President Bush is considering giving the Pentagon more power to carry out secret paramilitary operations overseas. Currently the CIA handles such covert operations, but Bush has ordered an internal review of the policy. Meanwhile Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is denying allegations that he pressured members of Congress to reject an overhaul of the intelligence agencies. The rejected intelligence bill would have stripped the Pentagon of much of its intelligence budget.
Pentagon May Begin Overseas Secret Paramilitary Operations
HeadlineNov 24, 2004