I doubt it PDC. I think the administration, concerned about the separation of powers, will continue to resist the NSA to testify before the committee under oath. This is not a new thing. Executive priviledge has been claimed in similar curcimstances during previous administrations.

She has requested and additional appearance, in private, before the committee to refute some of the inconsistantcies in Richard Clark's testimony, however.

It's really not necessary for the White House to spend much time refuting Clarke's charges. It has already been shown that he is not to be believed due to the sudden emergence of a background briefing he conducted for members of the Press in, I believe, 2002, when he claimed that the Bush administration was conducting a vigorous campaign against Al Quida. I'm sure it's available somewhere on the Internet if any of you are interested.

DougR