http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_5040.shtml New CIA Director Wants Power to Spy On, Arrest, U.S. Citizens By MICHAEL ISIKOFF & MARK HOSENBALL Newsweek Aug 16, 2004, 07:20 Rep. Porter Goss, President Bush.s nominee to head the CIA, recently introduced legislation that would give the president new authority to direct CIA agents to conduct law-enforcement operations inside the United States -- including arresting American citizens. The legislation, introduced by Goss on June 16 and touted as an .intelligence reform. bill, would substantially restructure the U.S. intelligence community by giving the director of Central Intelligence (DCI) broad new powers to oversee its various components scattered throughout the government. ... _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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