CIA accused of lying to congress about killing US civilians

Found this article though it was interesting. Shows to what lengths the CIA will go to cover up and lie.

www.politicsdaily.com...

The CIA was accused Wednesday of lying to Congress and covering up its role in the downing of a plane carrying Christian missionaries nine years ago over Peru, killing an American mother and her infant daughter, ABC News reported.

In April 2001, the Cessna with Jim and Veronica Bowers and their two children aboard was mistaken for a drug smuggling plane by the Peruvian Air Force, which was working with the CIA on an anti-narcotics mission. A Peruvian gunship fired on the small aircraft. It burst into flames but managed an emergency landing along a stretch of the Amazon River.

Veronica Bowers and her daughter were killed by gunfire. Jim Bowers and their 6-year-old son, Cory, survived, along with the pilot, Kevin Donaldson.

In the moments leading up to the crash, CIA operatives and Peruvian officials did not follow strict rules of engagement, ABC reported. The military pilots failed to identify the Cessna from its tail number and did not order the plane to follow them and land.

The CIA announced Wednesday its nine-year investigation found that 16 CIA employees should be disciplined, including the agent then in charge of counternarcotics. Many of the agents no longer work for the CIA.

"If there's ever an example of justice delayed, justice denied, this is it," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, (R-Mich.), ranking minority member of the House Intelligence Committee. "The [intelligence] community's performance in terms of accountability has been unacceptable. These were Americans that were killed with the help of their government, the community covered it up, they delayed investigating."
In a statement to ABC, a CIA spokesperson placed the blame for the incident on the Peruvian Air Force, and said the agency's own internal review had shown no evidence of a cover up.

Same Old Same Old I am affraid there. Speaking of accusations , when will the CIA finally Admit and come Clean about their Mind Control Experiments in Jonestown , and their Coverup of it ? A Wise man once said that Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely . This is still True today even thought that Federal Agency might not think so .

[edit on 4-2-2010 by Zanti Misfit]

Those responsible for that incident should be put to death. Pure and simple. First of all, why would you shoot down a plane that you only "suspect" of drug smuggling, Secondly, They landed safely, and yet they shot them all to death??? Are you kidding me. All those responsible for the incident are pure evil. Simple as that, I'm sorry but that is ridiculous.

Looks like CIA doesn't like anybody competing in their trade.

On a serious note.. It's a real shame what happened. And an even bigger shame that it's been covered up for this long... I hope Alex Jones picks up on this one, at least it would get some coverage.

It's kinda funny really.

Conspiracies about the CIA used to be involved in anything regarding wet-work of any kind, foreign or domestic.

Now it's just a discussion about whether or not they openly admit to kill US citizens. Like, "Oh, we all know they do wet-work abroad, but now US citizens.. well now that's too far!!"

Sign of the times really. They desensitized all Americans with flashy spy movies to the point where it's just like talking about who won last night's football game.

If this had been an aircraft full of middle eastern Muslim people, Americans would say they deserved it.

But because they were Americans, it makes a difference, huh ?

reply to post by Silver Shadow


Alot of people would care less, yes, but I for one would not. A lie is a lie, and when our government lies it leads to mistrust.

i made a mistake and posted this same topic over in political madness after you did

i didnt realize there was a thread on it already


heres a video from abc news i found on the subject

it has actual footage of the event and audio from the cia officials involved


news.yahoo.com...

reply to post by Dramey


Glad to see this is getting the attention that it deserves