Holder: Won't selectively release torture memos

Seattle Post ^ | April 23, 2009 12:26 p.m. PT

[navysealdad]

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder says he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness.

Holder is testifying before the House Appropriations Committee and says he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.

He was asked about the fierce debate that has erupted since the Justice Department released four memos last week detailing the harsh techniques used on some detainees during the Bush administration. Republicans have urged President Barack Obama to release other classified reports detailing what intelligence information was gained from such questioning. Holder said he didn't know what specific memos Republicans may be referring to.

[navysealdad]

Holder said he didn't know what specific memos Republicans may be referring to.

[rvoitier]

Ever think to ask, Eric while you blinked?!

[TonyM]

They have already done exactly that, selectively release one memo, redacting non-incrimination portions. America wake up, the time for being stupid is over.

[what's up]

Uh...the ones Cheney requested from the archives.

[navysealdad]

He also said he didn't rule out prosecuting CIA interrogators.

[Kansas58]

Holder wants to give the terrorists immunity, so that they will testify against American heroes!

Holder is ALREADY “selectively” releasing documents and memos. Holder only releases what helps his political view.

[skeeter]

Holder said he didn't know what specific memos Republicans may be referring to.

In other news, the Langley area suffered from unexplained brownouts. Authorities say they could not explain the sudden surge in electricity usage, nor ubiquitous sounds that could best be described as the shredding of paper.

[ex91B10]

I wish some congressional commitee would be so curious as to inquire about Mr. Obama and his fund raising, esp. the ‘online’ money.

[Red Steel]

Holder said he didn't know what specific memos Republicans may be referring to.

What, you didn't see the blacked out redacted text you imbecile?

[LibLieSlayer]

holder is as big a liar as his boss hussein is.

LLS

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Bush should have had Holder investigated for the Marc Rich pardon.

[navysealdad]

He’s on C-SPAN 3 now..

[NonValueAdded]

The rest of them, Holder you idiot. You won’t play hide and seek with them? That’s EXACTLY WHAT YOUR BOSS DID. What a putz.

[muawiyah]

I haven’t ruled out prosecuting Obamistas, and in fact look forward to it.

[skeeter]

Nope. The “New Tone” precluded any justice in that regard.

[navysealdad]

He said all he know’s is what he has read in the newspapers concerning classified reports

[tina07]

WHAT A TOTAL POS....................

[sox_the_cat]

We need a Sandy Berger type to go fill his socks with the requested documents.

[holden]

Cheney presumably foresaw that if an indictment were returned on him swiftly, that Holder would likely claim, as Janet Reno was wont, that documentation related to a pending legal action simply could not be released.

HF

[sappy]

I bet he doesn’t know a lot.... especially if quized on Waco and Elian Gonzalez and various other atrocities..... He’d conventienlty invoke the clinton famous line “I don’t recall”....