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WaPo Doubles Down on Conflict Over Truth
/71 Comments/in Torture/by emptywheelIn spite of the fact that it is becoming increasingly clear to the rest of the media that Porter Goss and Nancy Pelosi agree that they were not briefed that the CIA had already been torturing prisoners in September 2002, the WaPo has decided to double down on deliberately misreading events.
The Context of the Torture Index
/56 Comments/in Torture, Torture Tape/by emptywheelI wanted to return to the torture index released to ACLU the other day to comment on what the CIA claims to have in terms of records.
First, remember what this index is. The April 21 order required CIA to turn over two things. Records “relating to the content” of the torture tapes “from the entire period of the tapes that were destroyed” (This stuff is referred to as “Paragraph 3”
Breaking News!! CIA Manipulating Briefing Process!!
/184 Comments/in Torture/by emptywheelNo. Not really breaking. We knew that CIA was playing around with its obligation to inform the intelligence committees before it starts any big new projects–like opening torture factories around the world.
But that’s the real story of this briefing list–aside from what a bunch right wingers are claiming it says, the actual details of the briefing list notwithstanding.