Congress Actually Authorized CIA Program to Kill Al Qaeda

In the "why in the world is this news" column, it appears once again that Democrats have lied about the secret CIA program to kill Al Qaeda members.

Congress originally authorized the CIA to develop the secret counterterrorism program that is now drawing fierce criticism from House Democrats who say they were kept in the dark all along, a former senior intelligence official told FOX News on Monday.

he program, which sources told FOX News was a plan to capture or kill Al Qaeda operatives, also never came close to being operational, the intelligence official said.

"This was not a program. It never began," the former official said. "The authority was given by Congress to develop this idea. ... There was no need to brief it. It wasn't a reality."

This is one of the most absurd "controversies" we have seen - of course, it's really just to provide cover for Pelosi, who is trying to cover herself for her lies about the CIA. You would think they could come up with something better than this...