CONGRESS

Blind Oversight

How partisanship and political blood sport have weakened Congress's hold over intelligence.

by Shane Harris

Saturday, July 11, 2009


The commission that investigated the 9/11 terrorist attacks concluded that congressional oversight of the intelligence community had degenerated into a disorganized, partisan turf war, imperiling the nation's security. Has the situation changed since that indictment?

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