The CIA on the CIA

This week's Senate hearings for the nomination of General Michael Hayden to lead the Central Intelligence Agency is just the latest in a string of events that has kept the CIA in the news. Stories like warrant-less eavesdropping, Valerie Plame, the reorganization of the Agency and the stepping down of former CIA head Porter Goss have forced the CIA to really look at what its mission was, is and should be in the future. Coincidentally, two former CIA officials are visiting the Granite State this week for two different events. Both join us to talk about their thoughts in the role of the CIA, its handling of recent events and what the future may hold for the Central Intelligence Agency. Laura's guests are Fredrick Hitz, Former CIA Inspector General, Lecturer of Public and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School's Center of International Studies at Princeton University and author of "The Great Game: The Myths and Realities of Espionage". Also, Ray McGovern, A 27-year CIA Analyst. In 2003, Ray McGovern and other intelligence community members created Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.

NOTE: On Wednesday, May 24th. Fredrick Hitz will give a lecture entitled "Intelligence Reform: Its Role in the War on Terror" at the Lake Sunapee Country Club in New London. Also Ray McGovern will be in NH to speak on Intelligence Questions on Iraq and Iran at the Manchester Unitarian Universalist Church in Manchester on May 24th and at the Keene Unitarian Universalist in Keene on May 25th.