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May 18, 2009
NRO Editorial on Pelosi and CIA docs: 'Just the Facts, Ma'am'
Topics: Political News and commentariesFrom NRO's editorial today:
It has become the fashion among Democrats in Washington to call for a "truth commission." We'd prefer the plain truth. At this point, what we've got is Pelosi's multiple conflicting accounts of what she knew, and when, about waterboarding and other enhanced-questioning methods, along with a stark inconsistency between her versions of events and both Goss's recollection and CIA records. The situation is further complicated by the Obama administration's disingenuous disclosure practices -- which have revealed our methods (thereby forearming our enemies) but still deny the American people critical information about how the CIA program improved national intelligence and served to thwart terrorist operations.More here.On that last point, the administration has denied another request by former vice president Dick Cheney for the disclosure of memoranda that document the interrogation program's effectiveness. Obama's rationale -- a purported reluctance to interfere with litigation pending under the Freedom of Information Act -- is laughable: If the president had been concerned about pending FOIA litigation, he wouldn't have revealed details about the interrogation methods in the first place.
It is past time for a full disclosure of the briefing notes and other communications between the CIA and all members of Congress and staffers who were informed about the interrogation program, coupled with a detailed account of the program's effectiveness. It is absurd that, with the Obama administration announcing it will resume military-commission trials against al-Qaeda detainees, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's lawyers should be given insights about his interrogations while Americans are kept in the dark. We don't need a committee of Washington solons to tell us how to think about the relevant information. We need the relevant information.
(HT- Kathryn Jean Lopez)
Posted by Hyscience at May 18, 2009 4:58 PM
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