CIA ordered to turn over documents relating to destroyed interrogation tapes

[deminks]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/CIA_ordered_to_turn_over_documents_0424.html

The Central Intelligence Agency must turn over records regarding detainee interrogation tapes the agency destroyed in an alleged effort to protect the identity of its officers.

A federal judge rejected the CIA's attempt to withhold records relating to the agency's destruction of 92 videotapes that depicted interrogation of CIA prisoners in a ruling Friday afternoon. The tapes were said to have shown some detainees' torture.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing for the documents' release under the Freedom of Information Act, and aims to have the agency held in contempt of court for refusing to provide them.

The ACLU has been remarkably successful at obtaining previously secret government documents. President Barack Obama was recently forced to release Bush administration memos which outlined torture techniques to be employed on detainees.

edited to add ACLU Link:

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/39465prs20090424.html

[THX1138]

1. ACLU

is the only place I feel like I'm getting my donation's worth these days. They kick ass.

[malaise]

2. Change is here

Bravo ACLU. You are among the bravest of citizens.

[Lerkfish]

3. this is why repubs hate the aclu

:)

[ThomWV]

8. It is the CIA under Democratic leadership that is the question here - think about it

This fight is not with the Republicans as such, its with the CIA - which at the moment is headed by a Democrat and is bound to obey the directives of a Democratic President.

[Spazito]

4. The ACLU has been doing amazing work on this issue....

When all is said and done, they will deserve the credit for bring out the truth of what went on during the Bush Administration.

[NYC_SKP]

5. "If you're not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to hide."

How often is that one used to defend warrentless searches of private citizens?

Well, these are OUR officers and that anything was destroyed should, itself, be a crime.

:patriot:

[pleah]

6. K&R!

:)

[chill_wind]

7. "Isikoff to Congress: Make Sure You Ask for the Negroponte Memo" (Emptywheel)

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/16/isikoff-to-congress-make-sure-you-ask-for-the-negroponte-memo/

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/25/porter-goss-attacks-on-pelosi-and-harman-but-admits-cia-broke-the-law/

[EFerrari]

9. Anyone remember when we were calling Congress to object

to the rehiring of Death Squads by the Bush Administration? Feinstein's office treated me as if I was talking about black helicopters and x-ray vision. Idiots.

[tekisui]

10. knr!~