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  • April 2008

    • Dems Blast Secret Iraq Report

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 4, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Dems Blast Secret Iraq Report

      A new, top-secret intelligence report asserts that conditions on the ground in Iraq have markedly improved, reports the Wall Street Journal . Only a select number of House and Senate members have seen the report, but top Democrats are already blasting the document as an effort to bolster the administration's Iraq policy ahead of testimony by Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus and others next week. More »

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      Iraq  • Congress  • David Petraeus  • National Intelligence Estimate  • House Intelligence Committee  • Jane Harman

  • December 2007

    • House Subpoenas Top Ex-Spy

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 21, 07 4:20 AM CST

      House Subpoenas Top Ex-Spy

      The former head of the CIA's clandestine service has been subpoenaed to testify about the destruction of  videotapes of the harsh interrogations of two al-Qaeda suspects. The subpoena for Jose Rodriguez was issued after the House Intelligence Committee staff studied documents on the interrogations that the CIA had surrendered to the panel. Rodriguez may seek immunity in exchange for his testimony. More »

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      George W. Bush  • al-Qaeda  • CIA  • Michael Hayden  • Central Intelligence Agency  • harsh interrogation  • Abu Zubaydah  • House Intelligence Committee

    • CIA to Surrender Tape Records

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 20, 07 4:32 AM CST

      CIA to Surrender Tape Records

      The CIA will provide documents on the destruction of interrogation videotapes to the House Intelligence Committee and allow the agency's top attorney to testify, the New York Times reports. It's unclear whether the man who ordered the videos destroyed, clandestine service chief Jose Rodriguez, will also testify. The tapes showed al-Qaeda suspects being subjected to water boarding. More »

    • Congress Kept in Dark, CIA Chief Admits

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 12, 07 5:41 PM CST

      Congress Kept in Dark, CIA Chief Admits

      CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden acknowledged today that the agency did not inform Congress about the creation or destruction of videotapes of harsh interrogations of al-Qaeda detainees, the New York Times reports. “We could have done an awful lot better at keeping the committee alert and informed,” Hayden said after a three-hour, closed-door meeting with the House Intelligence Committee. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • torture  • waterboarding  • Central Intelligence Agency  • House Intelligence Committee

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