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14. Note that the Obama administration is NOT holding it up

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 04:53 PM

Dec 2014

Articles that said they were - all had no on record source. Here Earnest and Psaki are the official spokesmen.

“The president believes that, on principle, it’s important to release that report, so that people around the world and people here at home understand exactly what transpired,” he said. Earnest said the administration has taken steps to improve security at U.S. facilities around the world.

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Secretary of State John Kerry supports releasing the findings, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters today. Kerry discussed the policy implications of the release in a phone call with Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and chairman of the intelligence panel, and said it was up to her to decide when to do so, Psaki said.

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Bush Joins Bid to Block Senate Release of CIA Torture Report [View all] Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

I almost wet my pants laughing... SoapBox Dec 2014 #1

Wouldn't it be lovely to have this report lead to Bush, Cheney, duhneece Dec 2014 #4

Yes but I am not going to hold my breath on them cstanleytech Dec 2014 #8

we are not a signatory to that agreement so they wont be going to the hague belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #9

Even if they were tried in absentia duhneece Dec 2014 #17

Was Serbia a signatory? Was Yugoslavia? JDPriestly Dec 2014 #36

i dont know- my guess is no? belzabubba333 Dec 2014 #57

That will make me so happy n/t albino65 Dec 2014 #23

Why do DUers always say that yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #28

Doesn't matter. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #51

Exactly! nt duhneece Dec 2014 #55

What would you like to see happen? nt duhneece Dec 2014 #56

Yeah, but we've got a President that believes in "Looking Forward, not Looking Backwards" dirtydickcheney Dec 2014 #34

About 5 years ago it was President Obama who ordered this report. Sunlei Dec 2014 #80

Yes, we can all dream... mountain grammy Dec 2014 #37

We all know that's where the trail leads. harun Dec 2014 #79

That they won't be walking free after this, is what REALLY scares them. Volaris Dec 2014 #24

Will we discover anything new? Turbineguy Dec 2014 #2

Bush: "This government does not torture people." Renew Deal Dec 2014 #3

One of the worst lies ever told. sakabatou Dec 2014 #26

Why believe ANYTHING this serial liar and sociopath says??? Including 9/11... blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #31

Didn't he hire people to do it? jmowreader Dec 2014 #43

Of course he wants it BLOCKED, unlike Dem statesmen calling for a DELAY only blm Dec 2014 #5

I support waiting until after the Iran deal. Why rock the boat on something as important as the okaawhatever Dec 2014 #10

How would releasing this report affect our negotiations with Iran? I don't get it. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #15

They would have to save face with their people Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #21

Exactly. AzDar Dec 2014 #25

Oh FFS, the CIA has nothing on Iran. You want to know about torture, talk to someone who has faced okaawhatever Dec 2014 #39

Iran is running ops right now (WITH the US) confronting ISIL. Have some of you been blm Dec 2014 #45

Plenty of people will die in future over the years of what bush admin started. report or none. Sunlei Dec 2014 #81

There is no difference! onwardsand upwards Dec 2014 #12

Yeah and Kerry is no different than Bush�.except for the fact that blm Dec 2014 #50

Yup -- he's a good cop, alright. onwardsand upwards Dec 2014 #59

Lazyminded answer. So much easier to not think things through, eh? blm Dec 2014 #70

Easier, still, to keep your blinkers on ... onwardsand upwards Dec 2014 #73

Unlike Dems? Wake up billhicks76 Dec 2014 #32

LOL - So, of course you can easily name lawmakers who have effected this blm Dec 2014 #44

It's Affected Not Effected billhicks76 Dec 2014 #61

Baloney - and old school effected works fine for me. blm Dec 2014 #68

I Think For Myself billhicks76 Dec 2014 #71

LOL - Thought that up yourself, did ya? You know NOTHING about Syria blm Dec 2014 #75

Really Doesn't Matter What We Think Or Guess billhicks76 Dec 2014 #62

Let's see, WHO is in charge of embassies around the world and who is NOT? blm Dec 2014 #69

It's Released Now billhicks76 Dec 2014 #72

It always WAS going to be released, your hysteria was unwarranted. blm Dec 2014 #74

Look Forward Not Back Right? billhicks76 Dec 2014 #77

According to you, anyway. Your hysteria has no credibility. blm Dec 2014 #82

Your Calling Me A Moron? billhicks76 Dec 2014 #83

Now is anyone here really surprised that they want to block it? I mean really? cstanleytech Dec 2014 #6

... ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #7

Love this!! n/t Duval Dec 2014 #19

All hail Grumpy Cat! Brigid Dec 2014 #30

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #11

Witness the turn of history as the Bush/Cheney legacy is told. slumcamper Dec 2014 #13

Note that the Obama administration is NOT holding it up karynnj Dec 2014 #14

Makes me proud nt duhneece Dec 2014 #18

Well then...it will be released tomorrow as Feinstein said? KoKo Dec 2014 #20

If we leave it to Feinstein, it will never see the light of day! Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #22

She has been one of the one pushing the issue karynnj Dec 2014 #33

Well, I'll be snookered! Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2014 #64

The Obama administration has been covering up Bush's torture for years, OnyxCollie Dec 2014 #60

I was specifically speaking of releasing this report -- not the past 6 years karynnj Dec 2014 #63

The past 6 years shows a pattern of obstruction OnyxCollie Dec 2014 #65

We all know they are guilty they even admit it. I would love to see them indicted. santamargarita Dec 2014 #16

Bush shoul be counting his blessings... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #27

Obama's ace in the hole azureblue Dec 2014 #29

Unfortunately, I think you're wrong. Quackers Dec 2014 #53

They are afraid of the international outcry against them. So be it. You make your bed; you lie JDPriestly Dec 2014 #35

He's afraid it will hurt Jebbie's 2016 bid. nt msanthrope Dec 2014 #47

Even though he regrets nothing about the Iraq war, he still wants to keep secrets? mountain grammy Dec 2014 #38

War criminals! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #40

Bush Joins Bid to Black Senate Release of CIA Torture Report wagepeace Dec 2014 #41

Torture is only one of the many crimes committed by the Bush Administration. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #42

It'll be worth it just to see Darth Vader Cheney's reaction Joey Liberal Dec 2014 #46

I heard them say the report could be damaging and cause harm. It isn't the REPORT but the ACTS peacebird Dec 2014 #48

Screw the torture, tavernier Dec 2014 #49

nothing much to see here DemandsRedPill Dec 2014 #52

Yeah, he knows it will put him into prison down the road Warpy Dec 2014 #54

Of course Bush doesn't want this report released. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #58

Can we send this administration to The Hague yet? Ruby the Liberal Dec 2014 #66

too late, bitch! yurbud Dec 2014 #67

Hmm. I wonder why he objects to the report. nt ladjf Dec 2014 #76

We have global retaliation because of you Bush. Accountability will improve the situation. Sunlei Dec 2014 #78