why does the head of the CIA wear a military uniform?

[spanone]

gen hayden on meet the press.

is the CIA part of the military?

[Sanity Claws]

1. Everyday is Halloween and a chance to scare people for

the * administration.

[Pavulon]

2. Because he is a USAF officer?(nt)

[sarge43]

5. He is. n/t

[sharesunited]

3. Military rank is not inconsistent with the office of Director.

There is precedent for it, and some think it avoids the kind of tension as existed between Tenet and Rumsfeld.

[spanone]

4. hayden just said they have taken insurance policies out on their agents

for court lawyers when they go to court....i guess for presumably illegal activities??/

[OwnedByFerrets]

7. So that the tax payers can pay for the

judgements when they are found guilty of war crimes??:wtf:

[truth2power]

9. Yeah, he said something like

(loosely paraphrased) opinions of the CIA in the public sphere have been contentious. So they don't want their agents having to put their kids college tuition on the line (???). Sorry, I was listening with one ear; doing other things.

They must be doing some hideous things if even the CIA is worried.

[MinM]

6. Why didn't Ike wear his in office?

Perhaps because Ike appreciated the fact that the United States of America wasn't some third-rate, banana republic, military dictatorship? :shrug:

YouTube - Eisenhower on the Military Industrial Complex :kick:

[sharesunited]

8. Eisenhower retired from active service on May 31, 1952, upon entering politics.

[sarge43]

10. Eisenhower was a five star general.

Five stars are on active duty for their lifetime, full pay and perks. When he declared for the presidency, he had to resign his commission; he no longer held any military status, not even retired. One of Kennedy's first acts was reinstating him to his former grade. And you're right, Eisenhower respected the wall between civil and military.

Hayden is on active duty. It's regulation that whenever an AD type has official business with congress, the WH or the Supremes, s/he wears all the bells and whistles.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. Maybe it's because he's fashion challenged and doesn't have to worry about what tie and shirt with

which suit?