Word: watchdogging
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When the proposal to set up this powerful watchdog unit emerged in March from Ribicoffs committee, it was a bright red flag to some of the Senate's old bulls-especially those whose committees had long held jurisdiction but seldom exercised it over the intelligence community. A few, like Barry Goldwater, charged that the new committee would lead to more harmful intelligence disclosures. Snapped Goldwater: "I don't care if you have a committee of one. It's almost impossible to stop leaks." John Stennis, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attacked the committee's right...
...Senate's resolution generally ensured a forceful watchdog committee. Still, the central question remains: would this intelligence panel fumble the oversight responsibility or fortify...
Economists these days are applying a kind of Sherlock Holmes logic to the strange case of interest rates. Like the watchdog who did not bark (thus signifying to Holmes that the crime he was investigating must have been an inside job, perpetrated by someone the dog knew), loan charges have been doing the opposite of what might be expected. They have been lying low throughout a period when all past experience indicates they should have been rising. Like Holmes, economists think that this curious behavior must provide an important clue-in this case to what is really happening...
...establish clear-cut responsibilities and lines of authority for foreign and domestic intelligence operations, the committee recommended the formation of a special watchdog committee in the Senate (leaving it up to the House to enter into a joint committee later on, if it wishes). Under the reorganization recommended by the Senators, the new committee would be able to pass on the foreign intelligence budget (which is now considered so vital a secret that the figure-estimated at about $10 billion -was eliminated from the report at the request of the CIA). What is more, the President would be compelled...
There is, finally, a real fear among some Senators that a committee so powerful and fully informed could do profound damage if it sprang any leaks. Last week the Senate Rules Committee voted 5 to 4 against proposals by the Church committee to set up a new watchdog unit to keep an eye on the intelligence agencies. But the fight is not over yet. This month Church plans to carry the struggle to the floor of the Senate, where he feels the younger liberals in both parties may help him carry the day. The "crucial" element of reform, says Church...