Lengthy Rawstory article on the idea of a new Church Committee

[Greeby]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Chief_Counsel_to_Committee_that_probed_0207.html

The chief counsel to the committee that investigated abuses of power by President Richard Nixon in the 1970s tells RAW STORY he’d like to see a similar inquiry into clandestine intelligence operations under President George W. Bush.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, who presently works as Senior Counsel at the New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Social Justice, served as chief counsel to the Church Committee from 1975-1976. The committee drew its name from Senator Frank Church (D-ID) (in photo), who led the massive probe into abuses of power by US intelligence agencies.

When asked by RAW STORY in an interview last week about whether a deeper inquiry into the activities of the intelligence community akin to the work of the Church Committee would be appropriate, Schwarz said, “I think it’s a very good idea.”

“One thing that needs to be looked at is the conduct of the intelligence agencies on subjects like warrantless wiretapping and ‘rendition’ for torture,” he said. “One important issue is the actual conduct of the agencies, and the other is the ‘command and control’ questions – how were they authorized, or were they authorized? And if so, who were their bosses, the Department of Defense, or the White House?” he added.-snip-


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[reprehensor]

1. Definitely.

Way, way too much money being spent in the dark.

One of the things that should be examined is the role of intelligence agencies in the facilitation of "stay-behind" armies during the Cold War.

Have all the networks been dismantled?

Were the networks engaging in false flag terror events as has been alleged by the Italians?

[happydreams]

2. Oh hell yea! The Church Committee really exposed

alot. One thing they got into was the large Saudi--Kuwaiti holdings in US T Bills and how they could use this to extort the US government........bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[eridani]

3. Still wondering how someone like Church managed to be elected--

--from Idaho, of all places. what changed? And can we change it back?

[EVDebs]

4. Ibsen's play An Enemy of The People comes to mind...

The mealy-mouth-media flunkies and the corrupt corporations...and only a few Dr Stockmans in the world to take them on.