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Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:52 PM

Sep 2014

"Rumsfeld’s skedaddle from Paris thus spared him the possible humiliation that befell Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who had been head of Chile’s military dictatorship from 1973 to 1990. While on a trip to the United Kingdom in 1998, Pinochet was arrested on a Spanish judicial warrant and was held under house arrest until 2000. The Spanish judge cited the same principle of universal jurisdiction. Pinochet was freed only after the intervention of high-powered friends, including former President George H.W. Bush and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger."

Perhaps they were worried that Pinochet would 'Spill the Beans.'

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CIA chief: "If I've done something wrong, I'll stand up and admit it" [View all] bobthedrummer Sep 2014 OP

Let me call BS on that statement.b//nt dballance Sep 2014 #1

Of course he believes NOTHING he does could be wrong, so there's that. BillZBubb Sep 2014 #2

If you have any problems, just give us a call... PeoViejo Sep 2014 #3

I wonder what the late Michael Hastings article on Brennan would have revealed to US. bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #4

''Your questions are almost as dumb as the committee's.'' Octafish Sep 2014 #5

If You Thought Obama's Drone Godfather Was Powerful, Wait 'Til He's at the CIA (1-7-13 Wired article bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #6

Kind of hard to trust an agency that trains, arms and funds ISIS 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #7

"Why do they hate me?!" RufusTFirefly Sep 2014 #8

No US "boots on the ground"= private contractors, they'll do anything if the price is right bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #9

"You people don't TRUST Spooks R Us? We're SHOCKED! And HURT!!" n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #10

There's nothing wrong with the CIA christx30 Sep 2014 #11

More BS. 840high Sep 2014 #12

I agree, this is from libertarian publication and Greenwald is libertarian Todays_Illusion Sep 2014 #22

Lack of trust in agency? Who wouldn't trust the CIA? It's not like they're spies or something. DesertDiamond Sep 2014 #13

"The most efficient accident, in simple assassinations, is a fall of 75 feet or more onto a hard bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #14

Great stuff. Thanks for posting it. n/t Psephos Sep 2014 #20

We'd like to take a peak anyway, Johnny boy. Ash_F Sep 2014 #15

"Brennan expresses frustration with Senate and media while decrying lack of trust in agency..." Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2014 #16

Skilled researchers who are also professional liars. librechik Sep 2014 #17

Notice Mr. Brennan didn't say ''We.'' Octafish Sep 2014 #18

Yes Sir, I did notice that, in the context of "We don't torture..." & "Well, we tortured some folks" bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #23

"Would I lie?" nt bemildred Sep 2014 #19

Little warning, theguardian.com, Greenwald, are libertarian and strongly anti-Obama. Todays_Illusion Sep 2014 #21

I appreciate the staff of The Intercept, especially cofounder Jeremy Scahill bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #25

Your Agency is still "evil", as Otis Pike declared decades ago bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #24

Post-Watergate Intelligence Investigations (Mary Ferrell Foundation) bobthedrummer Sep 2014 #26

Gee, protecting US by denying US our rights-goes back quite away into history w/o accountability bobthedrummer Oct 2014 #27

Walter F. Mondale was one of the politicians that proposed Intelligence Committees in 1966 bobthedrummer Oct 2014 #28

What about owning up to ISIS? kick bobthedrummer Oct 2014 #29