[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:14347] Fwd: [ALAOIF:214] CIA Agents as Members of Congress?

[Alfred Kagan]

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>SPY VS. I
>  SPYING ON OURSELVES: CONGRESSMAN ADMITS BEING ACTIVE SPOOK WHILE 
>SERVING AS CONGRESSMAN. THE CULTURE OF SURVEILLANCE IN THE 'WAR ON 
>TERROR' ERA
>
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>>July 2, 2004
>>
>>Kirk Admits C.I.A. Connection
>>
>>[Excerpt]
>>
>>Mark Kirk (Republican, 10th District - Illinois) admitted on the floor of
>>Congress that he has been working for the Central Intelligence Agency at the
>>same time he is serving in Congress. Lee Goodman, Kirk's Democratic
>>opponent, called for Kirk's resignation from Congress. "The conflict of
>>interest is blatant and appalling," said Goodman. "Congress has been
>>struggling to investigate intelligence failures by the CIA and now it turns
>>out Kirk is working for the CIA. No wonder Kirk voted not to investigate
>>these failures after 9/11. He is working for the people who didn't want to
>>be investigated. Any high-schooler who has studied the separation of powers
>>in U.S. history class would recognize the problem."
>>
>>Goodman pointed out that until this revelation, Kirk had concealed his CIA
>>connection. "Up until now, all he said was that he was a Navy reservist who
>>was spending some weekends at the Pentagon. Now it turns out he is working
>>with the people who conduct covert operations. Is there any way an agent of
>>the CIA can be expected to function as a legitimate representative of the
>>people in his district? The CIA is an organization that depends on secrecy.
>>Congress is supposed to operate under public scrutiny. The two just aren't
>>compatible."
>>
>>_____
>>
>>[Congressional Record: June 23, 2004 (House)]
>>[Page H4859-H4880]
>>>From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
>>[DOCID:cr23jn04pt2-7]
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>>              H O U S E  O F  R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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>>Vol. 150
>>
>>WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
>>No. 88--Part II
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>>[[Page H4859]]
>>
>>House of Representatives
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>>      INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005--Continued
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>>[Excerpt]
>>
>>   Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and
>>distinguished colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), who is
>>also a naval intelligence officer.
>>   Mr. KIRK. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Simmons amendment.
>>Unlike some other amendments in this bill that are offered for partisan
>>advantage, this amendment is offered by a former CIA officer with
>>detailed knowledge of how the U.S. intelligence community works. To my
>>knowledge, there are only three current Members of Congress who work
>>with the CIA: our chairman, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Goss), the
>>author of this amendment; the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Simmons);
>>and me, who is detailed to the CIA from navy intelligence.
>>
>>_____
>>
>>http://www.leeforme.com/news/070604.html
>>
>>July 6, 2004
>>
>>Kirk Pleads Lewinsky Defense In Spy-Agency Charge: It Depends What Meaning
>>of "Is" Is
>>
>>[Excerpt]
>>
>>Denying the accuracy of the Congressional Record, Mark Kirk (Republican,
>>10th District, Illinois) said he is not working for the Central Intelligence
>>Agency. The Congressional Record, the official verbatim transcript of
>>everything said on the floor of the House of Representatives, shows that on
>>June 23, 2004, Kirk said he "is" working for the Central Intelligence
>>Agency. Kirk's Democratic opponent, Lee Goodman, pointed out that Kirk's
>>employment by the C.I.A. while serving in Congress would be unethical and
>>illegal. When questioned about the matter by a reporter for the Waukegan
>>News Sun newspaper, Kirk said the Congressional Record was wrong. Kirk said
>>that although he used to work for the C.I.A. while he was also working for
>>the U.S. State Department, he no longer works for the spy agency.
>>
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Al Kagan
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