With the MSM and talking heads in TDS spin mode toward President Trumps’ nominee to head the CIA the news is full of stories about how she is unfit because she was in charge when torture was used (Find out what you get subjected which you go through survival school. Big deal!)
This article, where ProPublica says "Never mind, we were wrong, err erred, oh we mean mistaken", is well worth the read at this link: https://www.propublica.org/article/cia-cables-detail-its-new-deputy-directors-role-in-torture
Most of the "breathless" reporting has so many "he said", "it was reported", “our source who must remain anonymous tells us”. . . I think you can take a report on "death by climate change" and substitute Gina Haspel's name and the article would read the same.
What the folks in Washington have to answer for now is why do they now take the side of the head chopping Al Qaeda jihadists called “rebels” in Syria?
The “War on Terror” has evolved into the “War with Terror”.
He does not need to apologize. He has strong feelings, well found feelings about her being unfit to serve in the position.
He would have to apologize if he felt as he does and did not say anything, or said it in less than direct terms.
Either way, we need some fresh blood in the mix. The statescraft (and I use the term very loosely) of the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Obama years has not been working out well for us.
related to the headline:
Correction: Trump’s Pick to Head CIA Did Not Oversee Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
ProPublica erred when it reported in 2017 that Gina Haspel was in charge of a secret prison in Thailand during the infamous interrogation of an al-Qaida suspect.
by Raymond Bonner, special to ProPublica March 15, 6:38 p.m. EDT
https://www.propublica.org/article/cia-cables-detail-its-new-deputy-directors-role-in-torture
also picked up by MSN:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/propublica-issues-serious-correction-to-report-on-trump-cia-director-nominee/ar-BBKhblH?ocid=spartanntp
Everyone owes everyone an apology.
Rich Leowry is an apologist for torture. Rand Paul is correct. Haspel must not be confirmed. She is a twisted sadist and unAmerican. No torture, not now, not ever.
No, it doesn’t shock me. Rand Paul is consistent and passionate about his abhorrence of global warmongering, whomever the President is. What’s a shame is that he messed up the primary campaign by being anti-Trump. RP should’ve instead listened to why people were supporting DJT. RP’s posture made him seem like part of the establishment.
Rand, like his dad, eclipses brief moments of brilliance with an overpowering aura of pure idiocy.
C'mon, Rand!
Waterboarding Valerie Jarrett, Eric Holder, McCabe, Strzok, Nellie Ohr, and the rest of that bunch is going to be no picnic.
Don't you want someone with experience?
Little Rand yelps for attention!
I’m more interested in how this story got started in the first place.
Where did Pro Publica get the false information about Gina Haspel in the first place?
I wish some of these so called republicans would go after democrats like they do republicans. They pretty much gave obama a pass for eight years.
First of all, Senator Paul was given false information and went Public with it. It makes him look foolish.
Secondly, Waterboarding was considered an enhanced Interrogation tool that was used very selectively, not Torture. I’m surprised that some FReepers sound like Democrats in this regard.
Waterboarding does not cause any temporary or permanent physical harm. It isn’t pleasant, yet certain segments of our own Military are exposed to it as part of their Training so they know what to expect if Captured.
Just my $.02, your Mileage may vary...
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