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Secret White House Memos -- Waterboarding OK
October 15, 2008 9:51 AM
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that the Bush administration put its endorsement of interrogation techniques such as water boarding into writing. That endorsement came in the form of secret memos to the CIA in 2003 and 2004. The CIA wanted cover from the White House because they were worried about the ramifications if the techniques ever became public.
ABC's Jan Crawford Greenburg reported on the White House's knowledge of these interrogation techniques earlier this year.
October 15, 2008 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (6)
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Not so 'Secret' anymore!
Posted by: Deep Release | Oct 15, 2008 10:05:12 AM
WHY IS THIS MAN NOT IMPEACHED AND THROWN IN JAIL FOR ALL THAT HE HAS DONE WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?
Posted by: Angie | Oct 15, 2008 10:14:07 AM
Now can we get those war criminals impeached???!!!!
Posted by: hang | Oct 15, 2008 10:16:17 AM
Where is the surprise?
Posted by: Thinking | Oct 15, 2008 10:26:25 AM
Aside from being illegal and immoral, torture produces only intimidation and "confessions". Why did the White House need coerced confessions in the "War on Terror"?
Prosecute Bush/Cheney for war crimes.
Posted by: razor | Oct 15, 2008 10:39:22 AM
I do not believe in torture. Discomfort
maybe. Torture -no.
I agree with you there.
However, this does not negate Obama's past and present actions.
"Spread the Wealth" sounds like
"give me your money."
Posted by: the wild west | Oct 15, 2008 11:28:08 AM
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