Next CIA chief: Senate lacks 'balance' on Iraq jail issue

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Sep. 04, 2004




PRISON ABUSE SCANDAL | INTERROGATIONS


Next CIA chief: Senate lacks 'balance' on Iraq jail issue

Porter Goss, nominated by President Bush as the next CIA director, said the Senate should not have removed military officials from their posts to question them about the prison abuses.

By KATHERINE PFLEGER SHRADER

Associated Press


WASHINGTON - Porter Goss, tapped as the next CIA director, says the Senate lacked ''balance'' in its public hearings investigating the Iraqi prison scandal and should not have plucked military commanders from the field to question them about the abuse.

Goss took a hard line on interrogations in interviews with The Associated Press earlier this year, saying ''Gee, you're breaking my heart'' to complaints that Arab men found it abusive to have women guards at the Guantánamo Bay terror camp -- statements that could draw scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing, possibly next week.

A CIRCUS

During one interview in May, the eight-term House Republican from Sanibel said he couldn't count the number of ongoing prison abuse investigations, but ``we've got the circus in the Senate, which is always the likely place to look for the circus.''

''Even though I say that lightheartedly, I do honestly question whether or not they have balance over there on this issue,'' said Goss, who has declined interviews since President Bush nominated him last month.
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This is either a sack of
hammers, or it's Porter Goss.


Not related, probably.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. Nice to see he's so compassionate

not.

Maybe if the prisoners all wear blue dresses, Goss will thinks it's worth bothering.

[goforit]

2. Basically.........He's saying this behavior is A OK with him and Bush!!!