetts Projects
04/19/2005 Statement from Senator John Kerry on Pope Benedict XVI
04/18/2005 Senate OKs death benefit boost for families of active-duty troops
04/14/2005 Channel 5 in Boston Reports on John Kerry's Victory for Military Families
04/14/2005 Kerry, Lautenberg Secure Hearing and Mark-Up on Fake News
04/14/2005 Senators John Kerry and Frank Lautenberg Say Taxpayer-funded “News” Abused by Administration Should Have Disclaimer
04/13/2005 Kerry pushes military initiative
04/13/2005 Senator Kerry Takes Military Story to the Senate
04/13/2005 Senate Passes Two John Kerry Amendments for Troops
04/12/2005 John Kerry Fights to Add Troop Benefits to Supplemental
04/11/2005 Statement by John Kerry on John Bolton’s Nomination as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
04/07/2005 Kerry: Publicize benefit for vets
04/04/2005 Stem-cell Research is Pro-Life
04/02/2005 Statement from Sen. John Kerry on the Passing of Pope John Paul II
03/30/2005
03/30/2005 Bush's Budget Assaults Our Values, by John Kerry
03/29/2005 Budgeting our values, by John Kerry
03/29/2005 Leading health care, children's and labor organizations support KidsFirst
03/27/2005 Dishonest' Bush budget ignores needs of the nation, by John Kerry
03/26/2005 Budgeting our values, by John Kerry
03/25/2005 Thanks to Dedicated Citizens, Assabet National Wildlife Refuge Opens
03/25/2005 SENATOR KERRY ANNOUNCES $267,986 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES GRANT FOR MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
03/25/2005 Bush’s latest budget plan is assault on country’s values, by John Kerry
03/24/2005 Leahy, Jeffords, Boxer and Kerry
03/22/2005 John Kerry on EPA Hiding Harvard Scientific Data on Health Effects of Mercury
03/17/2005 John Kerry Statement on Senate Action to Save Medicaid from Drastic Cuts
03/17/2005 John Kerry Says Washington Budget is Out of Touch With American Values
03/17/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Senate Action to Save Medicaid from Drastic Cuts
03/17/2005 Senate Passes Landrieu-Kerry Reserve Fund For Reservists and Small Businesses
03/16/2005 John Kerry will make a major speech on America's budget priorities on Thursday, March 17, to the Center for National Policy
03/16/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Paul Wolfowitz’s Nomination to be President of the World Bank
03/16/2005 LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDS FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS
03/16/2005 Senate Opens Arctic Refuge to Drilling
03/15/2005 Senator John Kerry fights to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and Connecticut
03/15/2005 Senator John Kerry fights to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Massachusetts and Connecticut
03/15/2005 John Kerry on New Mercury Rules:
03/15/2005 Senators John Kerry and Maria Cantwell Team Up to Fight Drilling for Oil in Arctic Refuge
03/14/2005 Kerry, Cantwell Fight Arctic Drilling
03/11/2005 Statement of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems in Support of the “Kids Come First Act of 2005” (S. 114)
03/11/2005 Statement from Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, Supporting “Kids First Act of 2005”
03/11/2005 “Kids Come First Act” Addresses Medicaid Challenges Facing Children
03/11/2005 Vote Kids Lends Support to Kids First Bill:
03/11/2005 March of Dimes Supports “Kids Come First Act of 2005”
03/09/2005 John Kerry Announces Half-Million ‘Citizen Cosponsors’ Of KidsFirst Health Care Plan
03/09/2005 John Kerry grassroots press conference
03/09/2005 John Kerry on Bush's Energy Plan: "Americans Deserve Better"
03/08/2005 Kerry Organizes Grassroots Coalition Behind KidsFirst Act, Calls for Senate Action
03/08/2005 John Kerry on President Clinton
03/07/2005 Statement by John Kerry on John Bolton's Nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations
03/03/2005 Kerry, Bipartisan Coalition Win 11th Hour Push to Save Boston Teacher from Deportation
03/02/2005 A Pioneer in Civil Rights
03/02/2005 Working to Strenthen the American Military
03/02/2005 Jackie Robinson to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
03/02/2005 Jackie Robinson Receives Congressional Gold Medal For His Civil Rights Work
02/28/2005 Our military needs a better ally at home
02/24/2005 John Kerry on U.S.-Russia Nuclear Agreement
02/17/2005 John Kerry Calls for Election Reform
02/16/2005 John Kerry on Climate Change:
02/15/2005 John Kerry: Military Families Must be Part of Supplemental
02/14/2005 John Kerry Says America Must Stand By Our Military
02/11/2005 Senator John Kerry to Discuss Strengthening America's Military at Annual Worcester Telegram & Gazette Visions Ceremony
02/09/2005 John Kerry on Medicare Costs Estimates and the Health Care Crisis in America
02/09/2005 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on Climate Change
02/08/2005 John Kerry to Address Climate Change at The Brookings
02/07/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the President’s Budget
02/03/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General
02/03/2005 Statement by John Kerry on Social Security
02/02/2005 Statement by John Kerry on State of the Union Address
01/31/2005 Statement by John Kerry on the President’s Budget
01/27/2005 Remarks by Senator John Kerry on Kids First to Families USA
01/27/2005 John Kerry Rallies Families USA to Fight for "Kids First"
01/27/2005 Senator John Kerry "Kids First"
01/26/2005 John Kerry’s “Kids Come First” Act
01/21/2005 THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
01/19/2005 Senator John Kerry Opposes Nomination Of Dr. Condoleezza Rice for Secretary of State
01/16/2005 Senator John Kerry Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/16/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry
01/16/2005 Statement of Senator John Kerry
01/14/2005 STANDING BY OUR TROOPS AND MILITARY FAMILIES
01/06/2005 Statement by Senator Kerry on the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General
01/05/2005 Senator Kerry Statement on the Congressional Certification of Electoral College Results
12/10/2004 John Kerry Calls on Rumsfeld to Investigate Why Troops Lack
12/08/2004 Senator John Kerry’s Statement on Election Reform
12/08/2004 Senator John Kerry’s Statement on Energy Report
12/08/2004 Senator John Kerry’s Statement on Intelligence Reform
12/08/2004 Senator John Kerry’s Statement on Intelligence Reform
11/24/2004 Senator John Kerry’s Statement on Energy Report

[seabeyond]

30. thank you for this

i have another kerry bashing thread to put this on. hope you dont mind sharing. ah shoot, read you in another thread, i know you dont mind

[kerrygoddess]

27. Leed?

leed

\Leed\, Leede \Leede\ (l<=e>d), n. A caldron; a copper kettle. ``A furnace of a leed.'' --Chaucer.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=leed

[tavalon]

32. Lead!

Happy now? So she spelled it wrong, I know you knew what she meant.

The list you posted is impressive but it's not the kind of leading we want. See John Conyers Jr. for a primer on the kind of leadership we want from John F. Kerry.

Or, to put it another way: Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way!

[kerrygoddess]

14. Just keep doing what he's doing.

Like today he spoke up about the Marines who don't have what they need to protect themselves. http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=1120

[LittleClarkie]

16. I still have that picture of him going thorough Syria

them smiling at him in a way I doubt they'd ever smile for Bush. That child drawing a picture of him and saying she wished he was the president.

Me too, kid. Me too.

[In Truth We Trust]

21. Link please on your statement that he is the first to bring up the memo.

In answer your question; I want him to publicly call for impeachment proceedings NOW!!!

Great post o.p.! Nominated

[kerrygoddess]

23. The House needs to lead that call not the Senate. N/T

[kerrygoddess]

24. He first spoke about it June 2nd

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/?view=plink&id=994

There is a link to the original news article in the post but they changed the date posted in the news article to after the 2nd.

No Senator had spoken about the DSM publicly before that. Kennedy did after.

[LittleClarkie]

25. Even then, there were those who wanted him to shut the hell up

because, bizarrely enough, they thought he was stealing Conyers' thunder. Bless him, Conyers has little thunder by himself. He could set himself on fire and still not get any press.

[wisteria]

26. We need to stop focusing so much on Bush and look ahead.

I believe in what goes around comes around-Bush will get what he has coming to him at some point. Have you given any thought to what happens if Bush is actually ever impeached? Impeaching him won't solve the problems he's created, Chaney will carry on where Bush left off. If it were to happen, we would be trading one jerk for another one. IMO Chaney is terrible. Can you imagine him as president? Besides, impeachment is conducted in the US House. Reps conduct the hearings. And if you recall, we are far outnumbered in the house. In other words, Kerry can not call for impeachment. he can do just exactly what he is doing now, preparing to present a letter signed by other senators and himself to the Intelligence Committee requesting a review and investigation.

[In Truth We Trust]

28. are you seriously suggesting Bush** should not be impeached?!?

Certainly you are tired or just not thinking properly because I can not understand how a person on this site does not have knowledge of the facts that chimp has committed multiple impeachable offense. Cheney too for that matter. Your argument that we shoulf forgo impeachment because cheney is worse is ludicrous. Justice should be served. hundreds of thousands are dead and you choose to ignore prosecuting the war criminals guilty of this heinous crime for greed. Bullshit! try them all!

And yes Mr. Kerry as well as any one else with half an ounce of integrity and patriotism should be demanding impeachment regardless of whether it is initiated in the House. He has the magnitude of his position as the standard bearer of the party and could help drive momentum to restore integrity and justice to America.

IMPEACHMENT NOW!

btw-The dsminutes have been public since May 1st. They have been public for fifty three days now. That is to say the downing street minutes have been public for sweven weeks damn it-wtf is he and any other american patriot waiting for before they will call for impeachment?

[kerrygoddess]

29. Holler at the other Dems in the Senate who ain't doing squat!

And just think for a moment that not everyone (present company excluded) think this is of extreme earth shattering importance. As a matter of fact, ask a few people who are not political junkies if they know what they are.

[In Truth We Trust]

31. I admire you passion for JK. I too am a fan of Mr. Kerry. I worked for his

candidacy. I am not picking on him. I am just saying that any and all people aware of the facts should take it upon themselves to use their positions and platforms to educate others and demand impeachment. We are not required to wait for the ignorant to catch up with the news are we? He of all people has the respect and could force corporate media attention thereby informing and mobilizing.

John Kerry is a good man. I would vote for him again as a Senator as I have in the past. I will however call a spade a spade when asked. He has had seven weeks to address this (DSM) and has not yet done so.

I hold all responsible who do not defend the constitution and publicly call for impeachment proceeding s to begin. Dems, Repugs, Independents, Greens, etc.

[Applan]

15. Excellent piece from a very intelligent lady

"How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"

[kerrygoddess]

19. Arrianna Huffington did not write it!

A former Kerry staffer did - see this post - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1875121&mesg_id=1875160

[LittleClarkie]

20. Intelligent guy, actually

James Boyce, as someone kindly pointed out to me.

[wisteria]

22. This is just a beautiful, heartfelt request-it took my breath away.

I just don't know honestly, if we should end this war like we ended Vietnam. This time around, I think we need to find away to honor the soldiers and somehow make something good out of this mess. I would love to see Kerry lead the way and put an end to this war and at the same time, honor our soldiers and declare a small victory for democracy in Iraq.Kerry had an intelligent plan for ending this tragedy and bringing our troops home. Nobody cared before.Maybe the time just wasn't right then.Maybe now the time is right and people will listen. One thing is certain, IMO, we can't just call for an end to this war without having a sure fire exit strategy that will accomplish what I have mentioned above and help us regain the respect the US once had in the world.

[tavalon]

33. Sorry, there is no such thing as an appropriate exit strategy

This is as doomed as Vietnam was. If we leave tomorrow, there will be a bloody and brutal civil war that will shock and horrify the world. If we leave in 10 years, there will be a blody and brutal civil war that will shock and horrify the world.

You don't ask the rapist to stay to help the rapee get over the rape.

We need to leave. We need to leave completely and we need to hope and pray that the UN is able to help them recover from what we have done.

What we did in Vietnam was shameful. Unfortunately, we didn't heal as a nation so we are repeating it, substituting ragheads for gooks. And somehow, we think that by doing the same thing, we will get different results. That, my friend, is the definition of insanity. America's leaders and America overall, is insane.

[Q]

34. This letter is a call for KERRY to do something...

...anything to make PUBLIC the lies of the Bush administration that are directly responsible for the death of thousands of innocent human beings. These lies and deceptions put American soldiers in HARM'S WAY. The Bush Junta lied about the need for war. This is a HIGH CRIME and an IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE.

Forget for a moment that Kerry voted to give Bush the power to invade. Forget that he said he would do it again knowing that the Bush administration manipulated intelligence and deceived the American people into believing that Iraq had something to do with the 'war on terrorism'.

Kerry...as one of the most high-profile Democrats...needs to LEAD BY EXAMPLE and tell the American people the truth about why we invaded Iraq and why we're still there today.

There is no more important issue right now than the killing fields in Iraq. Bush needs to be put ON NOTICE that the policy of 'preemptive, preventative' war is not acceptable to the people or their Constitution.

Kerry should LEAD or stop pretending he's a leader and presidential material.

[TayTay]

36. Maybe you get your wish

today. Keep your eye on the Senate Intelligence Committee. (Meeting in closed door session this morning.)