Found this re Goss's involvement in Haiti. It was written when he was confirmed

[EFerrari]

(edited for copyright purposes-proud patriot Moderator Democratic Underground)


to head up CIA. Fyi, from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.


Recently Confirmed Porter Goss Is Still the Wrong Man for the Job as Evidenced by His Haitian Involvement

by COHA Research Associate Jenna Liut

* As a CIA veteran and chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Porter Goss brings an exceedingly controversial record as CIA head and probable future intelligence czar.
* After leaving the CIA, Goss’ subsequent sixteen- year career in the House of Representatives allowed him to forge connections with fellow Republicans who have used their personal hatred of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to cloud their judgment on key intelligence oversight functions regarding the impoverished island nation.
* As the spokesman for an International Republican Institute delegation of election monitors to Haiti in 1995, Goss tried to discredit the parliamentary victory of pro-Aristide candidates that far more credible foreign observers than himself had validated.
* In March, Goss refused to investigate last February’s de facto coup in Haiti, further calling into question his integrity as Intelligence Chair and a likely future supreme intelligence czar.
* Democrats criticize Goss for being too partisan, as was demonstrated by his failure to investigate the leak that exposed CIA agent Valerie Plame, and by his unwillingness to criticize the Bush Administration’s many intelligence failures during his tenure as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
* Goss is an ideologue and not a sound analyst. He casually excuses his history of biased and unbalanced judgments by acknowledging that at times he may have been too passionate and enthusiastic during past debates. Perhaps Goss’ greatest criticism was provided by the man himself in an interview conducted in the spring of 2004. After being when questioned about his ability to head the CIA, he replied, “I am not qualified.”

On August 10, 2004, President Bush nominated Porter Goss, an eight-term Republican congressman from the fourteenth district in Florida, to be the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The full senate confirmed his nomination on September 22, after receiving the approval of the Senate Intelligence Committee. If his experience in Haiti is any guide, his confirmation portends a new and darker chapter in the CIA’s history. During his appointment, Goss was lauded by President Bush as a man who knows the CIA “inside and out… the right man to lead the agency at this critical moment in our nation’s history.” However, despite Bush’s enthusiastic support of the Goss nomination, the Florida congressman himself stated once again that he was not fit to be the director of the CIA. In a March 3, 2004 interview for Michael Moore’s movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, Goss undermined Bush’s statement by claiming that: “I couldn’t get a job with the CIA today. I am not qualified…I don’t have the language skills…I don’t have the cultural background probably. And I certainly don’t have the technical skills…So, the things that you need to have, I don’t have.” Based on Goss’ own testimony, a telling case could be made that he, in fact, is not qualified to head the CIA, let alone the entire U.S. intelligence community.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Painful to read, but completely important. Thank you, EFerrari.

Recommended.

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

2. I think Haiti is at the bottom of his attack on Maxine Waters.

I just don't have all the pieces yet. But I keep remembering how the investigation on Jane Harmon was stopped in exchange for her support for wiretapping. Maxine Waters has to be out of the way for the next (the now) harvesting of Haiti because she has been a stalwart in Haiti's defense. She also sits on the House subcommittee that oversees trade. There's something here under the blanket.

[Wilms]

3. kick n/t