US: The CIA's independent watchdog has recommended disciplinary reviews for current and former officials who were involved in failed intelligence efforts before the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
CIA director Porter Goss now must decide whether the disciplinary proceedings should go ahead.
The proceedings were recommended by the CIA inspector general, John Helgerson, it was learned yesterday. It remains unclear which people are identified for the accountability boards in the highly-classified report spanning hundreds of pages.
The report was delivered to Congress on Tuesday night.
Following a two-year review into what went wrong before the suicide hijackings, Mr Helgerson harshly criticises a number of the agency's most senior officials, according to people familiar with the report. Among those singled out for criticism are former CIA director George Tenet, former clandestine service chief Jim Pavitt and former counterterrorism centre head Cofer Black.
Those who know Mr Goss well question whether the director, who took over the CIA last September, will commission the disciplinary reviews.
