U.S. Senate Intelligence Panel May Release Prewar Intelligence Report Without CIA Approval

The head of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has warned that his committee might vote to release a 400-page report concerning U.S. prewar intelligence on Iraq without approval from the CIA, Agence France-Presse reported yesterday (see GSN, June 9).

While an unclassified version of the report was set to be released this month, CIA officials have said that it may take months to complete an agency review, according to AFP. Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said that he wants to work with the CIA on releasing the report, but added that his panel might vote to release the unclassified version before the CIA completes its review.

“It’s taking too long. It’s been long enough.  It’s a good report. It’s not a good-news report, but it should be made public,” Roberts told CNN (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, June 13).

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