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...question of "how" in this is instance is best left to the House Select Committee on Intelligence who will carry out (in the words of Rep. Dan Glickman, its chair) "an extensive and exhaustive review" of the matter...
...across as ill advised to those who believe that however scandalous the Ames case may now seem, its significance is eclipsed by the infinitely greater importance of supporting Russian democracy. "The rush to judgment of the last couple of days, primarily here on Capitol Hill," said Kansas Representative Dan Glickman, chairman of the House intelligence committee, "to suspend aid to * Russia because of this case is misguided. That would have far more profound and damaging ramifications on this critical relationship -- and thus on ourselves -- than the damage done by Mr. Ames...
...Glickman's statement seemed mild compared with the reaction in Moscow, where Russian intelligence officials could only roll their eyes at America's holier- than-thou hypocrisy. Some interpreted the timing of Ames' arrest as a jealous rejoinder to Moscow's recent diplomatic triumph in Bosnia. To others the American anger about the Russians' paying Ames to reveal the names of double agents seemed baffling because, in exposing the fact that the U.S. is continuing to spy on Russia, Ames' arrest proves that America is no innocent bystander when it comes to espionage. Yeltsin's chief spokesman, Vyacheslav Kostikov, warned...
...Select Committee on Intelligence. The small hearing room in the Rayburn Building was jammed, and Woolsey's bald head reflected the glare of television lights as he announced he would have nothing to say in open session about the details of the Ames case. The committee chairman, Democrat Dan Glickman of Kansas, accepted that, but he put Woolsey on notice that the case "raises disturbing questions about the internal controls" at the CIA and the committee would soon launch "an aggressive examination of what went wrong...
Politicians were quick to ask those questions. Democrat Dan Glickman of Kansas, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, pledged an "extensive, exhaustive review" of the case. Republicans in both chambers demanded a "rethinking" of the Clinton Administration's close ties to Russian President Boris Yeltsin and threatened to halt aid to Russia if Moscow didn't come up with some explanations -- and fast...