Sunday, September 20, 2009

President Obama: CIA Interrogation Probe To Continue

Obama Shrugs Off Request To Drop CIA Abuse Probe -- Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama shrugged off a request by seven former CIA chiefs to end a probe into allegations of prisoner abuse, saying in an interview released on Sunday that "nobody's above the law."

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month named a prosecutor to examine whether criminal charges should be filed filed against Central Intelligence Agency interrogators or contractors for going beyond approved interrogation methods.

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More News On Seven Former CIA Heads Requesting A Stop To Investigations on the CIA

Obama: Justice OK to conduct interrogation review -- AP
Obama refuses to halt CIA probe -- BBC
Obama rebuffs call to nix interrogation probe -- Politico
Ex-CIA bosses seek end to probe -- The Age
Former CIA heads ask Obama to quash probe -- AP
Ex-CIA directors urge Obama to drop abuse probe -- AFP
Former CIA Chiefs Urge Obama to Halt Abuse Investigation -- Voice of America

My Comment: If there was any doubt that President Obama was the man who initiated the investigation the CIA .... this should put it to rest.

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