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Bush signs new rules for spy agencies
OK, maybe I'm just a paranoid mofo whose judgement is clouded my my intense disgust, fear, and loathing of these fascistic bastards. Just the same, I'd greatly appreciate any of our resident legal beagals weighing-in with their astute analysis of what this EO portends. At the very least, I'm quite struck by the apparent bitchslap to the CIA.
<i>The order has been under revision for more than a year, an attempt
to update a nearly 30-year-old presidential order to reflect
organizational changes made in the intelligence agencies after the
Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
It was carried on in secret in the midst of pitched national debate about the appropriate balance between civil liberties and security, spurred by the president's warrantless wiretapping program.
The briefing charts assert that the new order maintains or improves civil liberties protections for Americans.
Interest in the rewrite inside the 16 agencies has been high because
it establishes what agencies' powers and limitations will be.
The order, which has not yet been publicly released, is expected to
cut into one of the CIA's traditional roles. The CIA has for 50 years
set the policy and largely called the shots on relationships between U.S. intelligence agencies
and their foreign counterparts. According to the briefing charts, the
national intelligence director will now set the rules for engaging with
foreign intelligence and security services. The CIA will now just
"coordinate implementation," according to the briefing charts.</i>
Comments (2)
*sigh* I am no longer surprised -merely disgusted- by TPM's circa-1994 formatting capabilities. :-/
btw, link for above piece: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080731/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/intelligence_rules
July 30, 2008 11:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damnit! Second addendum (albeit this one to correct my own slothiness):
Sentence should read:
OK, maybe I'm just a paranoid mofo whose judgement is clouded by my intense disgust, fear, and loathing of these fascistic bastards.
July 30, 2008 11:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
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