McClatchy has done some digging and what they found could be explosive.
Since the death of Bin Laden, the torture supporters have been in chest thumping mode, saying that it was the harsh interrogation torture of detainees that lead to the intel: Finally, in May 2005, al-Libi was captured. Under CIA interrogation, al-Libi admitted that when he was promoted to succeed Mohammed, he received the word through […]
I was just watching Bill Maher and they were talking about the Joe Sestak deal. The talk was about how the right wants to impeach President Obama over this, despite nothing illegal being done. Patrick Ruffini, a former Bush adviser, defended this by saying “Obama promised not to do this stuff”, to which Jonathon Alter […]
This is all I got so far from an email alert: Italian court convicts 23 Americans of kidnapping in CIA rendition of Muslim cleric CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel had been tried in absentia on kidnapping charges for their involvement in the 2003 abduction of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as […]
This is a very interesting develop. Greg Sargent has been trying to get a clarification from Porter Goss if the CIA told him about the use of torture during that meeting with them and Nancy Pelosi, or if he wasn’t. Well Goss isn’t saying anything: So I asked Goss’ spokesperson directly: Were he and Pelosi […]
I have had Morning Joe on for about 45 minutes now. Guess what the subject has been? Nancy Pelosi and the CIA crap. The constant whining of “how can she lash out at the CIA” is getting very old. Scarborough has essentially dedicated his last 4 shows to this subject. This morning they are talking […]
There has been this strawman theory going on with the right and media that some how Nancy Pelosi is responsible for torture because “she knew about it”. Well today Pelosi threw that theory out of the water by saying the CIA down right lied to her Of course this won’t change anything. The Republicans will […]
FAIL FAIL: 58% Say Release of CIA Memos Endangers National Security OBAMA FAILED!!!!! But what happens when you read the actual question? This is by far one of the most crap-tastic polls ever put out by that crap-tastic organization Rasmussen. What kind of polling question is that? Let me tell you – it’s a push […]
Boehner admits that we torture: While cable news outlets and major newspapers continue to use euphemisms such as “harsh interrogation tactics” to describe the Bush administration’s approach to intelligence gathering, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) used a more succinct term Thursday: “torture.” “Last week, they released these memos outlining torture techniques. That was clearly […]
From the Bush legacy of “winning hearts and minds”: The CIA’s station chief at its sensitive post in Algeria is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for allegedly raping at least two Muslim women who claim he laced their drinks with a knock-out drug, U.S. law enforcement sources tell ABC News. Officials say the […]