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Global War on Terror Watch: Chairman of the Senate Select Committe on Intelligence Pat Roberts Writes Director of National Intelligence Negroponte


Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., right, asks a question during a Senate Agriculture hearing in Albany, Ga., Friday, June 23, 2006, while Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., looks on. The senators came to Albany to hold the first of a series of field hearings on the 2007 farm bill. Chambliss chairs the committee and Roberts is a member who has helped to draft six previous farm bills.

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June 27, 2006 The Honorable John D. Negroponte Director of National Intelligence Washington, D.C. 20511

Dear Mr. Director:

Unauthorized disclosures of classified information continue to threaten our national security – exposing our sensitive intelligence sources and methods to our enemies. Numerous, recent unauthorized disclosures of sensitive intelligence programs have directly threatened important efforts in the war against terrorism. Whether the President’s Terrorist Surveillance Program or the Department of Treasury’s effort to track terrorist financing, we have been unable to persuade the media to act responsibly and protect the means by which we protect this nation.

To gain a better understanding of the damage caused by unauthorized disclosures of this type, I ask that you perform an assessment of the damage caused by the unauthorized disclosure of some of our most sensitive intelligence programs. While your assessment may range beyond the President’s Terrorist Surveillance Program and Treasury’s Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, I am particularly interested in the damage attributable to these two unauthorized disclosures.

Sincerely,
Pat Roberts
Chairman

This is a WEAK SAUCE response by the Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee. My God, Roberts should be asking the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to begin an investigation of the source of the SWIFT Program leaks published by the New York Times.

Roberts should call for Senate hearings and subpoena Keller, Lichtblau and Risen. Ask them who their sources are under penalty of contempt.

Roberts nees to grow some “COJONES.”


Graphic courtesy of Michelle Malkin

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Global War on Terror Watch: Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times Explains SWIFT Scoop

Global War on Terror Watch: Dean Baquet – Why the Los Angeles Times Published the Secret Details of SWIFT Bank Data Anti-Terrorism Program

Global War on Terror Watch: United States Treasury Secretary Snow Responds to Bill Keller of the New York Times

Global War on Terror Watch: President Bush Condemns Disclosure and Publishing Details of SWIFT Anti-Terrorism Finance Program

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Global War on Terror Watch: Dear Mr. Keller – Why?

Global War on Terror Watch: New York Times Publishes Secret Details of SWIFT Bank Data Anti-Terrorism Program


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