[antimedia] antimedia: Perhaps my earlier confidence....

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General Hayden knew what he was saying when he said it to, of all people,
Sen. Levin. He's already destroyed his credibility. When one caters to
someone, for whatever reason, let alone to get confirmed, any subsequent
retractions or corrections are irrelevant--he buckled under pressure. What a
message to send to the CIA. He's disgraced not only himself, but his rank
and uniform, the CIA, and failed the country which relies on a Director of
CIA to rise above personal considerations. Wild Bill Donovan must be turning
in his grave.

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Perhaps my earlier confidence....
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   ....in General Hayden's elevation to the position of CIA Chief [1]was
   misplaced. Apparently Hayden accused the Bush administration of
   twisting intelligence. When asked to correct the record, he assured
   that he would, yet he has not.
   The results feed right into the Democrats' hands.

     The issue here is bigger than the credibility of General Hayden, or
     of Mr. Feith. Senator Levin has been pushing the Senate
     Intelligence Committee to publish a report, before this November's
     election, that would accuse Bush officials of misusing intelligence
     to push the country into war. General Hayden has played into the
     Senator's highly partisan, and historically inaccurate, hands. We
     can understand why the General is reluctant to take back his
     testimony at this stage and risk offending Mr. Levin, who can make
     life miserable for the CIA chief. But the General also has an
     obligation to the truth and to the President who appointed him.
     His testimony, along with his subsequent failure to follow through
     on promises to correct the record, do not make for an auspicious,
     truth-telling start at CIA.

   If Hayden doesn't have the guts to stand up to Congress, it does not
   bode well for the future of the CIA. Not only that, but it belies his
   stated goal of getting the CIA out of politics.

References

   1. http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008509

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