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Porter J. Goss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In an interview on March 3, 2004 Goss described himself as 'Not qualified' for a job within the CIA, although he was referring to a position as a case officer. On the morning of September 11, Goss, Graham, Kyl and members of the House Intelligence Committee were having breakfast with General Mahmoud Ahmad, who had earlier organised the transfer of US$100,000 via Saeed Sheikh to the lead 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta, in a top-secret conference room on the fourth floor of the U.S. Capitol. Goss and Graham made it clear that their goal was not to identify specific wrongdoing: Graham said the inquiry would not play "the blame game about what went wrong from an intelligence perspective,", and Goss said, "This is not a who-shall-we-hang type of investigation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porter_J._Goss

Congressman Porter Goss BIOGRAPHY OF CONGRESSMAN PORTER J. A 28-year resident of Southwest Florida, Porter Goss was elected to Congress in 1988 with 72 percent of the vote. Goss has compiled a strong conservative voting record on fiscal matters, focusing his efforts on five major legislative areas: budget reform, health care, congressional reform, the environment and foreign affairs. Goss joined the Rules Committee in 1993, relinquishing his seats on the now-dissolved Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee to accept the coveted appointment. www.house.gov /rules/gossbio.htm

Online NewsHour: President Bush Nominates Rep. Porter Goss as CIA Director -- August 10, 2004 Porter Goss gave in to the White House, and so that report was ipso facto, incomplete, because it contained lots of stuff, but nothing on what the president was told before 9/11. I think Porter Goss is well-qualified from an intelligence point of view, but I agree with Congresswoman Pelosi who earlier in the program pointed out that it's not wise to have our intelligence governed by a highly partisan political person. I remember two years ago when Porter Goss and myself and Nancy Pelosi, who is very outspoken and after all she's the Democratic leader, so she has a right to say that. www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/fedagencies/july-dec04/goss_8-10.html

Goss Reportedly Rebuffed Senior Officials at CIA (washingtonpost.com) Goss and the White House asked Kappes to delay his decision until tomorrow, but they are actively considering his replacement, several current and former CIA officials said. Goss has adopted a management style that relies heavily on former committee staff aides, several of whom are former mid-level CIA employees not well regarded within the CIA's Directorate of Operations. The officials were dismayed by the reaction and were concerned that Goss has isolated himself from the agency's senior staff, said former clandestine service officers aware of the offers. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A48254-2004Nov13.html

20040813.htm Goss' statement has been presented by skeptics as evidence that he is more than willing to stump for the president, and hence is unable to be objective. Porter Goss, nominated earlier this week by President George W. Bush to head the Central Intelligence Agency, is likely to face a contentious confirmation process even if Democrats aren't openly opposing his nomination. Goss said, "Clearly not making the progress at Yongbyon and other places because we've called their bluff successfully." On purely technical grounds, this could not be further from the truth. www.brookings.edu /views/op-ed/levi/20040813.htm

CNN.com - Bush nominates Goss to head CIA - Aug 11, 2004 Goss represents a district in southwest Florida and is not running for re-election in the fall. Goss has said that he supports one of the recommendations -- the creation of a national intelligence director position -- but in hearings last week, he urged caution in considering legislation on the issue. And some questioned whether Goss was too close to the CIA to shake things up at the agency, which was the focus of some critical comments in a recent report by the independent 9/11 commission. www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/10/cia.goss

Spies Like Goss - How much of a hack is Bush's CIA nominee? By Fred Kaplan At least since June, Goss has been campaigning to be the next CIA director, and in that time he has served energetically as a shill for Bush's re-election. That Senate committee would have to confirm Goss' nomination before he could take the job. It is for such reasons, perhaps, that John D. Rockefeller IV, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has described Goss to his aides as " too political " to be placed in charge of the CIA. www.slate.com /Default.aspx?id=2104981&

PORTER GOSS THE NEW CIA HEAD LINKED TO FUNDING 911 TERROR ATTACKS : Melbourne Indymedia On the morning of September 11, the three lawmakers Bob Graham, Porter Goss and Jon Kyl (who were part of the Congressional delegation to Pakistan) were having breakfast on Capitol Hill with General Ahmad, the alleged "money-man" (to use the FBI expression) behind the 9/11 hijackers. Porter Goss, R-Sanibel, Sen. Bob Graham and other members of the House Intelligence Committee were talking about terrorism issues with the Pakistani official when a member of Goss' staff handed a note to Goss, who handed it to Graham. Porter Goss Republican congressman Porter Goss the new CIA director are linked to the moneyman that funded 911 terror attack. www.melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2004/08/76366.php

Guardian Unlimited Film News Moore footage shows new CIA boss ruling himself out Porter Goss is set to take over from George Tenet, who resigned before the 9/11 commission delivered its damning verdict on the state of the US intelligence community. Goss, who served in army intelligence and the CIA 30 years ago, said: "I couldn't get a job with the CIA today. Only Senate approval lies between Republican Congressman Porter Goss and the office of America's most senior intelligence chief following his nomination by the president, George Bush, earlier this week. film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,,1282478,00.html

Bush Nominates Rep. Goss to Run CIA (washingtonpost.com) President Bush nominated Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.), a CIA officer-turned-politician, as director of central intelligence yesterday and said he would rely on Goss's counsel on the politically volatile issue of intelligence reform in the midst of a presidential campaign. Goss becomes the nominee at a time of historic demands on the intelligence community, with an elevated terrorist threat level in three major cities, a high-tempo hunt for al Qaeda around the world and a boiling insurgency in Iraq. Although Goss has hammered the CIA in the recent past for its performance in Iraq and before Sept. 11 -- at one time calling its human intelligence "dysfunctional" -- he is viewed as a friend of the CIA to the extent that some consider him too friendly to the agency. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A53253-2004Aug10.html

t r u t h o u t - Goss Filling CIA with Republicans after Nonpartisan Pledge Goss brought with him three former Republican staffers from the House intelligence panel: Pat Murray, who was his chief of staff; Merrill Moorehead, senior adviser on strategic programs; and Joseph Jakub, senior adviser on operations and analysis. Goss, who was sworn in Sept. 24 to replace George Tenet, pledged during his confirmation hearings that he would be a nonpartisan CIA director. Goss, a former Republican congressman, has put at least four former Capitol Hill Republican staffers into top positions in his CIA office and has given them broad authority to make personnel and restructuring decisions, the current and former intelligence officials said. www.truthout.org /docs_04/102604C.shtml

Moore interview exposes CIA nominee. 13/08/2004. ABC News Online Porter Goss, the man chosen to head the CIA, believes he is unqualified to work for the agency, according to an interview he gave in March to filmmaker Michael Moore's for him Bush-bashing polemic Fahrenheit 9/11. Mr Goss, who has officially resigned as chairman of the powerful House of Representatives intelligence committee, was an American spy in Latin America in the 1960s, during one of the hottest periods of the Cold War. The interview comes ahead of Mr Goss's confirmation in the US Senate, which is expected to be a rough ride. www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200408/s1176272.htm

AlterNet: Porter Goss' WIA – Worthless Intelligence Agency Goss is a highly political bureaucrat, who raised eyebrows when he gave speeches earlier this year attacking John Kerry for slashing intelligence funding without mentioning that, in 1995, he himself had co-sponsored a measure calling for firing 20 percent of all CIA personnel over five years. The new head of the CIA, Porter Goss, is now setting about knocking off all such messengers and their supporters still inside the CIA because the agency, despite its frequent co-option and misuse by presidents, still retains a vestigial role as a truth-teller. It is interesting that Goss has begun his shake-up of the CIA by forcing out the director and deputy director of operations, even though this is not where the alleged failures of the CIA in recent years occurred. www.alternet.org /story/20600

The Coming Senate Battle: Open the Porter Goss File Porter Goss was a young CIA officer assigned to JM/WAVE. Goss is the darling of the southern Florida right wing, and has been, dating back to his CIA days from 1961-71, when he participated in the efforts to assassinate or overthrow Fidel Castro in Havana. Later, Goss was sent to London and then Paris, where he was involved in the infiltration of labor organizations, until he developed a near-fatal infection and was forced, officially, to retire from the spy world. www.larouchepub.com /other/2004/3134open_goss_file.html

Bush nominates Goss to lead CIA - Terrorism & Security - MSNBC.com "Porter Goss is a leader with strong experience in intelligence in the fight against terrorism," Bush added in a Rose Garden ceremony with Goss at his side. Some Democrats had objected to Goss when his name came up in recent weeks, saying he was too close to the CIA to help reform it after the Sept. 11 intelligence failures. 10: President Bush nominated Porter Goss, a Republican congressman and onetime spy, on Tuesday to lead the CIA. www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5658900

CNN.com - Officials: CIA memo not an order to 'back Bush' - Nov 17, 2004 CIA Director Porter Goss was chosen by President Bush in August to lead the agency. But Feinstein said she was "disturbed" by news reports that Goss, at the urging of the White House, may be getting rid of people who are deemed liberal or disloyal to the president. He said Goss sent the e-mail for two reasons: As a new director, he is committed to reforming intelligence gathering and to keeping his employees informed about changes. www.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/17/cia.memo

Salon.com News Killing the messenger When Porter Goss, a Republican representative from Florida and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, became director of central intelligence on Sept. 24, he named Kostiw, his chief staffer on terrorism, as his executive director, Langley's third in command. Porter Goss' purge at the CIA will ensure the agency is full of Bush yes men -- but it will seriously damage U.S. intelligence. President Bush speaks in Washington on Aug. 10, 2004, after choosing Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., to be the new director of the CIA. www.salon.com /news/feature/2004/11/16/cia

underzealous - Porter Goss I haven't really made a post on Porter Goss other than the one about the Bush campaign taking his quotes down. Goss last week arguing that the intelligence overhaul legislation proposed by the Democrats four months ago "is nearly identical to the 9/11 commission's recommendation. Billmon has a good summary of the ordeal (including Goss' failings in the House Intelligence Committee and a good quote by Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner about how the office shouldn't be political), so go on and take a slow drink at the Whiskey Bar. www.underzealous.com /index.php/2004/08/11/p487

Porter Goss & The CIA - Alan Simpson The $64,000 question is "Would Porter Goss have objected to the falsification of intelligence for the invasion?" There are those who look to his past and say no! With Porter Goss at the CIA the question of a Super Director of Intelligence will now be an all out turf war between the Department of Defense and the CIA. I hope Porter Goss has learned from his years outside of a crooked agency, and can bring that new found vision into the future intelligence structure. www.comlinks.com /polintel/pi040924.htm

BBC NEWS World Americas Bush nominates new CIA director "Porter Goss is a leader with strong experience in intelligence and in fighting against terrorism," he said. Mr Goss said he was looking forward "to the challenges of the future". Mr Goss, 65, is a former officer with US army intelligence and the CIA. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3551854.stm

Welcome to MichaelMoore.com! Porter Goss, appeared briefly in Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11.' But part of his March 3, 2004 interview for the movie, which did not make it into the film, has suddenly taken on major significance. On Tuesday, August 10th, 2004, George W. Bush nominated Florida Rep. Porter Goss to head the Central Intelligence Agency. GOSS: It is true I was in CIA from approximately the late 50's to approximately the early 70's. www.michaelmoore.com /words/index.php?id=128

BBC NEWS Americas Bush man confirmed as CIA boss Mr Goss replaces former director George Tenet, who stood down, citing personal reasons, before a bi-partisan commission investigating the 11 September attacks issued its report in July. The senior diplomat on the panel, Senator Jay Rockefeller, has accused Mr Goss of lacking the independence to restore credibility to intelligence agencies. The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Porter Goss as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3681946.stm

Porter Goss, Analysis: Nomination of Republican Congressman Porter Goss to be the new CIA director (Talk of the Nation (NPR)) Analysis: Porter Goss is confirmed by Senate Intelligence Committee to head the CIA (Morning Edition (NPR)) Analysis: Porter Goss faces questioning from Senate committee on his ability to serve as intelligence director (Morning Edition (NPR)) www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0922528.html

Porter J. Goss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Porter Johnston Goss (born November 26, 1938) is an American politician and the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss was born in 1938 in Waterbury, Connecticut. Goss said he was looking for "solutions, not scapegoats." He called the uproar over the U.S. White House briefing on terror threats of August 6, 2001 "a lot of nonsense." He also said, "None of this is news, but it's all part of the finger-pointing. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porter_Goss   (1988 words)

Director of Central Intelligence Porter J. Goss became Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on 21 April 2005. Goss was a U.S. Army Intelligence officer from 1960 to 1962. Goss was a member of the Lee County (Florida) Commission, where he served as its chairman from 1985 to 1986. www.cia.gov /cia/information/Goss.html   (284 words)

Porter Goss News Goss, who delivered the reports since taking the post in September, told an audience in California last month that he spends five hours a day preparing for the briefing. McClellan said that Goss "was referring to the general area he's believed to be in. AP - Thu Feb 17th 2005 at 9:51 am ET Among those thought to be in the running are White House homeland security adviser Fran Townsend, Army Gen. Tommy Franks, the retired commander of U.S. Central Command, National Security Agency head Lt. Gen. porter-goss.political-news.org   (284 words)

Porter Goss Congressman and former CIA agent, Porter Goss has been nominated by President Bush to replace George Tenet as CIA Director. Predictably, Goss chiefly blames President Bill Clinton for the recent CIA failures. Presently the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Goss is an ardent Republican with strong loyalty to President Bush and a proven willingness to take orders. www.nndb.com /people/719/000038605   (284 words)

Senate Confirms Porter J. Goss to Be Director of Central Intelligence Porter J. Goss (Republican, Florida) served as Chairman; Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California) served as the Ranking Minority Member. Goss took the initiative to introduce his intelligence reform legislation on June 16 of this year, H.R. which called for significant changes in the intelligence community structure in addition to providing a DCI or DNI the much needed personnel and budgetary authority required to be a truly effective leader. Porter Goss is a good man and a good Congressman, but his long record of supporting business-as-usual intelligence policies is not good enough to warrant his appointment as CIA Director at this dangerous hour. www.fas.org /irp/congress/2004_cr/goss092204.html   (20753 words)

Porter Goss is Book & Snake Porter Johnston Goss is a member of Book and Snake. Porter Goss is not Skull and Bones as some have been reporting. The below is a scan from the 1960 Yale Banner: www.ctrl.org /boodleboys/portergoss   (20753 words)

The New York Times > Washington > New C.I.A. Chief Tells Workers to Back Administration Policies Goss to spell out his thinking as he embarked on what he made clear would be a major overhaul at the agency, with further changes to come. Goss said in the memorandum that he recognized that intelligence officers were operating in an atmosphere of extraordinary pressures, after a series of reports critical of intelligence agencies' performance in the months leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Iraq. Goss said he was weighing was the selection of a candidate to become the agency's No. 2 official, the deputy director of central intelligence. www.nytimes.com /2004/11/17/politics/17intel.html?ex=1258434000&en=a6c2854b242c7139&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt   (1101 words)

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