McCain Wants Hearings on Pentagon Spy Unit

[spotbird]

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain wants the Senate Armed Services Committee to hold hearings on allegations that the Defense Department may be bending U.S. laws in order to give Secretary Donald Rumsfeld more authority over clandestine overseas operations.

The Washington Post, which reported the story on Sunday based on military and civilian sources, said the Pentagon has created a new unit, called the Strategic Support Branch (search), as a stepsister to an established unit in the CIA.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145252,00.html

Sorry about the Faux link but I thought this was interesting. If McCain is involved it is to act concerned then validate the new secret police.

[AlCzervik]

1. he's grandstanding as usual, setting his 08' run

trying to look independent and "Maverick" like. This is the same man that supported Bush....please.

[napi21]

2. Go get 'em John!

I know a lot of you hate McCain, but he is a Pub, and he's one fo the few who has the balls to fight with them! There's no love lost between him and Rummy, and I say GO John!

[Daphne08]

3. I agree!!

[ClintonTyree]

6. Whatever soul he had..................

he sold it to the Bushs last year. His fawning, slobbering and kowtowing on the campaign trail last year put me off of him forever. After the lies that Bush spread about him in 2000, he should never have forgiven him.
I don't trust McCain as far as I can throw him anymore.

[spotbird]

7. McCain is a fraud, he doesn't fight them

he enables them. By pretending to have disagreements then supporting them it lends a deliberative air to the rubber stamp.

[napi21]

9. Do you see anyone else in the Senate asking for hearings?

I don't. He's at least opening the door. Hate him if you want, but he's the only game in town, and at least he's asking for the right thing.

[spotbird]

11. It is still an empty gesture,

at very, very best. It is almost certainly just a way pretend the issue was considered and a way to sell it to the public.

McCain is a nothing.

[Moderator]

4. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1177338

[blm]

5. The Bush administration isn't bound by ANY laws, that's what the rightwing

LOVES about Bush. He thinks he's above the law and they agree.

[stevedeshazer]

8. I'll believe it when I see it

You seem to suggest that these hearings, if held, will be a whitewash. I agree. McCain is a Bush toadie to the core.

[Riding this Donkey]

10. Talk about flip flop

McCain invented it! After what Bush did to him how could he support the liar in chief!