Photo: Former CIA Director Gen. Michael HaydenFormer CIA Director: No One Told Me Not To Tell Congress -- NPR
The man who ran the CIA from 2006 through January says he wasn't told by then-vice president Dick Cheney not to brief Congress about a covert program aimed at members of al-Qaida, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports.
Gen. Mike Hayden's statement is at odds with a New York Times report Sunday that said the CIA:
Withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
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More News On The "CIA Scandal"
AP Interview: Hayden Says Congress Was Informed -- CBS/AP
Cheney getting 'bum rap' on CIA program, ex-officials say -- CNN
The Cheney 'Scandal' -- National Review
CIA inquiry raises stakes for Nancy Pelosi -- Politico
House intel lays groundwork for CIA investigation -- AP
My Comment: The House Democrats are still going to do their witch hunt on the CIA, and this particular CIA story (with obviously no legs to it) will be dead by tomorrow.