Porter Goss [14min]

"Profile" offers fresh insights into the motivation of people making the headlines. One individual, from any walk of life, is chosen each week. By talking to a range of people, the programme aims to find out who they are and what makes them tick. America's chief of spooks has come under scrutiny this week over 'rendition' flights. This edition of the programme shines the spotlight on the head of the CIA, Porter Goss. He was put in charge of the CIA to address failures of intelligence over 9/11 and weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But since he took over, a number of senior intelligence officers have left and critics say that Goss is too close to the White House. Is the CIA under Porter Goss able to provide the intelligence necessary to prevent further terrorist attacks? Tom Mangold talks to Goss' friends and colleagues to assess his impact.