Nancy Pelosi renewed her call for a truth commission. (file photo). May 15, 2009 With Pelosi’s Blessing, Dems Push Ahead With Probe Of CIA -- The Hill
With their Speaker behind them, House Democrats are pushing ahead with plans to hold a series of hearings investigating instances in which intelligence officials may have misled members of Congress.
Senior Democratic aides said that a major announcement could come by the end of week, but it was already clear on Monday that House Democrats are seizing on weekend news reports that former Vice President Dick Cheney hid information from Congress.
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My Comment: The only substantive thing that will come out of this probe will be the high legal bills for present and former CIA officials who took the job after 9/11 to defend this country, and who must now defend themselves in from of Nancy Pelosi and others who gave them the authorization to defend this country in the first place.
Who will want to work in the CIA counter terrorism desk after this? The only people who will apply for this job will be those who will seek the title but not the responsibility of the office or it's position.