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Octafish

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5. Thank you, MinM! Outstanding article from Melvin Goodman...

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Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:30 AM

Feb 2014

"Today there is no real effort to monitor, let alone reform, the CIA and the NSA in the wake of abuses that include torture, secret prisons, extraordinary renditions, and massive surveillance. A senior CIA operative, Jose Rodriquez, destroyed the torture tapes with impunity and has been allowed to write a book that argues there was no torture and abuse. That is exactly the reason why we need whistleblowers as well as courageous congressmen such as Rep. Otis Pike."

Amen.

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The Lost Legacy of Otis Pike [View all] MinM Jan 2014 OP

Good article - worth reading in full. bananas Jan 2014 #1

The Pike Committee MinM Jan 2014 #2

Be that as it may, it is way past time for real reform and oversight-and PROSECUTION of those that bobthedrummer Jan 2014 #3

The first congressman to battle the NSA MinM Feb 2014 #4

Thank you, MinM! Outstanding article from Melvin Goodman... Octafish Feb 2014 #5

Thanks for this post! KoKo Feb 2014 #6

Unfortunately Pike's career subsequently took a hit .. MinM Mar 2014 #7