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more about #leonpanetta more comments → OMG! Ponies!: It's not fair! How come I'm getting investigated for war crimes?! All the other guys were torturing detainees too. They're not getting investigated. ... more » t0ph: "The CIA broke the law. They literally killed detainees. Killed them. People who might've been very bad people, but we'll never know, because they wer... more » Rhymenocerous: They investigated some "more than once" - is that supposed to make us feel better or worse? "We already looked into this, but let's check it one more ... more » dummyfakeroller: Pssh, who needs third party observers to ensure a detailed and lawful investigation? Certainly not the US! We just demand it of everyone else. more » skt.smth: I think what's pissing off the CIA is that they worked these detainees at the behest of the Bush administration, using tactics their own operatives ad... more » Novaload: @pareene: Your two intro paragraphs are incredibly succinct and vivid in their description of this situation, and the last paragraph effortlessly sum... more » badasscat: While I disagree with only investigating the lowly interrogators themselves, I also disagree with the "they were just following orders" defense, which... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: The Little Bread Man more » Unsolicited Advice: Life was better when we blindly trusted the morals of square-jawed men with no oversight or accountability. more » BBooms: Over at TPM they're not buying that the secret program was just about killing Al Qaeda leaders. They've got a pretty good point. Considering what we... more » BadUncle: Nixon retreads keep going back to the same old playbook. Just die, please, Sleeziest Generation. more » JacquesPaysan: Call it outrage overload, but I just can't get that pissed off about this. Especially since I'm still seething over the crimes that Cheney actually di... more » dragonhorse: The idea that we could eliminate all our problems with terrorism via several clandestine assassinations is naive, to say the least. It assumes an old... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: wait u mean real life isn't like the movies and we can't just send teams in black masks to kill the bad guys and fix everything and it's really not th... more » Social Crimer: That word "surgical" is pretty disturbing. Kinda like Auschwitz' showers were "surgically designed to cleanse the world of dirty Jews." more » -
#torture
CIA Not Happy That They Might Get In Trouble
You sorta feel sorry for Leon Panetta. He has no intelligence experience, he's taking control of a dispirited and publicly shamed CIA, and Justice and Obama apparently blindsided him with this investigation business. But on the other hand... More » -
#torture
Today In Torture
Attorney General Eric Holder will appoint a prosecutor to determine whether there is enough evidence to prosecute CIA interrogators who tortured and murdered detainees. This will not please Leon Panetta! More » -
#plots
Confirmed: Seymour Hersh Was Right About The Dick Cheney 'Death Squad' Thing
That dang Seymour Hersh. The New Yorker scribe is always running saying crazy things to scare the bejesus out of us and, unfortunately, he's always right. Just like when he mentioned that Dick Cheney was running a CIA "death squad." More » -
#spooks
The CIA Misled Congress Under Bush. Imagine That.
Leon Panetta, Obama's CIA Director, told House Intelligence Committee members that the agency had lied to and "concealed significant actions" from lawmakers since the beginning of the George W. Bush presidency and continuing until recently. [Congressional Quarterly] -
#grumpyoldmen
Is Dick Cheney Hoping For America to be Attacked By Terrorists?
This week's New Yorker features a 7600 word profile of Leon Panetta, Obama's choice to lead the CIA. Most notable among those 7600 words: Panetta's been wondering the same thing many have about the depths of Dick Cheney's dark soul. More » -
#firstamendment
Reporter Roughed Up for Questioning Obama's CIA Pick
Nothing prior about this restraint: A man escorting Leon Panetta, Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, grabbed CongressDaily reporter Chris Strohm at a hearing and pulled him away for daring to ask Panetta a question. More » -
#spooks
Clinton Chief of Staff to Head CIA
Oh no! Another Clintonite will ruin Barack Obama's change forever! Clinton Chief-of-Staff Leon Panetta will be your new CIA director. More »
