Dick Cheney: his role in making decisions for the CIA came as a surprise to some.Photograph: Kevin Wolf/AP
Democrats May Investigate Secret Program -- Washington Post
House Democrats said yesterday that they expect to launch a formal investigation into a secret CIA program that was not disclosed to Congress for almost eight years, a probe that could entangle senior Bush administration officials who oversaw intelligence issues.
Democrats on the House intelligence committee said the inquiry would examine both the nature of the still-secret program and the decisions to keep congressional oversight committees in the dark about its existence.
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"We never briefed the vice president, the president or the Cabinet," said a former senior intelligence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the program remains highly secret. He said the program remained in the planning stages and never crossed the agency's threshold for reporting to the administration and congressional overseers.
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Dick Cheney kept Congress in dark over CIA counterterrorism action -- The Guardian
Cheney kept CIA program from Congress, source says -- The CNN
Cheney Role in CIA Secrecy Questioned -- ABC News
Democrats Say C.I.A. Deceived Congress -- New York Times
Cheney linked to secrecy of CIA program -- L.A. Times
Cheney 'ordered CIA to hide plan' -- BBC