Major program kept from Congress

[liberal N proud]

Republican blasts failure to brief House Intelligence Committee

"But in this case there was at least one major -- what I consider significant -- activity that we had not been briefed on," the Michigan Republican said without specifying what that activity was.

"It is not optional for this president or any president or people in the executive community not to keep the intelligence committees fully informed of what they are doing."

Hoekstra said "people within the intelligence community" informed him about programs his committee had not been told about -- a tip Hoekstra said he discovered was true only after making inquiries.

"This is actually a case where the whistleblower process was working appropriately," he said.

Under the law, the executive branch must inform the legislative branch of what it is doing, Hoekstra said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/09/intel.briefings/index.html

Anybody know what program he is talking about?

[acmejack]

1. I am betting on internet spying.

They are introducing a bill to permit the FBI to do just that & in keeping with recent fad of retroactive legalization, I would guess that this is what they have been doing.

[debbierlus]

2. I bet you are right. That article is on Rawstory this morning!

I hate these people!

Did you read that you spying - unamerican - unconstitutional - government hacks?

I hate you.

[seafan]

3. llegal use of space-based satellites and systems to spy on U.S. citizens.

See this thread

[liberal N proud]

4. Thanks, I was trying to find some info.