Secret payments by the Obama Administration to leaders of nations who will accept Guantanamo Bay detainees.

New Intel Bill Will Protect Speaker Pelosi Not Americans

By Jim Kouri Sunday, June 21, 2009

The newest intelligence bill before members of the US House of Representatives may be more concerned with helping the Speaker of the House save face than with national security concerns, according to some members of Congress.

They also believe the new bill will help in covering up secret payments by the Obama Administration to leaders of nations who will accept Guantanamo Bay detainees.

US Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, joined with fellow Republicans to vote against a Fiscal Year 2010 Intelligence Authorization Bill that focused more on providing partisan, political cover for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi than support for America’s intelligence professionals against ongoing threats.

“The committee had a strong, bipartisan notification provision in last year’s intelligence bill and it should have been reintroduced this year,â€