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 On Thursday, May 18th, 2006, Pacifica Radio will broadcast live coverage of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on nomination by President Bush of former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
A live audio stream will be available at Pacifica.org
 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
9:00-9:30 AM EST Pre-show
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM EST Hearings
5:00-6:00 PM EST Post-show Wrap-up
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ANCHORED BY:
Larry Bensky, Pacifica National Affairs Correspondent
Mitch Jeserich, of WBAI's Wake-Up Call
FOR PACIFICA AND AFFILIATE STATIONS
LIVE DISTRIBUTION:
Ku Satellite Right Channel
or
audioport.org/live
[use the right channel link]
DOWNLOAD [after program]:
A recording of the wrap-up as well as the whole hearing
will available in Audioport for download
TITLE: TBA
TYPE: Events and Speeches
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
contact Sandra Lupien,
Producer,
510 499 6454
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:
President Bush last week nominated General Michael Hayden — a military officer — to head the Central Intelligence Agency — a civilian agency. Hayden was the director of the National Security Agency in September, 2001, when Bush authorized it to conduct warrantless surveillance on Americans. Hayden would have set up these procedures, and would have overseen the compilation of a database comprising the phone records of tens of thousands of Americans , handed over by their telephone service providers. The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold hearings into Hayden’s nomination. Questions will focus on his status with the military and on his connection to the NSA surveillance scandal. Breaks, pre-show and post-show will include expert analysis and anchor commentary.
LIST OF GUESTS:
The following guests are confirmed to join us during the coverage of the Hayden nomination hearings:
John Prados;
analyst with the National Security Archive, author, "The Documents that Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War"
Joe Onek;
Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Policy Center
Ray McGovern;
retired CIA officer, critic of the current Bush administration, with other former CIA employees, founded the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (or VIPS).
Arsalan Iftikhar;
National Legal Director, Council on American Islamic Relations
Chip Pitts;
President, Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Witnesses:
TBA — There may be no witnesses — it might be Hayden and the Committee members. |
