Pelosi Knew about Waterboarding from the Start (CIA memo leaked)

Human Events ^ | 5/7/09 | Jed Babbin

[Clinton's a liar]

She knew from the beginning. According to a CIA memorandum summarizing briefings to Congress on the use of enhanced interrogation techniques on terrorist detainees, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) knew from the very beginning that those techniques -- including waterboarding -- were being used on September 2, 2002.

According to the memo the very first briefing listed is 9/4/02 with then Rep. Porter Goss & Pelosi. The summary of the briefing says:

“Briefing on EITs including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed.”

This directly contradicts Pelosi’s story, that “we were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used.”

As HUMAN EVENTS reported earlier, Pelosi - by objecting to the use of the enhanced interrogation techniques - could have stopped them but didn't.

Pelosi's misstatements were apparently intended to divert attention from her and other Democrats in Congress who knew of all the enhanced interrogation methods -- in detail -- apparently as soon as they were being used.

[Clinton's a liar]

The actual memo is at the link.

[y6162]

CIA revenge...sweet...

[philly-d-kidder]

Shocking!

[A. Morgan]

Connie, is that you?

Pelosi Caught In Bald-Faced Lie— Report Shows She Was Briefed on “Use” of Waterboarding Back in 2002

[xcamel]

oops..
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246493/posts

[Lets Be Frank]

But,but, but...she said “I repeat!” Just heard this news on Levin. Pelosi is a Liar!

[truthkeeper]

BTTT

[benjibrowder]

From the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence, it makes you sound surprised? You’re really surprised?

[DTogo]

This calls for the “HA ha!” and gored-in-@ss combo graphic!

[Cuttnhorse]

CIA revenge

Eggsactly...I think the hapless Barry O has made another big mistake; this time by getting cross-ways with the CIA. They have ways.....

[glock rocks]

Rats lie? I’ll wait for the expose in Time magazine.

[cripplecreek]

Don’t screw with the CIA Nancy.

LOL

[mware]

They made a serious mistake going after the CIA.

[LibLieSlayer]

What a *unt!

LLS

[MasonGal]

BTTT - Hey - CAL!!

[jveritas]

She lied because she thought that the media will cover for her as usual and they did, she was right. Now with this leaked CIA memo prooving her lies let us see how the media will handle it.

[Clinton's a liar]

OOPS! Searched, started to post, had to deal with something, still wasn’t in breaking news (and still isn’t, only this one)... the rest of the story! =]

[4Speed]

The CIA strikes back....A leaked memo, you say ?

TSK...TSK....Arrest that woman !

[A. Morgan]

Pelosi must resign!

[Psycho_Bunny]

“Culture of corruption”

[Clinton's a liar]

Hey, you!

[ccmay]

The CIA is full of Ivy League fancy pants who supported Kerry and Obama, and undermined Bush whenever they got a chance.

HOWEVER...

It also contains some real salt of the earth American patriots who did not drink the Obama kool-aid, in addition to some formerly starry-eyed Obama supporters who have been flabbergasted by how suddenly and eagerly the intelligence community has been sold down the river by Barry and the Congressional Democrats.

A whole new political gotcha game is afoot now...

[dennisw]

It’s about time the CIA leaked something to help us instaed of the Traitor=Democrats

But will the mass media cover this much? Doubtful. The mass media had a field day when the CIA leaked stuff that hurt GW

[oldvike]

Sorry, it doesn’t matter. We could have a picture of that witch dumping the water on the prisoners and the press would cover for her and the stupid american public would turn their heads. Until we take over the media we have no chance. Period.

[Para-Ord.45]

*reference

[Lets Be Frank]

No...not suprised that she lied. Maybe a little suprised (and giddy) that she’s actually been caught at it! I was sure any proof of her knowing about this would be lost or buried so deep they wouldn’t “uncover’ it until 2030.

[joejm65]

Anyone think the CIA has an operative in Hawaii that specializes in Birth Certificate search and recovery missions? Hope so....

[xcamel]

Yup... it happens..

[potlatch]

Nancy's always been 'fishy'.

[Thom Pain]

Obama went to the CIA a couple of weeks ago, looked them right in the eye, and LIED thru his teeth!

Very few people like being treated that way. I don't know anything about the CIA, but I wouldn't want Jack Baur or Cloe(?) mad at me!

[RobFromGa]

I drank too much tea and I was out of the room...

[BluH2o]

The CIA is overwhelmingly liberals ... no question.
Obama's mistake was to threaten their operatives ... the CIA men/women that make it work day to day. Liberals know when their lives have been imperiled.

[americanophile]

Shhh...nothing to see her, next story...how about...Republican sex scandal??? Where, where?!

[South40]

"Pelosi's misstatements...

Misstatements my backside. She lied.

[Popman]

The idiot Obama thought putting a political hack like Panetta in charge of the CIA would give him cover from the get go.

Too bad the ones within the CIA who are spilling the beans will pay a heavy price and be used as an object lesson to keep future agents in line,

[A.A. Cunningham]

Pelosi Knew -- Briefed on Waterboarding in '02

[SeattleBruce]

It’s about time the CIA leaked something to help us instaed of the Traitor=Democrats

But will the mass media cover this much? Doubtful. The mass media had a field day when the CIA leaked stuff that hurt GW

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Your equation isn’t quite right:
Traitor=Democrats=Press

Sadly, that explains the second part of your post.

[Cboldt]

Jane Harman - 2/5/03, briefed that interrogation methods were similiar to SERE training
Jane Harman - 9/4/03, compared enhanced and non-enhance techniques
Jane Harman - 7/13/04, waterboarding

Whole mess of Rockefeller in there. McCain shows up in Oct 05, exactly the time the MCA was being negotiated and McCain flip-flopped was pwned by the WH.

Harry Reid - 9/6/06, waterboarding.

Man, this spreadsheet summary is going to cause the DEMs to positivey shut-up about the torture investigations. Game, set, match.

[ilgipper]

agreed that the impact will not be resignation, but it gives our side great fodder (if they decide to actually use it). The media has been against us for a long time, and the American people can be reached without the networks and NYT. It only takes swinging a small percentage of the people to get back in power. We’ve done it before, and we will do it again.

[mware]

I guess it only counts if the whistle blower is a Democrat.

[SeattleBruce]

“What a *unt!”

runt? oh...

[SeattleBruce]

“Pelosi must resign!”

New bumper sticker:

Pelosi lied - People got waterboarded.

[ZOOKER]

A whole new political gotcha game is afoot now...

I guess I get more and more cynical as time goes by, but I suspect this leak came from an Obama operative.

[mass55th]

"CIA revenge...sweet..."

I think we're going to see a lot of this in the future. You don't screw with the people you count on to watch your back. Obama and the dopes in Congress will be learning this lesson the hard way, and I'm going to love every minute of it.

[SeattleBruce]

“Until we take over the media we have no chance. “

How do you suggest?

[FightThePower!]

That’s nice if it would actually come out, but it won’t. The media will cover it up. They never go after democrats...

[SeattleBruce]

“Obama thought putting a political hack like Panetta in charge of the CIA would give him cover”

Of course we know that this crew is a bunch of circus clowns...Bammy’s even got the ears for it...unfortunately these clowns are runnin’ our country..

[ataDude]

I guess that you’ve noticed... she has been missing in action for the last several weeks. Good... now if the rest of the the congress critters would do that, along with the white House, we would all be better off.

[Disco Dave]

Speaker Pelosi is a demonstrable LIAR!!

Thanks for posting the story...Dave

[SeattleBruce]

“I suspect this leak came from an Obama operative.”

Why?