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Name: Senate Select Intelligence Committee

Position: No position found to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:

"Given the many threats that we are faced with from North Korea to al-Qa’ida, to Iranian support for terrorism—and the list goes on endlessly—we clearly need to understand why Iraq has risen to prominence to the point where we are contemplating an invasion."

"Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States
Hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence"
(S.Hrg. 108-161)
Credibility/
Ranking:

Organization/VIP/Other
Those individuals and organizations involved in the U.S.- Iraq debate who do not fit into the other star categories.

Organization  
  A. Description:

"Created pursuant to S.Res. 400, 94th Congress: to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, and to submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs."

"Jurisdiction: Overview"
http://intelligence.senate.gov/jurisdiction.html
(accessed 1/11/07)
  A. Mission:

"...the Select Committee on Intelligence shall make every effort to assure that the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States provide informed and timely intelligence necessary for the executive and legislative branches to make sound decisions affecting the security and vital interests of the Nation. It is further the purpose of this resolution to provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States."

"Jurisdiction: Overview"
http://intelligence.senate.gov/jurisdiction.html
(accessed 1/11/07)
  B. Structure:

U.S. Senate Select Committee

  C.  Members/
     Constituents:

8 Democratic Members, 7 Republican Members (2005-2006)

  E. Annual Budget:

None listed

  F. Sr. Executive: Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)

  G. Title: Chairman

  H. Contact Info:
Phone:  202-224-1700    FAX:  None listed
E-Mail: None listed
Web Site: http://intelligence.senate.gov/index.html

  I: # of offices: 1 office

  J. Staff: None listed

Relevant Affiliations:

  • Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Department of State (State)
  • Department of Defense (DOD)

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