Submission + - New Intelligence Chairman Needs Intelligence
SunniKay writes: "The incoming House Intelligence Chairman seems to be lacking in the intelligence needed to fulfill his duties in overseeing the United States intelligence agencies. When asked if Al Qaeda was Sunni or Shia he gave the wrong answer, and when asked what Hezbollah was wanted to know why he was being asked this type of question after 5 PM and if he could answer in Spanish.
The full article can be found at: http://public.cq.com/public/20061211_homeland.html
A very small blurb from the article:
"Reyes stumbled when I asked him a simple question about al Qaeda at the end of a 40-minute interview in his office last week. Members of the Intelligence Committee, mind you, are paid $165,200 a year to know more than basic facts about our foes in the Middle East.""
The full article can be found at: http://public.cq.com/public/20061211_homeland.htm
A very small blurb from the article:
"Reyes stumbled when I asked him a simple question about al Qaeda at the end of a 40-minute interview in his office last week. Members of the Intelligence Committee, mind you, are paid $165,200 a year to know more than basic facts about our foes in the Middle East.""
