Holder to Appoint Prosecutor to Investigate CIA Terror Interrogations -- Washington Post Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move.
Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not complete.
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My Comment: I predicted that this was going to happen a few weeks ago, and the consequences from appointing such a special prosecutor are the same .... a poisoning of the political process when it comes to intelligence.
There is nothing to be gained from mandating such a witch hunt .... but there is a lot to be lost if things go wrong. I am not going to repeat what I said a few weeks, but my comments and commentary are still relevant today. The link is here.
On a side note ..... there is going to be lot of discussion and commentary on this topic for today and tonight. I am going to summarize and update all news and opinions for a posting tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM EST.
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