Crazy Pete Hoekstra (R-Blackwater)

By: emptywheel Thursday August 20, 2009 7:16 am

You know how Crazy Pete Hoekstra has led the chorus of those who claim Leon Panetta should never have briefed Congress on the secret assassination squads? To his credit, he's doing it even now that Blackwater's role has been revealed. “I think there was a little more drama and intrigue than was warranted,” said Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. Um, yeah.

Leon Panetta Begs and Threatens for Consensus Rather than Oversight

By: emptywheel Sunday August 2, 2009 8:30 am

Remember when the Obama Administration appealed to a "fundamental compact" between Congress and the Executive Branch when arguing the intelligence community didn't need more oversight? ("Fundamental compact, my ass," I thought was the best response.) Well, Leon Panetta's out with a similar appeal to inflated, but bogus, language in an attempt to avoid increased Congressional oversight.

CIA: A Different Kind of Derivative Trading

By: emptywheel Monday July 20, 2009 7:15 pm

The CIA explains away its Vaughn Index sampling gaps by claiming documents listed on its index as cables are derivative, not original reporting on the torture.

Silvestre Reyes Announces Investigation into Violations of National Security Act

By: emptywheel Friday July 17, 2009 3:59 pm

Reyes announces an investigation into both the reported assassination squads and more generally, whether CIA has withheld information from Congress.

The “Mystery” of the “Other Intelligence Activities”

By: emptywheel Wednesday July 15, 2009 2:45 pm

We've know what the "Other Intelligence Activities" referenced in the IG Report were for years. What the IG Report confirms, however, is that these aspects of the program were the ones that disturbed Comey and Goldsmith.

“Assassination Squads” at Root of Latest CIA Revelations?

By: emptywheel Monday July 13, 2009 8:30 am

Siobhan Gorman reports that the big secret Panetta revealed to Congress is an assassination squad. But there's got to be more to it than that.

George Bush Personally Sent Card, Gonzales to Thug Up Ashcroft

By: emptywheel Friday July 10, 2009 4:10 pm

George Bush personally called Mrs. Ashcroft to tell her his thugs were coming over to rough up the Attorney General in the ICU Ward.

Was Porter Goss Briefed on Things Pelosi and Harman Weren’t?

By: emptywheel Friday July 10, 2009 8:50 am

Porter Goss was in early Iraq War meetings, alone among Congressmen. Was he also at other meetings that the Bush Administration points to to claim notification to Congress?

“Certain Officers”: Putting Reyes, Panetta, HPSCI Democrats, and 2 + 2 Together

By: emptywheel Thursday July 9, 2009 6:06 am

The tennis match over how much the CIA lies to Congress continues.

Silvestre Reyes: CIA Lied to Congress

By: emptywheel Wednesday July 8, 2009 5:45 pm

Silvestre Reyes says that CIA lied to Congress. But Crazy Pete Hoekstra wants to politicize that rather than deal with the lies themselves.
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