Director Goss's Challenge is now Director-designate Hayden's

Throughout the conservative, patriotic community it has long been recognized that two of the most critical Federal agencies, State and CIA, have been institutionally and morally corrupted. They have become incestuous in reporting, analysis, operations, and politics, and – despite professional ethics standards to the contrary – have become highly partisan and actively engaged in the political process. This subversion of the Bush administration (and previously the Regan administration) is often done in collusion with a friendly media contact who then releases classified information that could be interpreted as damaging to the administration...., The General and the Agency, Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu, Frontpagemag.com

This fine article by former Green Beret Coloney Cucullu is one I hope reaches both General Hayden and the various "intelligence" committees in Congress. Porter Goss was exactly as described in this article, a transitional director to clean out the mess described in the quote. The article has some history too, and a nasty comparison with the founding members of OSS and their descendants in CIA.

Best wishes to Director-designate Hayden!

Luther