CIA Director Resigns
Resigning unexpectedly 19 months after taking the job, Porter Goss leaves the spy agency in a "free fall," according to earlier comments by one congresswoman. The CIA has been plagued with personnel losses and criticism by former officers.
Resigning unexpectedly 19 months after taking the job, Porter Goss leaves the spy agency in a “free fall,” according to earlier comments by one congresswoman. The CIA has been plagued with personnel losses and criticism by former officers.
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CIA Director Porter Goss resigned unexpectedly Friday, leaving behind a spy agency still battling to recover from the scars of intelligence failures before America’s worst terrorist attack and faulty information that formed the U.S. rationale for invading Iraq.
It was the latest move in a second-term shake-up of President Bush’s team.
Making the announcement from the Oval Office, Bush called Goss’ tenure one of transition.
“He has led ably,” Bush said, Goss at his side. “He has a five-year plan to increase the analysts and operatives.”
Goss said the trust, confidence and latitude that Bush placed in him “is something I could have never imagined.”
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