Yoo: The Feinstein Report Cannot Deny a Clear Record of Success
13 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
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The torture report’s one glaring weakness – The Washington Post
11 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in laws of war, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: congressional accountability, expressive voting, interrogation techniques, Left-wing hypocrisy, wawar against terror
A more honest report would have squarely faced the arguments made by former CIA officials that key members of Congress were informed about interrogation practices and, far from objecting, condoned the very CIA activities we now judge to have been wrong.
“There’s great hypocrisy in politicians’ criticism of the CIA’s interrogation program,” wrote Jose Rodriguez, the CIA deputy director who oversaw it, in last weekend’s Washington Post.
That allegation deserves a serious response, rather than the stonewall it got from Feinstein.
“The CIA briefed Congress approximately 30 times” on interrogation,according to six former CIA directors or deputy directors in an article Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal. “The briefings were detailed and graphic and drew reactions that ranged from approval to no objection.”
…History (including the latest dark chapter on interrogation) suggests that members are for questionable activities when they’re politically popular, and against them when public opinion shifts.
Ex-CIA Directors: Interrogations Saved Lives – WSJ
11 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
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The program was invaluable in three critical ways:
• It led to the capture of senior al Qaeda operatives, thereby removing them from the battlefield.
• It led to the disruption of terrorist plots and prevented mass casualty attacks, saving American and Allied lives.
• It added enormously to what we knew about al Qaeda as an organization and therefore informed our approaches on how best to attack, thwart and degrade it.
‘CIA interrogation methods made America and its allies safer’ Former CIA director contends
11 Dec 2014 3 Comments
in war and peace Tags: interrogation techniques, war on terror
Americans Have Grown More Supportive Of Torture | FiveThirtyEight
10 Dec 2014 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, laws of war, liberalism, war and peace Tags: interrogation techniques, terrorism, torture, war on terror
Let’s not kid ourselves: Most Americans are fine with torture, even when you call it “torture” – The Washington Post
10 Dec 2014 1 Comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: interrogation techniques, torture, tourism, war on terror
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