Comments on: Is Leon Panetta Just Mending Fences With Congressional Democrats? http://washingtonindependent.com/50314/is-leon-panetta-just-mending-fences-with-congressional-democrats National News in Context Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:35:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Daniel Maxson http://washingtonindependent.com/50314/is-leon-panetta-just-mending-fences-with-congressional-democrats/comment-page-1#comment-42998 Daniel Maxson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:17:56 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=50314#comment-42998 The CIA has a funny history of poor internal communication. The Bay of Pigs, for example. That a CIA official himself may have been misinformed is perfectly plausible. Is Panetta looking to score points with the Dems? Probably. Can't hold that against him, he needs to keep them off his back so he can keep doing his job, which requires a certain secrecy, even from Congress.<br><br>I recommend the video at <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/congress_dems_take_on_cia" rel="nofollow">http://www.newsy.com/videos/congress_dems_take_...</a>, which details some of the motives behind Panetta's and the Democrats' positions, especially as they pertain to the intel bill. The CIA has a funny history of poor internal communication. The Bay of Pigs, for example. That a CIA official himself may have been misinformed is perfectly plausible. Is Panetta looking to score points with the Dems? Probably. Can't hold that against him, he needs to keep them off his back so he can keep doing his job, which requires a certain secrecy, even from Congress.

I recommend the video at http://www.newsy.com/videos/congress_dems_take_..., which details some of the motives behind Panetta's and the Democrats' positions, especially as they pertain to the intel bill.

]]> By: johnhkennedy http://washingtonindependent.com/50314/is-leon-panetta-just-mending-fences-with-congressional-democrats/comment-page-1#comment-42992 johnhkennedy Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:00:47 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=50314#comment-42992 Just the House Democrats trying to make us Think they will do something to make the voters Think they are going to rein in the CIA. Don't think they will<br><br>WHAT IF the withheld info is about<br><br>??? Cheney's "Executive Assassination Ring"? ???<br><br>That would be <br>WAY TOO SERIOUS<br>NOT TO BE INVESTIGATED<br>IN PUBLIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION HEARINGS<br><br>This would be the Biggest Scandal in American History<br>and the news story of the century.<br><br>"Vice President of the United States orders Assassinations"<br><br><br>Keep the pressure on the Democrats to investigate and Prosecute.<br><br><br>SIGN THE PETITION<br>calling for a special prosecutor atANGRYVOTERS.ORG<br><br><a href="http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG" rel="nofollow">http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG</a><br><br>Over 250,000 have signed<br>Join them and call yourself a Patriot Just the House Democrats trying to make us Think they will do something to make the voters Think they are going to rein in the CIA. Don't think they will

WHAT IF the withheld info is about

??? Cheney's “Executive Assassination Ring”? ???

That would be
WAY TOO SERIOUS
NOT TO BE INVESTIGATED
IN PUBLIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION HEARINGS

This would be the Biggest Scandal in American History
and the news story of the century.

“Vice President of the United States orders Assassinations”

Keep the pressure on the Democrats to investigate and Prosecute.

SIGN THE PETITION
calling for a special prosecutor atANGRYVOTERS.ORG

http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG

Over 250,000 have signed
Join them and call yourself a Patriot

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