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Fourth public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States
Intelligence and the War on Terrorism
The Commission heard testimony from two sets of witnesses on leadership
of U.S. intelligence, intelligence and national security policy,
and the effectiveness of warning against transnational threats.
Among the six witnesses testifying was former Secretary of Defense
and Director of Central Intelligence James R. Schlesinger and former
Deputy Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence,
John M. Deutch.
In announcing the hearing, the Commission's Chair, Thomas H. Kean, said: "How to improve the effectiveness of the Intelligence Community against the terrorist threat is one of several areas Congress mandated our commission review. We are considering several ways of strengthening it, including the question of whether the United States should establish a Director of National Intelligence. We have invited several eminent former and current public officials to share their experience and expertise with us at this open hearing."
"We also want to know," added Vice Chair Lee H. Hamilton, "how our government prepares warnings about attacks-both as it took place before September 11th and today."
"We have invited three witnesses with extensive experience on the question of warning to visit with us on how it may be improved," Hamilton stated.
October 14, 2003 |
"Intelligence and the War on Terrorism" |
9:00 AM
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Hearing Commences
Opening Statement from Chairman Kean
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Leadership of U.S. Intelligence |
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James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, MITRE Corporation, and former Director of Central Intelligence and Secretary of Defense |
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John M. Deutch, Professor of Chemistry, MIT, and former Director of Central Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of Defense |
| 11:00 AM |
Intelligence and National Security Policy
James B. Steinberg, Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, and former Deputy National Security Adviser |
| 12:00PM |
Break |
| 1:00 PM |
PANEL: Warning of Transnational Threats
Richard Kerr, Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Mary O. McCarthy, Visiting Fellow, CSIS, and former National Intelligence Officer for Warning, Central Intelligence Agency
John Gannon, Staff Director, House Select Committee on Homeland Security |
| 3:00 PM |
Hearing Concludes. Press availability to follow. |
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