Obama Threatens to Veto Intelligence Oversight Reforms — House Passes Watered Down Version With Few Reforms

The Obama Administration has succeeded in watering down any reform of the intelligence oversight system — fighting to retain the same powers based on the same rationales as the Bush Administration.

The Obama Administration is threatening to veto any serious reform of the intelligence oversight system that led to the torture program and other abuses. House Democrats have responded by gutting the reforms and retaining the same broken “Gang of Eight” process. It is yet another example of how Obama abandoned promises of change and has morphed into his predecessor on intelligence and military issues.

For an excellent posting by Gleen Greenwald on this issue, click here.