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In reply to the discussion: If Snowden tortured people as a spy instead of whistle blowing [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)34. Do your own research, it is well known, was quite public and all of that was posted here
and other places including print news media at the time. It was also thoroughly discussed here, at Kos and at several University blogs.
I am not mistaken and most news aware posters here know it.
On Edit Here's a primer for lazy folks with a very poor memory
"Don't be discouraged by what's happened the last few weeks. Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we have made some mistakes - that's how we learn," Mr Obama said in a speech at the agency's headquarters.
"So I want to make a point that...I understand that it's hard when you are asked to protect the American people against people who have no scruples and would willingly and gladly kill innocents."
His visit came as it emerged that the highly controversial technique of "water-boarding", a type of simulated drowning, was used 266 times on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah, two senior al-Qaeda prisoners.
Last week, Mr Obama released documents written by officials in President George W. Bush's administration that contained details of the CIA's methods of extracting information from al-Qaeda suspects between 2002 and 2005.
Although Mr Obama said that neither CIA interrogators nor the authors of the memos should be prosecuted, civil liberties groups have demanded that torture charges be brought, arguing that the "Nuremberg defence" of following orders is unacceptable.
"So I want to make a point that...I understand that it's hard when you are asked to protect the American people against people who have no scruples and would willingly and gladly kill innocents."
His visit came as it emerged that the highly controversial technique of "water-boarding", a type of simulated drowning, was used 266 times on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah, two senior al-Qaeda prisoners.
Last week, Mr Obama released documents written by officials in President George W. Bush's administration that contained details of the CIA's methods of extracting information from al-Qaeda suspects between 2002 and 2005.
Although Mr Obama said that neither CIA interrogators nor the authors of the memos should be prosecuted, civil liberties groups have demanded that torture charges be brought, arguing that the "Nuremberg defence" of following orders is unacceptable.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/5190504/Barack-Obama-visits-CIA-to-calm-uproar-over-release-of-secret-memos.html
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Amazing, isn't it? Yet despite all the knowledge we have of the abusive treatment of Whistle .
sabrina 1
Jul 2013
#6
The contractors operating the persona-management software posting here wouldn't be smearing him...nt
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#10
I see the sheer volume of posts coming from them as evidence they do this for a living.
backscatter712
Jul 2013
#14
In a frank moment over a beer, they'd probably confess, "hey, it's a living."
reformist2
Jul 2013
#17
Because it has to be obvious even to them that they are doing harm to the Democratic Party,
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#20
Interesting for someone who sides with Republians Clapper, Mueller, Alexander and Comey.
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#19
Sorry I replied to the wrong post. I am easily confused and vodka doesnt help. Sorry again. nm
rhett o rick
Jul 2013
#24
Do your own research, it is well known, was quite public and all of that was posted here
Dragonfli
Jul 2013
#34