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Arguing for holding to the original military spending goals were all the defense and security leaders-Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Deputy Secretary Frank Carlucci, CIA Deputy Director Bobby Inman, National Security Adviser Richard Allen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General David Jones. They wanted to stick to a planned 7% annual increase, beyond inflation, in military spending. The economic wing suggested 4.5% was all that could be afforded. Commented one key member of that group later: "We all want to see more defense spending. Our point was that if interest rates...
Within the agency, philosophical fights were brewing too. One faction, including Casey's top deputy, Admiral Bobby Inman (who had been Goldwater's choice to head the agency), advocates more emphasis on "pure" intelligence gathering and analysis-calling the world as the agency sees it, whatever the conflicts with Administration policy. Other officials feel that the agency should tailor its reports to the decision-making needs of the President. Casey was seen by some as reflecting this view. When a CIA report failed to detect the degree of Soviet influence over worldwide terrorism that the White House...
...anything to these charges against him?" The White House began to qualify its backing of Casey. But then the old pro counterattacked. He made an effective series of calls on Senators, admitting that he had been wrong in appointing Hugel. Most surprising of all, the reticent, publicity-shy Admiral Inman went on ABC's Night-line TV program to deny rumors that he was leading a coup against Casey. Declared one astonished former CIA spook: "That's like seeing George Smiley appear on the Gong Show...
Casey took full blame for the Hugel choice, admitting that it "turned out badly." He insisted that he was on the same side as Inman in wanting a nonpolitical, objective analysis of intelligence. He agreed that many of the restrictions on the agency were proper. He promised to cooperate fully in helping congressional committees perform their oversight...
...domestic spying." The FBI does not like the proposal because it would reduce the bureau's traditional jurisdiction over domestic counterintelligence. Attorney General William French Smith is determined to maintain Justice Department supervision of the CIA. Even top CIA figures have not endorsed the proposal. Vice Admiral Bobby Inman, the agency's deputy director, announced that if "repugnant changes" were made to existing limitations on the CIA, he would resign...