House GOPer Signals Support For Release Of Torture Intel That Contradicts Cheney

[babylonsister]

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/torture/house-goper-signals-support-for-release-of-torture-intel-that-contradicts-cheney/

House GOPer Signals Support For Release Of Torture Intel That Contradicts Cheney


This is potentially significant: A key House Republican is signaling support for the release of a classified CIA report that is expected to reveal that there’s no proof torture foiled any terror attacks — in direct contradiction of Dick Cheney’s claims.

As I’ve been documenting, multiple Republicans have been calling for the selective release of classified info to bolster Cheney’s claim that torture made us safer. But there’s also a key 2004 CIA report being sought by the ACLU and some Dems that reportedly found there’s no proof that torture stopped any attacks.

If that document is released, it could change the debate and dramatically undermine Cheney’s claims.

Now GOP Congressman Pete Hoekstra, the ranking Republican on the intelligence committee, is signaling support for the release of the document.

Hoekstra has been demanding the release of intel that will supposedly show that Dems knew all about the torture program. So I asked Hoekstra spokesperson Jamal Ware if Hoekstra would also call for the CIA doc’s release.

“Congressman Hoekstra supports public release of as much information as possible to give a full, fair, and complete account consistent with national security,” Ware replied.

While that’s not quite a direct demand for the CIA doc, his call for “as much information as possible” goes much farther than any other Republican has. Bottom line: If Republicans keep demanding the release of classified info to help Cheney’s cause, it will get tougher for them to not support the release of this document, too — which means we may finally settle the question of whether torture “worked.”

[havocmom]

1. Well, maybe old dogs can learn new tricks

Let's hope they get serious about throwing the dick under the bus.

[saltpoint]

2. If the GOP is going to make a go of it for the future, they're going to have

to jettison the components that wrecked them in the first place.

And Uncle Dick is certainly on the list of jettisonees.