Continued from part one
Moynihan accused the CIA of seriously undermining the roles of successive secretaries of state by usurping their taks of formulating and conducting foreign policy.
In contrast, Rose's remarks in "Changemasters" assert that the changing international scene makes the job of the covert agency even more vital, difficult and important.
He stresses the significance of national security--which he mentions four times in the three-paraagraph foreword--and the "cutting edge" role the CIA plays in protecting it.
He says that RIT's involvement in the report "registers simultaneously our commitment to national security and our recognition of the change environment that make such security more difficult."
He goes on to say: "We have attempted to bring our experience at RIT, and enlist the support of distinguished Americans who feel as we do regarding the importance of the activities of our intelligence community, to bear on national problems."
But faculty members who have seen the report question whether Rose has the right to assume such commitment on the part of RIT, particularly since the relative importance of national security, compared to other problems, is not an issue on which there is consensus.
Timothy Engstrom, an RIT philosophy professor, said Rose seemed unable to distinguish between his role as the public leader of an important academic institution and his private political commitments.
"He has assumed that his constituents share his views and that he can speak for them, but these are issues people would like to question and debate," Engstrom said.
More to follow.
