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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 4/20/2009

Debunking the Torture Apologists’ “Half the Intelligence” Claim

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image courtesy of quapan In another thread, Bob Schacht wrote , BTW, according to CNN, Haynes and Mukasey are claiming that “half” of what we “know” about Al Qaeda came from torture sessions. Did they really write that, and if so, I’m wondering if its puffery or true. Using the ...

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online.wsj.com - 4/20/2009

The Memos Prove We Didn't Torture

— online.wsj.com — DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. and LEE A. CASEY The four memos on CIA interrogation released by the... White House last week reveal a cautious and conservative Justice Department advising a CIA that cared deeply about staying within the law. Far from "green ... (more) The Memos Prove We Didn't Torture

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - 4/17/2009

The CIA IG Report and the Bradbury Memos

— emptywheel.firedoglake.com — One of the most troubling aspects of the Bradbury memos is the way they admit the CIA... program had not been safe--particularly with respect to the way waterboarding and sleep-deprivation had been practiced--even while declaring those programs legal. (more) The CIA IG Report and the Bradbury Memos

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washingtonindependent.com - 4/21/2009

DOJ Sits on Secret CIA Interrogation Memo

— washingtonindependent.com — Despite last week's release of four Bush-era Office of Legal Counsel memos, at least one Department of... Justice opinion is still undisclosed. (more) DOJ Sits on Secret CIA Interrogation Memo

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Cheney Cherry-Picks Intelligence (Again)
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The OPR Report: Why No Sanctions for Bradbury?
Firedoglake — ... And, finally, the CIA IG Report again--funny how that's still causing the Bush Administration headaches, huh? Again, if the report discusses the CIA IG Report, then I don't know why Bradbury gets off without sanctions, as the report, which was written in 2004, only influenced Bradbury's memos, not the Bybee/Yoo work. If the OPR report is emphasizing the CIA IG Report that torture doesn't work, then Bradbury's specious attempts to claim it was effective ought to be a real legal problem. ...

Levin to Cheney: You’ve Got Nothing
Firedoglake — ... and this post. And I've noted which claims--really, the most critical ones--he offers no citation for. I bring it back to Levin below. ...