BRENNAN CIA CONFIRMATION HEARING / PANETTA BENGHAZI TESTIMONY TODAY.............

John Brennan, President Obama's nominee as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, C.I.A.; is scheduled to appear before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee today for his Confirmation Hearing.  Brennan, a twenty five year veteran official of the C.I.A., has served as the Deputy National Security Adviser to President Obama during his first term and is his chief Counter Terrorism expert.  Brennan is expected to be aggressively questioned by the members of the Intelligence Committee, especially about the Administration's Drone Policy regarding the killing of Americans suspected of ties to Al Qaeda terrorism, without carrying out due process procedures and their constitutional rights.  Oregon's Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, and Maine's Republican Senator Susan Collins, are two of the Intelligence Committee members stating they have serious questions for John Brennan on the Drone policy, among other topocs of concern as to his suitability  to lead the C.I.A. in the Obama Administration's second term.  Also today, outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will appear before Congress to testify on his role and knowledge of the Benghazi tragedy.  Panetta is retiring back to California and his testimony today his last official act as Defense Secretart as the confirmation of  his nominated successor, Senator Chuck Hagel, is still pending...........Fr.  Troy