Posted on 08/25/2009 7:08:20 AM PDT by Kaslin
Former vice president, top Republican senators criticize decision to begin a new criminal probe of past interrogation tactics. Cheney said, "the people involved deserve our gratitude."
WASHINGTON -- Top Republican senators said on Monday they were troubled by Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to begin a new criminal probe of past interrogation tactics used by the CIA during President George W. Bush's war on terror, and expressed concern it could hamper U.S. intelligence efforts.
A newly declassified version of a CIA report revealed Monday that CIA interrogators once allegedly threatened to kill the Sept. 11 attack mastermind's children and suggested another would be forced to watch his mother sexually assaulted.
The fresh crop of damaging revelations only intensified the long-running political fight about the secret interrogation program -- whether it protected the United States then, and whether spilling its secrets now will weaken the nation's future security.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney refuted Holder's decision, saying it "serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this administration's ability to be responsible for our nation's security."
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Bush should have investigated many Clinton-era crimes but chose not to. Among them were some that involved Holder. Including Pardon-gate. If these had been investigated and prosecuted the landscape would look very different right now.
The CIA will not be easy to investigate. If no one talks, then what? Are they going to torture them?? LOL!! d
The Obamanoids are attempting to get conservatives to not focus on the healthcare debate and change the news cycle.
FOCUS on ALL fronts.
Amazing how this Marxist administration can rehire all the criminals from the Clinton administration to run its criminal enterprise..........
Amazing how this Marxist administration can rehire all the criminals from the Clinton administration to run its criminal enterprise..........
I am too. It’s imperative that we get the majority back of both Houses. Starting with congress in 2010
There is only one way out of this garbage: Town Halls! At these town halls, the rallying cry must be, “Stop the Stalinist purges!” “Down with the surrender monkeys!”
Anyone can see that this inquisition has been resurrected in order to placate the leftist “base” of the dimowit party at a time when they are about to go ballistic over losing nationalized health care!
They need this Alinsky-ite “enemy” to isolate, freeze and destroy; it’s red meat for the hard-left.
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