Intel politicizing

Former CIA Director Warns Against Politicizing Intelligence


The fallout from allegations by Devin Nunes of potential surveillance abuses by the Obama White House has a top former intelligence officia warning that such claims threaten to undermine the intelligence community's credibility.

"American espionage rests a bit uneasily inside American culture because American espionage represents power and secrecy, which of course makes anyone American valued uncomfortable with the concept," said former CIA director Michael Hayden. "But we're okay, we get by, because we are viewed that we would never be asked nor would we allow ourselves to be used for political purposes. Therefore, even though it's an uneasy relationship, we continue to function."