Church Committee

Als Church Committee wird der Sonderausschuss des US-Senats zur Untersuchung des Regierungshandelns mit Bezug zu Aktivitäten der Nachrichtendienste (United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities) im Jahr 1975 bezeichnet. Der Name stammt vom Vorsitzenden des Ausschusses Frank Church, einem demokratischen Senator aus Idaho.

↑ "Final report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, United States Senate : together with additional, supplemental, and separate views." 26. April 1976, Originalzitat: "the growth of intelligence abuses reflects a more general failure of our basic institutions."

[1] "Final report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, United States Senate : together with additional, supplemental, and separate views." 26. April 1976, Originalzitat: "the growth of intelligence abuses reflects a more general failure of our basic institutions."