I understand that spooks, by nature and profession, are liars,

[rodeodance]

love it.
but seriously-----Mike McConnell reminds me of Gonzo! Leahy took him to

task this week during the hearing but...... like Gonzo, he just made things up as he talked.


http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/deny-dni-by-digby-what-in-hell-are.html
> Deny The DNI
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> By digby
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> What in the hell are the Democrats going to do about DNI Michael McConnell? I understand that spooks, by nature and profession, are liars, but this fellow is not supposed to be political, and we are ostensibly in a democracy in which government employees --- all government employees --- work for the people. They are not allowed to lie to the people's representatives, even if they think it's for our own good.
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> McConnell's position is supposed to be non-partisan and apolitical. And yet he is known to have consciously misled the congress, threatened them with "being responsible for American deaths" if they don't do what he says and, it's quite clear, strategized the FISA bill abortion last August with the White house, which is a big no-no. It's a bad idea to trust anyone with the kind of power this man wields without strenuous oversight. It's political malpractice to trust a man this manipulative and dishonest. He is a problem.
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> Here's the latest example of his blatant (and disturbingly sloppy, which explains why our intelligence agencies can't find water if they fall out of a boat) misleading of the congress:
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> Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell told Congress last week that a May wiretap that targeted Iraqi insurgents was delayed for 12 hours by attempts to comply with onerous surveillance laws, which slowed an effort to locate three U.S. soldiers who had been captured south of Baghdad.
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> But new details released this week portray a more complicated picture of the delay, which actually lasted about 9 1/2 hours and was caused primarily by legal wrangling between the Justice Department and intelligence officials over whether authorities had probable cause to begin the surveillance.
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[Joanne98]

1. They're all liars, until they retire. Then they change!