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Contrary to the description by Eli Lake and Bill Gertz ("House intelligence chief enters controversy," Page 1, Friday), my expression of support and gratitude for the extraordinary work done by our intelligence professionals is not "rare," nor did my April 29 letter to the CIA work force serve to "undercut" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's position on the way forward for reforming the congressional notification process on highly secret matters. I was disappointed that The Washington Times inaccurately characterized my letter in an attempt to manufacture a political dispute that does not exist.
In fact, there is no distance between the speaker and me on the issue of responding to problematic intelligence activities. The article quotes the speaker as saying, "They don't come in to consult. They come in to notify." She is exactly right. The current notification process provides only for one-way communication.See the full content of this document
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Gratitude Isn't Rare
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