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05-19-2009, 02:56 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/18/pelosi.torture/index.html
Rep. Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Monday that if Pelosi's accusations are not true, she may need to step down.
"She made some outrageous accusations last week where she said that the CIA lied to her and lied systematically over a period of years. That is a very, very serious charge," Hoekstra said Monday on CNN's "American Morning."
"Either the CIA needs to be held accountable for their performance during this time or the speaker needs to be held accountable and be responsible for the actions and the statements that she made last week. One or the other is correct, one or the other is wrong," he said.
Hoekstra wants the notes from the CIA briefing in question to be declassified, as does Pelosi. The House speaker says the notes will show she wasn't told that techniques such as waterboarding were being used. Related: GOP wants Pelosi held accountable
ooops... wrong article.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html
Republican Rep. Hoekstra accuses CIA of cover-up
Story Highlights
New report says CIA "withheld information" from investigators, Congress
Rep. Pete Hoekstra criticized "rogue" employees, called for new hearings
Hoekstra: Issue is at "heart of the American people's ability to trust the CIA"
Two Americans were killed when plane was shot down in Peru
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A top Republican lawmaker is accusing employees at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of blocking investigations into the downing of a missionary plane in Peru that killed two Americans in 2001.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra has called for a new hearing on the finding related to the downing of a plane in Peru.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra on Thursday criticized "rogue" CIA employees involved in a joint CIA-Peruvian anti-narcotics program of withholding information after declassification of a CIA report identifying "routine disregard" of safety procedures that led to the plane being shot down.
A 7-month-old girl and her mother died.
The comments come after a new internal report by the CIA's inspector general -- parts of which were released Thursday -- that said Congress and investigators were not given appropriate access to internal documents regarding the incident.
"This issue goes to the heart of the American people's ability to trust the CIA," the Michigan lawmaker said Thursday. "Americans deserve to know that agencies given the power to operate on their behalf aren't abusing that power or their trust."
Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has called for new hearings into the incident and further declassification of findings.
The report identifies "sustained and significant violations of required intercept procedures" and found that the "agency incorrectly reported that the program complied with the laws and policies governing it."
CIA senior managers "withheld information" and "denied Congress, the NSC [National Security Council], and the Department of Justice access to these findings," the report says.
The Justice Department in February 2005 ended investigations into whether CIA officers lied to lawmakers and to CIA officials about the operation.
...
CIA Director Michael Hayden has reached no decision in regard to the recommendations contained in the report, said CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield.
Hayden recognizes the seriousness of the matter and is seeking input from an outside expert before making any decisions, Mansfield said.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said Hoekstra's comments are "puzzling and disappointing" and could be "perceived as political pressure."
Rep. Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Monday that if Pelosi's accusations are not true, she may need to step down.
"She made some outrageous accusations last week where she said that the CIA lied to her and lied systematically over a period of years. That is a very, very serious charge," Hoekstra said Monday on CNN's "American Morning."
"Either the CIA needs to be held accountable for their performance during this time or the speaker needs to be held accountable and be responsible for the actions and the statements that she made last week. One or the other is correct, one or the other is wrong," he said.
Hoekstra wants the notes from the CIA briefing in question to be declassified, as does Pelosi. The House speaker says the notes will show she wasn't told that techniques such as waterboarding were being used. Related: GOP wants Pelosi held accountable
ooops... wrong article.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/20/cia.coverup.charge/index.html
Republican Rep. Hoekstra accuses CIA of cover-up
Story Highlights
New report says CIA "withheld information" from investigators, Congress
Rep. Pete Hoekstra criticized "rogue" employees, called for new hearings
Hoekstra: Issue is at "heart of the American people's ability to trust the CIA"
Two Americans were killed when plane was shot down in Peru
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A top Republican lawmaker is accusing employees at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency of blocking investigations into the downing of a missionary plane in Peru that killed two Americans in 2001.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra has called for a new hearing on the finding related to the downing of a plane in Peru.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra on Thursday criticized "rogue" CIA employees involved in a joint CIA-Peruvian anti-narcotics program of withholding information after declassification of a CIA report identifying "routine disregard" of safety procedures that led to the plane being shot down.
A 7-month-old girl and her mother died.
The comments come after a new internal report by the CIA's inspector general -- parts of which were released Thursday -- that said Congress and investigators were not given appropriate access to internal documents regarding the incident.
"This issue goes to the heart of the American people's ability to trust the CIA," the Michigan lawmaker said Thursday. "Americans deserve to know that agencies given the power to operate on their behalf aren't abusing that power or their trust."
Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, has called for new hearings into the incident and further declassification of findings.
The report identifies "sustained and significant violations of required intercept procedures" and found that the "agency incorrectly reported that the program complied with the laws and policies governing it."
CIA senior managers "withheld information" and "denied Congress, the NSC [National Security Council], and the Department of Justice access to these findings," the report says.
The Justice Department in February 2005 ended investigations into whether CIA officers lied to lawmakers and to CIA officials about the operation.
...
CIA Director Michael Hayden has reached no decision in regard to the recommendations contained in the report, said CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield.
Hayden recognizes the seriousness of the matter and is seeking input from an outside expert before making any decisions, Mansfield said.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said Hoekstra's comments are "puzzling and disappointing" and could be "perceived as political pressure."