TORTURER
Posted on 05/14/2009 9:29:39 AM PDT by wrrock
In September 2002, four members of Congress met in secret for a first look at a unique CIA program designed to wring vital information from reticent terrorism suspects in U.S. custody. For more than an hour, the bipartisan group, which included current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was given a virtual tour of the CIA's overseas detention sites and the harsh techniques interrogators had devised to try to make their prisoners talk.
Among the techniques described, said two officials present, was waterboarding, a practice that years later would be condemned as torture by Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill. But on that day, no objections were raised. Instead, at least two lawmakers in the room asked the CIA to push harder, two U.S. officials said.
"The briefer was specifically asked if the methods were tough enough," said a U.S. official who witnessed the exchange.
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Nancy Pelosi is in so much trouble, I don’t know if she realizes what very deep, deep difficulty she has brought down on herself.
This should be interesting - and the beginning of the end of her speakership.
Stenny Hoyer must really be enjoying this.
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Mr. Hoyer is not only enjoying her pain, but is probably orchestrating much of this drama.
I just thought of something - who knows where the “butt” end of that whip has been before they gave it to Nancy?
....at the behest of his White House masters.
Emanuel is just following his own advice, taking advantage of a good crisis to get rid of a dumb PIA Speaker.
Who is guaranteed to be replaced by another leftist. Hell, Gavin Newsom would take the seat easily.
PHONE AND FAX REP. HOYER! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF POPCORN FOR THIS!
Phone - (202) 225-4131
Fax - (202) 225-4300
They told Barney to leave that thing at home, but he didn't listen. lol
She is lying through her teeth. I hope they impeach her for this. Even the democrats don’t like her.
Just looking at her face is torture.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured on March 1, 2003. Waterboarding the previously captured Abu Zubaydah may have yielded data that led to the capture of the “9/11 architect”. Therefore, waterboarding probably prevented another 9/11 in Los Angeles.
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