Former Sen. Kerrey at an event in 2007. (Reuters)
Sen. Bob Kerrey: Partisan Torture Report Fails America -- Bob Kerrey, USA Today
Intelligence agencies need guidance to do better, Senate Democrats failed to provide it.
I regret having to write a piece that is critical of the Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Most of them are former colleagues and friends. I hope they will remain friends after reading this.
For eight years I served on this committee. I know how difficult and important the work of providing tough and fair oversight of our nation's $50 billion top-secret intelligence network.
I will wait until I have fully read and considered Tuesday's report to enter the debate over whether the CIA handled interrogation of detainees in an appropriate manner. Thanks to the 2005 and 2006 efforts of Senator John McCain I do not have to wait to be certain our interrogation policies and procedures are aligned with our core values.
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Update: Democrat Bob Kerrey blasts Senate interrogation report -- BBC
My Comment: I suspect that Former Sen. Bob Kerrey is voicing concerns that many of his former colleagues on the Democrat side want to voice .... but are keeping silent in order to present a united front against The republicans.
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Yeah, no. Kerry is complicit in the crimes and the attempted cover up, he's just trying to cover his ass.
War is Boring notes that;
Notes that the US Program, was modeled on the Soviet program, who's purposes were;
- to terrorize
- to produce confessions for use as propaganda
And the Nazi program, who's purpose was;
- to terrorize
- to break people to the point that the broken husks can be held up as examples of resistence.
To pretend that the US did not know that, and do not know that, is a joke.
As the Obama Administration still allows torture.
I have never been a fan of John Kerrey .... but on this issue he has broken ranks from his colleagues .... or so it seems. And yes .... he is protecting his "legacy".
As to the Obama Administration still allowing torture .... I got into a debate/conversation early this morning with a friend from overseas .... what is different now is that (it appears) the U.S. is letting others do the dirty work .... while keeping their involvement from a distance .... but the impact and results are still the same.
Nope,
It just happens in Gitmo, Afghan and Iraqi bases, Black Sites, areas not "technically" US territory,
There was a Presidential "finding" on that.
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/scrutineer/2014/12/9/torture-illegal-thennow.html
BTW, Canada is still complicit.
Jay .... The Arar case certainly raised a lot of eyebrows ... mine included. And I suspect that aside the 3 or 4 other cases still in front of the Canadian courts, the real number could potentially be much higher.
Yup.
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