Democrats charged Tuesday that the CIA has released documents about congressional briefings on harsh interrogation techniques in order to deflect attention and blame away from itself.
“I think there is so much embarrassment in some quarters [of the CIA] that people are going to try to shift some of the responsibility to others — that’s what I think,” said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who sat on the Senate Intelligence Committee and was briefed on interrogation techniques five times between 2006 and 2007.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said he finds it “interesting” that a document detailing congressional briefings was released just as “some of the groups that have been responsible for these interrogation techniques were taking the most criticism.”
Oh, and noname, while you are brushing up on your critical thinking skills, try comprehending these as well.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124223286506515765.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124226630752118027.html
# 61 Ah_Yea, ahem, Ah_Crap what does Obama not releasing photos have to do with this topic. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124226630752118027.html
Are you trying to do your typical Repugnican play book thing again, obfuscate and distract from the issue?
As I said in my post #18 “In summary, both CIA and the congress members who were briefed are culpable, but not equally.”
Yes as the article points out congress could have done more. But I hold Repugnican Administration more responsible.
I have to ask, do Repugnican like the smell of shit? Why do you and them so desperately want to keep your heads in your collective asses?
Politicians are humans, too. They make mistakes like everyone of us. But … they could do a litte bit less mistakes when they gouvern a nation.
#57
This is a bit of a fools errand in trying to explain this because you don’t see that there is a threat. But there have been hundreds of terror attacks across the globe, every continent (save Antarctica) has had to deal with Salafi Jihadism in some form or another, and the Jihadi are uniform in saying that they want an end to globalization and the West to be replaced by a religious caliphate, but you say terrorism is a result of Bush and Cheney, and really isn’t a threat. Ok fine that ends the discussion. We aren’t in the same reality. Either Salafi Jihadism exists in the world or it doesn’t. I say it does, you say it doesn’t. Fine.
However with Obama and these memos, he has spread a poisonous hypocrisy throughout the whole society, and more specifically within the Democratic Party, that is typified by Pelosi’s denials. What the Left is saying is “Do it, by all means get the results, make us safe”, as people love to say for some reason, “but we do not want to see what it looks like, nor hear what it sounds like.”
That gap is bound to close, and the Left will have to confront it’s own hypocrisy. Sure those (like you and Moureen Doud) will deny it and blame it on Bush, but it will be clear to everyone else. I wish Obama all the luck in the world in trying to have it both ways, but I don’t think all his charm and smoothness is going to get him through on this one.
US intelligence can appear to serve republican or democrat, conservative or liberal, agendas. Nothing could be further from the truth, they obey a higher authority – no, not god. Politics is there to distract attetion from the true power. Appocalypse is near, as things get worse their actions will become more evident.
Yes, nobrain, I knew you couldn’t comprehend. You must still be in high school. Critical thinking and analysis isn’t your strong point.
“In summary, both CIA and the congress members who were briefed are culpable, but not equally.”
What you fail to understand in your rush to be a shrill, is the fact -as presented to you- that the CIA worked under the expressed approval of both the Bush and Pelosi.
Oh no! What a shock! It can’t be! I refuse to believe Pelosi and company are backstabbing opportunist!
Read post #64. Unlike your bipolar self, he can see the obvious.
All of them are liars it’s what they get paid for . CIA the most corrupt. Evil. Republicans knew what they were doing. What was bush ? Evil. Now they put total b.s. on the news. What is really going on ?
She was going after the bush admin. So now Bush along with the CIA are telling her to shut the f*** up. That’s the Corrupt corporation of the U.S.A. for you. Soon things are going to get even worse. All governments are under the control of the Evil 1 !.