Cidersomerset
11th March 2014, 22:41
What surprises me is the fact she genuinely sounds surprised this goes on !! Or
this was the straw that broke the camels back and in the light of the Snowden
revelations. she feels brave enough to stand up to the intelligence agencies.
Though she would not admit it.
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Published on 11 Mar 2014
The Senate Intelligence Committee leader accused the CIA of interfering with its
investigation into the agency's old interrogation programs.
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Senate intelligence head says CIA 'searched computers'
Senator Dianne Feinstein says CIA Director John Brennan informed her of an
unauthorised search of Senate computers
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The head of the US Senate intelligence committee has publicly accused the CIA of
improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff.Senator Dianne
Feinstein said on the Senate floor that such activities "may have undermined the
constitutional framework" of government oversight.The Senate panel was
investigating allegations of abuse during a CIA detention and interrogation
programme.
A CIA internal watchdog has been tasked with looking into the alleged hacking.
BBC Washington correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan says the spat is remarkable
because it is so public. It is highly unusual for a senior US senator - and one on the
intelligence committee - to level these kind of accusations on the chamber floor.
Ms Feinstein is effectively questioning the impartiality and independence of the CIA,
our correspondent says.
"I am not taking it lightly," Ms Feinstein said of the matter on Tuesday, adding that
the CIA may have violated federal laws in its alleged conduct.
Apology requested
But CIA director John Brennan rejected the Senate allegations.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," Mr Brennan said at an event in
Washington on Tuesday. "The matter is being dealt with in an appropriate way,
being looked at by the right authorities, and the facts will come out."
Republican senator
The agency is also accused of secretly removing more than 900 documents from
computers used by the Senate intelligence committee during an investigation into
alleged CIA abuse.Those computers were provided by the CIA to congressional
members of staff at a secure site in northern Virginia so that Senate investigators
could review millions of pages of top secret documents.
The alleged CIA abuse stemmed from a detention and interrogation programme
under former President George W Bush.
Ms Feinstein has previously said that the committee's 6,000-page "comprehensive
review" - completed in 2013 and encompassing six million pages of records - found
that the CIA programme had yielded little or no significant intelligence.
On Tuesday, the Senate intelligence committee chairwoman said such improper
access to congressional networks, if true, amounted to attempted intimidation of
investigators.She also said she had requested an apology from the agency and an
acknowledgment that the search was inappropriate, but had "received neither"
despite sending letters to the agency requesting information on 17 and 23 January.
Ms Feinstein noted that CIA inspector general David Buckley had been tasked with
looking into the alleged actions.White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to
comment publicly on Tuesday, but said the matter had been referred to the
Department of Justice for investigation.
"Heads should roll, people should go to jail if it's true," Republican Senator Lindsay
Graham, speaking on Tuesday of the allegations against the CIA, told the
Associated Press news agency.
"The legislative branch should declare war on the CIA."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26533323
this was the straw that broke the camels back and in the light of the Snowden
revelations. she feels brave enough to stand up to the intelligence agencies.
Though she would not admit it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OfD5j7qXEbU
Published on 11 Mar 2014
The Senate Intelligence Committee leader accused the CIA of interfering with its
investigation into the agency's old interrogation programs.
http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/2.60.1/desktop/3.5/img/blq-blocks_grey_alpha.png
11 March 2014 Last updated at 21:16 Share this pageEmail Print Share this page
Senate intelligence head says CIA 'searched computers'
Senator Dianne Feinstein says CIA Director John Brennan informed her of an
unauthorised search of Senate computers
vid on link....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26533323
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
CIA probes Senate staff monitoring
CIA interrogation techniques exposed Watch
A world history of government spying
The head of the US Senate intelligence committee has publicly accused the CIA of
improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff.Senator Dianne
Feinstein said on the Senate floor that such activities "may have undermined the
constitutional framework" of government oversight.The Senate panel was
investigating allegations of abuse during a CIA detention and interrogation
programme.
A CIA internal watchdog has been tasked with looking into the alleged hacking.
BBC Washington correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan says the spat is remarkable
because it is so public. It is highly unusual for a senior US senator - and one on the
intelligence committee - to level these kind of accusations on the chamber floor.
Ms Feinstein is effectively questioning the impartiality and independence of the CIA,
our correspondent says.
"I am not taking it lightly," Ms Feinstein said of the matter on Tuesday, adding that
the CIA may have violated federal laws in its alleged conduct.
Apology requested
But CIA director John Brennan rejected the Senate allegations.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," Mr Brennan said at an event in
Washington on Tuesday. "The matter is being dealt with in an appropriate way,
being looked at by the right authorities, and the facts will come out."
Republican senator
The agency is also accused of secretly removing more than 900 documents from
computers used by the Senate intelligence committee during an investigation into
alleged CIA abuse.Those computers were provided by the CIA to congressional
members of staff at a secure site in northern Virginia so that Senate investigators
could review millions of pages of top secret documents.
The alleged CIA abuse stemmed from a detention and interrogation programme
under former President George W Bush.
Ms Feinstein has previously said that the committee's 6,000-page "comprehensive
review" - completed in 2013 and encompassing six million pages of records - found
that the CIA programme had yielded little or no significant intelligence.
On Tuesday, the Senate intelligence committee chairwoman said such improper
access to congressional networks, if true, amounted to attempted intimidation of
investigators.She also said she had requested an apology from the agency and an
acknowledgment that the search was inappropriate, but had "received neither"
despite sending letters to the agency requesting information on 17 and 23 January.
Ms Feinstein noted that CIA inspector general David Buckley had been tasked with
looking into the alleged actions.White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to
comment publicly on Tuesday, but said the matter had been referred to the
Department of Justice for investigation.
"Heads should roll, people should go to jail if it's true," Republican Senator Lindsay
Graham, speaking on Tuesday of the allegations against the CIA, told the
Associated Press news agency.
"The legislative branch should declare war on the CIA."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26533323