In all the hullabaloo about General Hayden as CIA director ...
posted by The Vidiot @ 11:15 PM Permalink ... I think Bush might have missed something:UPDATE: Hello fellow denizens of blogtopia (y, wksctp), it appears now that ABC, the network that is easier than 1,2,3 is reporting that
Recognizing concerns about military leadership of the CIA, a civilian agency, the White House plans to move aside the agency's No. 2 official, Vice Admiral Albert Calland III, who took over as deputy director less than a year ago. Other personnel changes also are likely, a senior administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the changes are not ready to announce.Hey, it's not
The whole reason the CIA was established as a civilian agency was because folks were fearful of the military spying domestically and taking control of the government. We had just come thru WW2 and knew what could happen if a despot claimed homeland security trumped all laws and did away with civilian oversight.
There's a reason for separation of powers and checks and balances.
ORIGINAL POST:
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCEAnd who is the deputy director?
SEC. 102. [50 U.S.C. 403] (a) DIRECTOR of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. - There is a Director of Central Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall -
[...]
(b) DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. - (1) There is a Deputy Director of Central Intelligence who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
      (2) There is a Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
      (3) Each Deputy Director of Central Intelligence shall have extensive national security expertise.
(c) MILITARY STATUS OF DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS. -(1)(A) Not more than one of the individuals serving in the positions specified in subparagraph (B) may be a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces, whether in active or retired status.
(B) The positions referred to in subparagraph (A) are the following:
(i) The Director of Central Intelligence.
(ii) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
(iii) The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management.
The Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is Vice Admiral Albert M. Calland III, USN.Unless Bush retroactively made a signing statement on the NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947
5 Comments:
This isn't entirely accurate. Vice Adm Calland, Dep DCI, will be forced to step down. So Hayden will qualify.
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 changes the section that you've cited above and essentially applies it to the post of National Intelligence Director and associated.
In the absence of some other legislation specifically applying to CIA lurking unseen by me, it's my guess (and I emphasize that it's a guess) that Calland, who's a SPECWAR guy, is being moved out because a) he's relatively recent Goss appointee, b) he's a SPECWAR guy, and c) the proposed deputy Kappes (former DDO who resigned in protest) would be viewed as hugely popular by CIA generally.
Thanks ntodd, that information wasn't available at the time of my original post. When it became available I sent it to AMERICAblog and then I posted it. Maybe next time I should do it the other way 'round;-)
JustPlainDave, you could be right, it's an interesting take on it. Please send more when it's available.
The former/rumored CIA #2 (DDO) Stephen Kappes served 5 years as an officer in the US Marine Corps, which if I'm not mistaken, would make him former military does it not?
Does this not bring the law cited back into play?
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