"We Are In The Executive Branch, Period," Says Ex-CIA Director

Michael Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, describes how the CIA is an extension of the President and the Executive Branch.

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Former CIA Director Says Intelligence Must Reduce Bureaucracy

Michael Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, talks about how the key to a more effective intelligence community is not adding bureaucracy, but reducing it. (0:15)

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Ex-CIA Director: Dealing With Mass Information Is "The Next Step"

Michael Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, discusses new challenges faced by the intelligence community in the era of globalization and mass information. (0:33)

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Technology Makes For More Complicated Era Of Intelligence, Says Ex-CIA Director

Michael Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, talks about how the nature of intelligence capture has changed with the growth of communications technology and media. (0:45)

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WikiLeaks Is Outrageous Says CIA Director

Michael Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, responds to Talk Radio News Service Reporter AJ Swartwood about why WikiLeaks is a potential threat to national security. (0:14)

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ACLU Official Argues Need For Congressional Probe Into National Security Act Violations

Mike German, Policy Council to the American Civil Liberties Union, says that Congress should create a subcommittee to examine all the violations of the National Security Act. (0:15)
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ACLU Pushing For Investigation Into U.S. Intelligence Agencies

Mike German, Policy Council to the American Civil Liberties Union, says that Rep. Barbara Lee's (D-Calif.) proposed subcommittee on National Security Act Violations would not only examine the Central Intelligence Agency, but also look at the other agencies in the U.S Government that work "hand in glove." (0:15)
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ACLU Supports Congressional Efforts To Investigate Potential CIA Violations

Mike German, Policy Council to the American Civil Liberties Union, says that the ACLU fully supports the investigation of the CIA's potential violations of the National Security Act. He also says that the ACLU supports the formation of a congressional subcommittee that would investigate all potential National Security Act violations. (0:16)
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ACLU Official Says Congress Has Right To Truthful CIA Briefings

When asked by Talk Radio News Service about the Central Intelligence Agency's potential violations of the National Security Act, American Civil Liberties Union Policy Counselor Mike German says that Congress has the right to "thorough and truthful briefings." (0:11)
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ACLU Official Says CIA Was Dishonest With Congress

When asked by Talk Radio News Service about the ACLU's support of Congress' decision to investigate the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) potential violations of the National Security Act, Mike German, Policy Council to the American Civil Liberties Union, says that the CIA was "less than truthful" with Congres on at least five separate occasions. (:09)
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Counter-Terrorism Prime Purpose For Intervention In Afghanistan, Says Former CIA Deputy Director

Dr. Paul Pillar, former Deputy Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorist Center, says the purpose for U.S. intervention in Afghanistan is counter-terrorism. (0:14)
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Pelosi On CIA Letters: "I Know What You Know"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says that she has seen the letters from Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee to the CIA director, in which the committee accused him of misleading members during a committee appearance . Pelosi says she has noted the committee's concern and is sure that they will pursue the issue. She said that she only knew what the general public knows. (0:19)
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Boehner: Pelosi's CIA Claims "Way Over The Top"

During a press conference Thursday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) apparent claim that she was not briefed by the CIA over enhanced interrogation techniques is "way over the top" (0:23)
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Boehner: Pelosi's Silence, 'Unconscionable' And Deafening

By Michael Combier-Talk Radio News Service

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) asks U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take her responsibilities in proving whether or not the CIA has lied to her and criticizes the Speaker's silence on the subject. (0:37)
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Americans Want The Truth About Torture

By Jonathan Bronstein, Talk Radio News Service

Jonathan Bronstein recounts the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) recent comments during her weekly press conference. Pelosi asserted that the CIA knowingly lied to her and mislead the American people, and she even called for the creation of a Truth Commission in order to illuminate the facts about the CIA's use of torture.

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) responded to Pelosi's allegations by warning her and other Democrats to be careful what they wish for because the commission's discoveries may directly implicate them in the investigation.

Furthermore, Peter Brookes, an analyst for the Heritage Foundation, criticized the idea of a Truth Commission because he felt that it may hinder the CIA and other agencies from adequately protecting the American people.

But with each passing day the frustration of the American people mounts as they finally want to know what happened during the Bush Administration. (1:58)
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Boehner: Democrats Knew About Torture

Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) states that the Democrats knew that torture was occurring and did nothing to stop it. They were complicit and thus share some of the blame for allowing torture to take hold in America. (0:17)
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Pelosi: CIA Shifting The Spotlight To Congress

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) explains how the CIA created the laws allowing them to implement waterboarding as an interrogation technique, but it failed to tell Congress what was happening. She believes that the CIA is attempting to shift the spotlight from themselves and onto other groups, like Congress. (0:27)
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Pelosi: CIA Briefing Was Innacurate

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) attempted to clear-up any questions regarding how much she knew about the CIA's use of waterboarding and when she knew that they did employ it. She unequivocally stated that she was given an "inaccurate and incomplete" briefing as waterboarding had already occurred at the time of the meeting, though the agent failed to mention this point. Also, she stated that the CIA lied to America at the same time in regards to their statements on weapons of mass destruction. (0:29)
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FBI agent: OLC lied On Use Of Torture

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts Sheldon Whitehouse asks former FBI agent Ali Soufan if what the OLC has claimed happened with the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah in 2005 was an accurate account of the events. Ali Soufan rejects the account of the OLC. (0:46)
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FBI agent: CIA and FBI Against Torture

Former FBI agent Ali Soufan says that the FBI and the CIA agreed on which technique to use for interrogations. They were against torture. (0:40)
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