CIA Must Release Inspector General Report on Pre-9/11 Intelligence Failures

Pelosi: CIA Must Release Inspector General Report on Pre-9/11 Intelligence Failures

Washington, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today calling for the immediate release of the CIA Inspector General's report examining the agency's performance before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:

"One of the critical recommendations of the Joint Inquiry of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees into the September 11th terrorist attacks concerned accountability.

"The members of the joint inquiry-which I helped lead with then-Congressman Porter Goss, now head of the CIA-believed that the Inspector General must examine the job performance of individuals in the intelligence community and hold them accountable for any mistakes that contributed to the failure to prevent the attacks.

"It is inexcusable that nearly two years after that recommendation was made, the Inspector General's report still has not been released. Americans have a right to know who the Inspector General believes is responsible for the intelligence failures that contributed to the 9/11 attacks.

"Knowing how essential Mr. Goss felt the accountability recommendation was when he co-chaired the joint inquiry, I urge him to make the Inspector General's report available immediately to Congress and to the American people."