Senators: CIA stalling on review of Iraq report

[DaveSZ]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/13/cia.report/

Senators: CIA stalling on review of Iraq report
'Not a flattering picture,' Intelligence Committee chief says
Sunday, June 13, 2004 Posted: 7:13 PM EDT (2313 GMT)



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate Intelligence Committee members are accusing the CIA of hindering the release of a report that gives an unflattering assessment of pre-war intelligence on Iraq.

Committee chairman Pat Roberts, a Kansas Republican, said Sunday that his committee plans to approve the report with "almost unanimous" support this week. But the CIA is still reviewing the document to prevent the release of classified information and intelligence methods.

Roberts said the agency was supposed to have completed its review two weeks ago, and committee staffers are saying additional delays are likely.

The committee's ranking Democrat, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, said the CIA appears to be stonewalling.

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[dArKeR]

1. CIA Accused Of Delaying Report - CBS

Leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee are accusing the CIA of trying to delay release of the panel's report that criticizes the agency for overestimating the prewar threat posed by Iraq.

“I'm not sure whether it's because they don't want to be embarrassed,” said Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, the committee's top Democrat.

“For some reason they're delaying it. They don't want it out,” he said in a broadcast interview.

The CIA was given most of the committee's report several weeks ago for declassification and fact-checking. The report examines intelligence failures on Iraq, including the flawed weapons estimates.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/04/terror/main621214.shtml

[struggle4progress]

2. Does the report scapegoat the CIA for Bushista propaganda?

[Tellurian]

3. I bet they're set to release some blockbuster stuff...they're teasing us!

Why doesn't Jay Rockefeller ask Cheney why he's embarrassed to release the Energy Papers? Or ask Asscroft, why he's embarrassed to release executive "Torture Memos"?