The National Security Agency has warned a former intelligence officer that he should not testify to Congress about accusations of illegal activity at NSA because of the secrecy of the programs involved.
Renee Seymour, director of NSA special access programs stated in a Jan. 9 letter to Russ Tice that he should not testify about secret electronic intelligence programs because members and staff of the House and Senate intelligence committees do not have the proper security clearances for the secret intelligence.
Miss Seymour stated that Mr. Tice has "every right" to speak to Congress and that NSA has "no intent to infringe your rights."
However, she stated that the programs Mr. Tice took part in were so secret that "neither the staff nor the members of the (House intelligence committee) or (Senate intelligence committee) are cleared to receive the information covered by the special access programs, or SAPs."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060111-112622-2876r.htmNeither staff nor members of the Congressional Intelligence Committees are entitled to this intelligence? The Intelligence Committees? Let me see, why wouldn't he report the infractions to the people that were making them; maybe he wanted to LIVE!
Instead, he should do what Rumsfeld says? This is getting beyond ridiculous. If there is any kind of God, this would be a good time for a litle help.
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