House to probe CIA prisons leak(but not request for pre-war intel inquiry)

House to probe CIA prisons leak


WASHINGTON - The House Intelligence Committee will look into a possible leak of classified information about secret CIA prisons but will not heed the request of the panel's top Democrat to restart a 2003 inquiry into prewar intelligence on Iraq.

As Democratic calls for intelligence-related reviews grow on Capitol Hill, a Republican congressional aide said work on the botched prewar Iraq estimates will stay with the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is in the second phase of its investigation.

The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the lawmakers had not yet made the announcements.

The House Intelligence Committee, chaired by Rep. Peter Hoekstra, already has been investigating leaks of classified information. The Michigan Republican was not immediately available to comment.