AP: Obama open to Hill probe of harsh interrogations

[sabra]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdxvkOhzjNneMr_LS4qY2ZUrtH-wD97MUS200

Obama open to Hill probe of harsh interrogations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is leaving the door to open to possible prosecution of Bush administration officials who devised harsh terrorism-era interrogation tactics.

He also said Tuesday that he worries about the impact of high-intensity hearings on how detainees were treated under former President George W. Bush. But Obama did say, nevertheless, he could support a Hill investigation if it were conducted in a bipartisan way.

Obama has said he doesn't support charging CIA agents and interrogators who took part in waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, acting on advice from superiors that such practices were legal. But he also said that it is up to the attorney general whether to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who wrote the memos approving these tactics.

[Beetwasher]

1. Dick Cheney Should Have Kept His Fucking Mouth Shut

Although it probably wouldn't have made a difference.

But this is why Cheney is out of his hole.

Prosecutions are coming.

Can it be any clearer?

[Psychic Consortium]

21. You are correct.

Cheney is scared and angry.
He is being backed into a corner by Obama.

[arthritisR_US]

2. Bipartisan means the end result will be zero prosecutions and watered down

findings at best. What utter BS!!!:puke:

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[derby378]

6. If Leahy's in charge, the pressure needs to be kept on him

We can't have him dangling the possibility of immunity to any of these jackals, now, can we?

[Beetwasher]

8. No One Said Don't Pressure

Pressure away.

Prosecutions are coming.

[derby378]

13. I'll drink to that

:toast:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/30326994#30326994

[sabra]

11. it also appears Conyers is working on his own investigation

[Beetwasher]

12. Yup, Coming At It From MANY Angles!!!

Senate, House, DOJ.

That's the way it's done.

Obama stays out and above the fray.

Prosecutions are coming.

[arthritisR_US]

18. this gives me hope, thnx!! I'm so tired of feeling pessimistic about everything and

I really need to change my frame of mind, so TY :-)

[spanone]

7. it's bs to think this can be done with only democrats....

[Beetwasher]

10. McCain Just Reminded People That Japanese Were Hanged For Waterboarding

Indeed. Reasonable Repubs will be needed to cooperate.

[BeFree]

14. So

Democrats are weak? They can't do the right thing unless they get their hands held as they walk the street?

You may be right, but if you are, then we are screwn.

We Democrats can do this by ourselves, but too many are weak imbeciles who are only in it for the money. Are we just gonna let them slide? I say NO. What do you say?

[arthritisR_US]

19. I don't think it can be done with only dems it's just that the repugs are such bellicose

jerks that they have a way of stonewalling things.

[DURHAM D]

3. Looks like he is walking back Rahm's position.

Will this cause a rift?

Or, was it just Rahm being Rahm on Sunday - running his own and not the President's agenda.

[goforit]

5. Hill Probe????.......We need a full blown investigation/ PROSECUTION!!!!

[sabra]

9. he also put it in AG Holders court to go after BushCo...

[mvd]

15. It's a glimmer of hope, I guess

If we need to proceed without Repukes, so be it. I don't care about any of them but the few moderates. It would be better of course bipartisan, but would any Repukes have the courage to join in?

[paparush]

16. Obama - AG will decide whether to prosecute torture.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8360232

[chill_wind]

17. K & R n/t

[redqueen]

20. It disgusts me that they're calling them "harsh interrogations". It is torture. (nt)

[Mari333]

22. a lot of Dems who signed off on TORTURE will be exposed

I HOPE.
Nancy 'impeachment is off the table' is one of them.
she was and still is covering her ass.