Thursday, May 14, 2009

CIA Rebuffs Cheney Over Interrogation Documents

From Yahoo News/AP:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CIA Thursday rejected a request by former Vice President Dick Cheney that it make public documents that he said showed the effectiveness of using harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects.

Cheney had asked the agency to declassify two memos that he believes back up his contention that useful intelligence was gained through such methods. The Bush administration authorized the use of waterboarding, sleep and food deprivation and forced nudity as it sought information after the September 11 attacks.

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My Comment: These memos are not going to be released. Vice President Cheney obviously knows what is in them .... and so do certain Democrats. I expect this entire issue to be slowly swept under the rug as time passes by.

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