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In reply to the discussion: Have *you* actually read Sen. Feinstein's complaint? [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)19. "I view the acting general counsel’s referral as a potential effort to intimidate this staff"
As I mentioned before, our staff involved in this matter have the appropriate clearances, handled this sensitive material according to established procedures and practice to protect classified information, and were provided access to the Panetta Review by the CIA itself. As a result, there is no legitimate reason to allege to the Justice Department that Senate staff may have committed a crime. I view the acting general counsels referral as a potential effort to intimidate this staffand I am not taking it lightly.
I should note that for most, if not all, of the CIAs Detention and Interrogation Program, the now acting general counsel was a lawyer in the CIAs Counterterrorism Centerthe unit within which the CIA managed and carried out this program. From mid-2004 until the official termination of the detention and interrogation program in January 2009, he was the units chief lawyer. He is mentioned by name more than 1,600 times in our study.
And now this individual is sending a crimes report to the Department of Justice on the actions of congressional staffthe same congressional staff who researched and drafted a report that details how CIA officersincluding the acting general counsel himselfprovided inaccurate information to the Department of Justice about the program.
I should note that for most, if not all, of the CIAs Detention and Interrogation Program, the now acting general counsel was a lawyer in the CIAs Counterterrorism Centerthe unit within which the CIA managed and carried out this program. From mid-2004 until the official termination of the detention and interrogation program in January 2009, he was the units chief lawyer. He is mentioned by name more than 1,600 times in our study.
And now this individual is sending a crimes report to the Department of Justice on the actions of congressional staffthe same congressional staff who researched and drafted a report that details how CIA officersincluding the acting general counsel himselfprovided inaccurate information to the Department of Justice about the program.
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I kind of agree with you on not having the moral authority to lecture others when you do it yourself
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#74
Can you be specific as to the "spin" that's mischaracterizing the situation?
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2014
#5
"The White House has indicated publicly and to me personally that it supports declassification
msanthrope
Mar 2014
#35
If you really believe they're in accord, and if your billing rate is more than $7.00 per hour...
DisgustipatedinCA
Mar 2014
#159
I will need to replace my scroll mouse soon from zipping over those posts so often, for
GoneFishin
Mar 2014
#176
What do you think about the main issue underlying all the obvious issues, Torture, the CIA torturing
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#75
Ding ding. Intelligence agencies aspire to be the 4th branch of government.
DirkGently
Mar 2014
#135
Excellent post, thank you! The only way to stop all of this is for the American people to know what
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#175
OMG, you are defending torture now??? Really, you think it's OK to torture people? Really???
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#149
Do you think it is wrong to torture people? If someone has tortured an individual, should they be
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#160
Please, point to where your comment has anything remotely to do with what I posted.
ProSense
Mar 2014
#157
It took me longer than 10 minutes to read, and as a citizen, I will read it again.
enough
Mar 2014
#3
Can't I just wait for the cartoon synopsis? They seem to be more accurate. nt
adirondacker
Mar 2014
#10
She says 3rd possibility of a Whistle Blower....That's something new to think about...
KoKo
Mar 2014
#134
Those of us who have stated again and again that NSA spying on Americans is
truedelphi
Mar 2014
#167
The reason is: contractors can be used to obscure responsibility and diffuse blame
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#85
I don't find it "stunning" at all: it's been going on for years, and IMO it's been a big part
struggle4progress
Mar 2014
#87
Crime is always stunning, no matter how much we 'knew' about it or for how long. It's even more
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#129
Never missing an opportunity to fund the Private Security Corporations. I wonder how much THAT cost
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#79
Yes, all we know is that billions of tax dollars have been along to Private Security
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#126
Yes, this is very out of character for her. Whatever is motivating her, I would be surprised if she
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#164
Yes grasswire, that caught my attention too, scraped jaw from floor.. yeah private contractors
2banon
Mar 2014
#83
Seriously, that caught me attention in a big way also. It made me want to finish the whole thing,
uppityperson
Mar 2014
#91
"I view the acting general counsel’s referral as a potential effort to intimidate this staff"
woo me with science
Mar 2014
#19
Yes, the Panetta Internal Review. And I'll take C for $500 Alex, "intentionally by a whistle-blower"
Catherina
Mar 2014
#29
Getting perceived threats on record would certainly seem important.
woo me with science
Mar 2014
#78
I missed the mention of the actual name of that unit chiefs lawyer, do you know what it is?
2banon
Mar 2014
#88
And you are discussing simply the physical reality of what happened in this instance and when.
truedelphi
Mar 2014
#166
I should blame Bush for Obama's CIA #%^*ing with the Senate Oversight Commitee
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2014
#47
What came of blaming Bush, which we certainly did? Any investigations, anyone even lose
sabrina 1
Mar 2014
#81
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
bobduca
Mar 2014
#174
LOL ...and spying is ok as long as it isn't done to those that ok'd the spying.
L0oniX
Mar 2014
#109
"If the Senate can declassify this report, we will be able to ensure that an un-American,
G_j
Mar 2014
#102
"CIA detention sites were far different and far more harsh than the way the CIA had described them"
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#150
thanks, it is completely sureal, even Orwell would be stunned at the duplicity. nt
pragmatic_dem
Mar 2014
#181