C.I.A. Chief Seeks Change in Inspector's 9/11 Report -NYT

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 - The director of central intelligence has asked the C.I.A.'s inspector general to modify a draft report on the Sept. 11 attacks to avoid drawing conclusions about whether individual C.I.A. officers should be held accountable for any failures, Congressional and intelligence officials said Monday.

The request by Porter J. Goss, the intelligence chief, would affect an 800-page report that is the result of nearly two years of work. Congressional officials said they were reviewing Mr. Goss's request, spelled out in an Oct. 27 memorandum to the inspector general, John Helgerson, to determine whether it was consistent with a request by the joint Congressional committee that looked into the Sept. 11 attacks.

That panel asked in December 2002 that the Central Intelligence Agency's inspector general determine "whether and to what extent personnel at all levels should be held accountable" for any mistakes that contributed to the failure to disrupt the attacks. Mr. Helgerson's draft report is widely understood to identify officers and officials who should be considered for discipline because of breakdowns in the collection, analysis and distribution of intelligence before the attacks.

The draft report was completed in July, but it has not yet been shared with the individuals named in the document. That step has been delayed for the last 90 days to allow time for Mr. Goss, who took office in September, and his predecessor, John E. McLaughlin, to review the document. In recent weeks, members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, have complained to Mr. Goss about the delay. The disclosure of the request from Mr. Goss represents the first indication of how he intends to approach the issue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/02/politics/02intel.html

[maddezmom]

1. this is horse shit....I want the un-redacted portion that tells me who was

and is responsible

[VegasWolf]

2. Goss just didn't like the parts about Cheney. n/t

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New Information Shows Bush Indecisive, Paranoid, Delusional

[proud patriot]

3. All Gross has done since being appointed is CYA for bushco

[clydefrand]

4. Can/will Kerry recommend a new CIA director?

Must he keep the newly approved one?

[Disturbed]

5. Kerry can get rid of Goss.

If he doesn't I will be stunned. Goss is a Right Ring Asshole!!!

[Bozos for Bush]

6. Hey Goss, enjoy that temp job!

Come January, Kerry will send Donald Trump over with the news...

You're fired!

[DeepModem Mom]

7. Get these people out NOW!

[maddezmom]

8. no fooling, if Goss was appointed...this would probably already be public

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

9. Democrats like Jane Harmon and others who confirmed Goss can't bitch

If Jane Harmon and the other Dems on the House Intelligence Committee had ANY BALLS AND STOOD UP AGAINST GOSS' CONFIRMATION, then we wouldn't be having this problem...

What did they expect from Goss? You vote to appoint a snake, you're likely to get bit.

JB

[Sliverofhope]

10. The coverup begins if we let it

We must not.

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. On the one hand, drafts are just that...

drafts intended to be modified, corrected, honed, nailed down.

On the other hand, we have Porter Goss. 'Nuff said.