CIA nominee questioned by Senate Intelligence Committee
Submitted on May 18, 2006 - 12:00am.
Austin B. Bogues - Hampton Short Course 2006
WASHINGTON – Gen. Michael Hayden faced tough questions regarding his involvement with the National Security Agency wiretapping program, his stance on privacy issues and thoughts on national security during his confirmation hearing Thursday.
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence interrogated Hayden for more than six hours as they considered the Air Force general's nomination for the post of Central Intelligence Agency director.
The NSA surveillance program has come under widespread scrutiny after it was revealed the agency was collecting information on domestic phone calls and overseas correspondents. Hayden argued that if the program had been in place before 9/11, that at least two of the hijackers could have been caught. Hayden put the program into effect while he was NSA director.
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence interrogated Hayden for more than six hours as they considered the Air Force general's nomination for the post of Central Intelligence Agency director.
The NSA surveillance program has come under widespread scrutiny after it was revealed the agency was collecting information on domestic phone calls and overseas correspondents. Hayden argued that if the program had been in place before 9/11, that at least two of the hijackers could have been caught. Hayden put the program into effect while he was NSA director.
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