Cheney: Torturers Can Do No Wrong
Cheney says his beloved torturers can do no wrong.
TT: Are You Ready For Some Football??
Yep, it is that time of year again; football season is upon us. Not to mention that we are about to enter the stretch drive in MLB and the long summer break is over in F1. It has been a long week, starting with the IG Report release and ending with services for the Lion, Ted Kennedy.
Dan Levin's September Memo
Dan Levin wrote a memo in September 2004 that reveals certain details about the torture program.
The IG Report Chronology
Some comments on what the IG Report Chronology tells us.
How a Review Gets to Grand Jury in Five Days or Less
How could John Durham be scheduling appearances before the grand jury already unless those appearance came out of his torture tape destruction?
The Tortured Intra-Administration Squabble Continues
This time it's Panetta v. Holder.
The Royce Lamberth-Vaughn Walker Golf Match
Royce Lamberth and Vaughn Walker must have been golfing together recently. Because their rulings on governmental secrecy sound totally alike.
BREAKING! Karl Rove Lectures on "Hitting at US Security" During Time of War
You think maybe someone should tell Republicans that the guy who outed and then called Valerie Plame "Fair Game" is not their most credible person to sow pout-rage over the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate torture?
Get Your Torture Team Trading Cards
See a sample of the torture team trading cards.
The Continuity of Addington's Man-Sized Safe
The CIA IG Report provides a narrative of the CIA's past involvement with interrogation techniques. It's worth recalling that when that history ended, Cheney and Addington stored it in their man-sized safe.
In the early 1980s, a resurgence of interest in teaching interrogation techniques developed as one of several methods to foster foreign liaison relationships. Because of political sensitivities the then-Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) forbade Agency officers from using the word "interrogation." The Agency then.
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Chris Christie's operative story on the traffic violation is that he, his wife, his subordinate, and his four kids were in a car and that's why he was allowed to drive away.
Lanny Breuer's (?) Conflict
Lanny Breuer's spokesperson says he doesn't have a conflict in the Cheney FOIA case because his representation of John Kiriakou was more than two years ago. That raises the question of just whose interests Breuer is representing.
Are Bradbury's Two 2006 OLC Opinions Still Active?
Unlike all the other torture memos DOJ has released, it appears the two analyzing conditions of confinement remain in place.
NYT: False Banality Is Not Evil
The NYT got distracted from the torture that remained central to the interrogation program by two 17-watt light bulbs.
The Pundits Come Out in Force
We don't know how Ted Kennedy's death will affect the health care fight. And every minute we spend wondering about it--rather than making it happen--is a dishonor to the man.
Obama's Remarks on Kennedy
Liveblog of Obama's public statement on Kennedy.
The Wind Takes The Lion: RIP Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy has passed away
"We Will Provide, at a Later Date, an Opinion That Explains the Basis for this Conclusion"
Why did Daniel Levin promise an opinion solely covering the approval of waterboarding for Hassan Ghul?
The Prosecutor with Whom Chris Christie Has an "Ongoing Financial Relationship" Resigns
Michele Brown just resigned.
Was John Yoo Free-Lancing When He Approved the "Legal Principles"?
John Yoo bought off on the unsigned bullet points expanding legal approval for torture. But Jack Goldsmith made it clear to CIA that his approval did not equate to OLC approval.