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In reply to the discussion: Help us protest the DISGUSTING segment on 60 Minutes that allowed the torturer [View all]markpkessinger
(8,909 posts)I was utterly appalled by that segment. But what was even worse was when I went to 60 Minutes' website to post a comment. The majority of the comments expressed disapproval of CBS, not for the very good reasons you cite, but rather because Lesley Stahl had been permitted to "trash such a fine American." The comments truly sickened me.
As I pointed out in the comment I left, my problem was not that Lesley Stahl had been too hard on Rodriguez, but rather because it was such a soft-ball interview. I also pointed out that I found Ms. Stahl's intimation to the effect that ordinary Americans have no way of knowing who they should believe between the FBI and CIA quite disingenuous. The FBI, after all, had been in the business of interrogations for decades, whereas the CIA is quite new to the game.