Previously: Part 1, Senator Feinstein and the Torture Report Part 1 & Part 2 On the eve of what most folks expected would finally be the release of the Senate report, news came that the White House, obstensibly meaning President Obama, had objected to sections of the document and had ‘blacked-out’ portions. That lead senators involved in […]
“We Tortured Some Folks!” Does Obama Think We’re Idiots?
Previously: Senator Feinstein and the Torture Report Part 1 & Part 2 In his remarks in Aug. 1, President Obama took his first stab at explaining away the Bush-era tortures — as if there was some national imperative that we excuse away renditions and torture. From the National Journal: Obama addressed post-9/11 America in remarks […]
Can We Call The Torture Report Redactions A Cover-up? Part 2
Previously: Part 1 Sen. Feinstein: Unlike the official response, these Panetta Review documents were in agreement with the committee’s findings. That’s what makes them so significant and important to protect. When the Internal Panetta Review documents disappeared from the committee’s computer system, this suggested once again that the CIA had removed documents already provided to […]