ISP Director on the Nomination of Gina Haspel to Lead CIA

“If confirmed, Haspel would be the first female CIA director, sending a powerful signal to the many accomplished female officers at the CIA.”  Slick added “she would also be the first career agency officer with a background in operations to serve as director in more than four decades.”

Regarding claims that Haspel was involved in the extreme interrogation of captured terrorists, Slick noted that the CIA’s former “rendition, detention, and interrogation program remains a source of sharp disagreement even among professional intelligence officers, just as it has been with policy officials and the general public. It is important to remember that this program was authorized by [then-President George W. Bush], confirmed to be lawful by the attorney general, and notified to Congress as required by statute.” The ISP Director said “[t]here should be no bar to future public service by the thousands of CIA officers who worked on or were aware of covert activities like these that were appropriately assigned to the CIA.” 

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