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ProSense

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2. Yup
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 10:15 PM
Mar 2014
It is likely the files the CIA pulled out of the Senate’s hands would reveal two presidents have lied to the world about the torture program. Even for someone cynical and jaded, it is still possible to be gobsmacked by the news. We are witnessing extraordinary events in the history of our nation.

Speaking in reference to revelations that the CIA searched computers being used by Senate staffers, and removed documents those staffers had received from the CIA detailing its post-9/11 torture program, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein said:

I have grave concerns that the CIA’s search may well have violated the separation of powers principles embodied in the United States Constitution, including the Speech and Debate Clause. It may have undermined the constitutional framework essential to effective congressional oversight of intelligence activities.

<CIA actions> may also have violated the Fourth Amendment, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, as well as Executive Order 12333, which prohibits the CIA from conducting domestic searches or surveillance.

...we're "witnessing extraordinary events in the history of our nation." Who knew the torture investigation was proceeding?

It's interesting that the most sought-after documents on torture, ones the CIA is desperate to keep from the public, were created/turned over by Leon Panetta.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024654245

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whoop... there it is... [View all] WillyT Mar 2014 OP
Thanx Obama! uponit7771 Mar 2014 #1
Yup ProSense Mar 2014 #2
I don't see how you think that means anything. nt grasswire Mar 2014 #3
See how what "means anything"? n/t ProSense Mar 2014 #4
I Don't Think That's The Point Any Longer... WillyT Mar 2014 #5
What's interesting is that WE knew, ordinary people with zero access to the material the sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #14
Have you seen this? Oilwellian Mar 2014 #6
Yep... Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #7
How... Nixonian of him. villager Mar 2014 #21
harsh comments there grasswire Mar 2014 #8
Jury Results: 5-1 leave. X_Digger Mar 2014 #10
egad grasswire Mar 2014 #11
Yep... I'd Like To Know How Delivery Clerk Is Racist... WillyT Mar 2014 #12
predatory alerting, doncha know nt grasswire Mar 2014 #13
There are people here whose belief in Obama is religious mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #15
Deep down they can't have too much belief in him ... 1000words Mar 2014 #18
I didn't say it. grasswire Mar 2014 #20
Exactly, it is a cult of personality mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #24
+1 villager Mar 2014 #22
k & r & thank you Mr. T! n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2014 #9
Yes. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #16
Very interesting indeed. lonestarnot Mar 2014 #17
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #19
K&R woo me with science Mar 2014 #23
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