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Rex

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60. But they are helping...just very slowly.

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Sun Mar 23, 2014, 03:33 PM

Mar 2014

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White House withholds thousands of documents from Senate CIA probe, despite vows of help [View all] Octafish Mar 2014 OP

It would be helpful to know WHO in the WH is involved. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #1

Agree. Democracy requires accountability. Octafish Mar 2014 #6

Cheney Watch.org k&r bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #59

My guess is David Margolis. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #11

The name Margolis sounds vaguely familiar. 2banon Mar 2014 #16

Here's a link to a paper I wrote about US Attorneys OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #20

"None Dare Call it Treason"... 2banon Mar 2014 #44

I thought we were supposed to transparent? Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #36

Transparent, translucent, opaque, whatever. progressoid Mar 2014 #41

Indeed. woo me with science Mar 2014 #72

I'm gonna say it, this needs to be investigated and not just Autumn Mar 2014 #2

Absolutely. Perhaps a federal Grand Jury led by an Independent Prosecutor? Octafish Mar 2014 #7

This cannot stand. It needs to be done . NOW. Autumn Mar 2014 #8

"The president has stated an unequivocal commitment... ProSense Mar 2014 #3

Definitely. Otherwise, there's a real problem. Octafish Mar 2014 #9

Since they can't release the report til the WH turns over the documents riderinthestorm Mar 2014 #10

Cool, now where is he on making the documents available to them to effectively make the report? TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #21

lol. look how the poster ran, ran away. cali Mar 2014 #74

Best to depart in quiet than to keep rattling on until some wonder if such is a pattern. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #75

Talk is cheap. nt NorthCarolina Mar 2014 #31

But there is a catch in that. zeemike Mar 2014 #40

Disinformation Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #51

Recommend. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #4

Thanks, Jefferson23! Octafish Mar 2014 #14

That's because those tactics are not a form of a legitimate democracy..you're correct imo. n/t Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #19

Transparency only applies to documents that aren't noteworthy. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #5

Catch-22 Octafish Mar 2014 #66

it's a safe bet to say that the American people will NEVER see the report nt G_j Mar 2014 #12

No, the obvious intent is a report that has enough data withheld to paint a false impression of TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #24

good point, and then there were the documents which the CIA destroyed nt G_j Mar 2014 #28

Yup, this is willful. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #42

rec 840high Mar 2014 #13

This is internal and has nothing to do with national security. L0oniX Mar 2014 #15

Big Kick and Rec! 2banon Mar 2014 #17

If the top levels of our government have a secret government rhett o rick Mar 2014 #18

I agree with your assessment of the Bush administration, but the unchecked LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #23

I dont disagree. I was just making the case that they had cart blanche from 2000 - 2008. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #25

Remember that fire in Cheney's office? 2banon Mar 2014 #27

I think he is on a short leash. He knows a lot, maybe too much. Just sayin. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #29

hmm, interesting point. It's hard not see his hand on the levers on the game board though. n/t 2banon Mar 2014 #55

I think his usefulness to the PTB has waned. nm rhett o rick Mar 2014 #62

I forgot about the fire. OnyxCollie Mar 2014 #32

Why is the WH afraid of blowing it open Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #37

Maybe it would reveal Enthusiast Mar 2014 #43

I wish I knew. n/t 2banon Mar 2014 #47

Blowing it open would result in complete chaos. The President rhett o rick Mar 2014 #63

Maybe they're still trying to sort things out. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #65

We the people need to know Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2014 #69

I think most people already knew that. n/t GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #70

The informed people do Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2014 #77

And the shredding truck... dgauss Mar 2014 #54

did you see this excerpt on that blog: ? 2banon Mar 2014 #57

That caught my eye too, the expectation of investigations. dgauss Mar 2014 #61

Not impossible but hard because to press the issue one must be willing to accept TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #30

You know considering the NeoCons chest thumping, and belittling President Obama's anti-aggressive 2banon Mar 2014 #58

Absolutely, an interview with Cheney should be exactly like an interview with Manson. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #68

Senator Udall pressed for answers.. 2banon Mar 2014 #22

They realized they revealed a little too much in their document dump, LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #26

"The Panetta Review" was apparently the red flag 2banon Mar 2014 #52

Here is Udall's statement ProSense Mar 2014 #53

If they have nothing to hide about torture then they have nothing to worry about. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #33

big K and R. bbgrunt Mar 2014 #34

Obfuscation trumps transparency pscot Mar 2014 #35

Could the information be leaked. Not a Fan Mar 2014 #38

weren't the Pentagon papers read into the Congressional record? grasswire Mar 2014 #48

The Obama administration chose to cover up the crimes of Bush/Cheney Oilwellian Mar 2014 #39

Accountability ended with the 2000 election. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #45

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #46

big important kick nt grasswire Mar 2014 #49

what might be their reasons? n/t wildbilln864 Mar 2014 #50

The Senate should hire Snowden so they could find out what the CIA does. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #56

But they are helping...just very slowly. Rex Mar 2014 #60

I'm going to kick this thread until it confesses. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #64

It's IS sad that the so called South American "banana republics" have done a better job ... MrMickeysMom Mar 2014 #73

"more than one quarter of all footnotes in the 9/11 Report refer to CIA interrogations" johnnyreb Mar 2014 #67

K&R woo me with science Mar 2014 #71

Kick!!! Great information. haikugal Mar 2014 #76