Intelligence Committee Phase2 still ....

[Silat]

bogged down.
http://rawstory.com/admin/dbscripts/printstory.php?story=1537

Appears that the reps are stonewalling. Wonder why?

Cut from the article:

Senate Intelligence Committee stalling pre-war intelligence report
12/02/2005 @ 11:54 am
Filed by Larisa Alexandrovna


Phase II, the follow-up to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s investigation into pre-war intelligence on Iraq, is still facing opposition from administration officials and has seen little action from the committee’s chairman, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), RAW STORY has learned.


Following a surprising move early last month by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D -NV), in which he shut down the Senate in an effort to force discussion on the inquiry, the Senate leadership established a six member bipartisan task force and set a Nov. 15 deadline for a progress report.

The six task force members selected were Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Carl Levin (D-MI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Pat Roberts (R–KS), Trent Lott (R–MS) and Kit Bond (R-MO).

A week later, on Nov. 8, the Senate Intelligence Committee staff briefed task force members on the investigative work done thus far.

The full Intelligence Committee met Nov. 9 for a briefing from staff, but according to Senate sources close to the Intel Committee, the task force is “unable to provide a timeline for Phase II completion.”

To date, there has been no Phase II report.

Senior Democratic Senate aides familiar with the task force’s activities say Republicans are stonewalling. One aide, who asked not to be named citing the secrecy of the investigation, explained that without the power of subpoena, Democrats are left with few options. “Phase II is dead,” the staffer said.

[Gunslinger]

Senior Democratic Senate aides familiar with the task force’s activities say Republicans are stonewalling. One aide, who asked not to be named citing the secrecy of the investigation, explained that without the power of subpoena, Democrats are left with few options. “Phase II is dead,” the staffer said.

Boy there seems to be alot of that lately.

EDIT:

I really don't buy this.  If I was a democrat on the committe I would officially ask to have the task force finished.  That would then put the aleged "reps" on notice as officially "stonwalling" phase II.  So far I havn't heard any of these democrats say a peep about this.  Thus.....partison bickering.

[Maverick]

You guys are all wet. The delay in getting things done here is not stonewalling. It's in getting all the information done in comic book format so the investigators can read it!