Proof Positive that the Intelligence Oversight System is Hopelessly Compromised

By Kristopher Nelson on Jan 9, 2008

Balkinization – Proof Positive that the Intelligence Oversight System is Hopelessly Compromised:

Now that the Harman/Muller letters have been declassified, it is evident that there was no basis for classifying them in the first place. And yet they were classified, as a matter of course. And the classification continued, even after the CIA program was announced by the President. Representative Harman didn’t do anything about that, either . . . because the Intelligence oversight committees are entirely beholden to the agencies they are supposed to be overseeing.

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About Kristopher Nelson

I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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