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Article: CIA, Justice Department weighing investigation into destroyed videos
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- December 9, 2007
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department and the CIA's internal
watchdog announced Saturday a joint inquiry into the spy agency's
destruction of videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists
as the latest scandal to rock U.S. intelligence gathered steam.
The review will determine whether a full investigation is
warranted.
"I welcome this inquiry and the CIA will cooperate fully," CIA
Director Mike Hayden said in a statement. "I welcome it as an
opportunity to address questions that have arisen over the
destruction back in 2005 of videotapes."
The House Intelligence Committee is launching its own inquiry
next week. It will investigate not only why the tapes were destroyed
and Congress was ...