Word: caseys
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...studied the evidence concerning the disco bombing and the intercepted messages indicating that Gaddafi was ordering a new wave of terrorist attacks. Admiral Crowe voiced his concerns about firepower, and CIA Director William Casey about getting agents out of Libya. But they and everyone else present agreed with Shultz, who said, "We have taken enough punishment and beating. We have to act." For the sake of tactical surprise, it was agreed that the assault should be launched by carrier planes as soon as the flattops could get into position. Reagan directed that all precautions be taken to minimize casualties...
...Anne Goss '87 Night Editors: J. Lynne Belcove '89 D. Solomon Hilzenrath '87 J. F Kahn '87 J. Nicholas Rosenthal '87 Editorial Editor: N. Sigmund Wurf '87 Feature Editor: V.G. Taylor Bassetti '87 Copy Editors: Casey Lartigue '89 Michael Lartigue '89 Photo Editor: Michael J. Yamin '87 Sports Editor: J. Ann Dorman '88 Business Editors: M. Norman Diker '88 J. Philip Siracuse...
Like almost every other issue in Washington this year, their dispute is coming to center on the budget. But the dispute is muted because Casey is perhaps the only official in the entire Government whose spending proposals cannot even be discussed in public. They are buried in the Pentagon budget and evaluated in detail only by the 15 Senators and 16 Representatives on the watchdog committees. For all their misgivings, the committees approved spending increases that averaged 20% annually during the early Reagan years. Best guess as to the current total: $2 billion...
However, the master plan that Casey delivered to the Senate last week (it goes to the House Intelligence Committee this week) may prompt a far more detailed examination of the CIA's plans than ever. Durenberger has been pushing for such a document ever since he became head of the committee, on the ground that legislators cannot properly assess any specific CIA budget request unless they can see how it fits into a set of national intelligence priorities --assumi ng that one exists. As far as anyone knows, none did until last week. The closest thing was a paper called...
...operation truly secret anymore: ! U.S. bankrolling of the contra rebels in Nicaragua leaked out swiftly, and the Administration and Congress are now debating quite overtly the amount and type of "covert" aid to be extended to guerrillas battling the Marxist government of Angola. Even so, Congress remains suspicious that Casey is being evasive or misleading, while the CIA suspects the legislators of an itch to control delicate operations. Unhappily neither can be proved wrong...