Residents want North Side sign honoring general removed (Michael Hayden)

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Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


The anti-terrorism policies of former President George W. Bush stirred passions Monday at a Pittsburgh City Council hearing on whether a street sign honoring former CIA director and retired Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, a North Side native, should be taken down.

Council held the hearing after about 40 residents signed a petition demanding that the sign, on North Shore Drive at Heinz Field, come down because of questions about Gen. Hayden's legacy. The petition drive was led by Park Place resident Greg Barnhisel, who told council that Gen. Hayden was a leading figure in a Bush administration that wiretapped Americans without warrants and tortured suspected terrorists.

Defending Gen. Hayden was his brother, West View resident Harry Hayden, who said Mr. Barnhisel's accusations were "wildly inaccurate."

Harry Hayden said the wiretapping program, called the Terrorist Surveillance Program, enhanced national security. He added that a version of the program is in operation today.





Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10061/1039600-53.stm

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Good for the residents who objected!

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1. Yay! I love Pittsburgh!

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