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WWW.samefacts.com - 4/27/2009
Don't Kill the CIA
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It was only a matter of time before the torture debate turned on the CIA. Matthew Yglesias has done it, suggesting that we "consider" abolishing the agency. This would be a great idea if it weren't completely wrong. Let me suggest just a few reasons why:
mcclatchydc.com - 4/25/2009
CIA official: no proof harsh techniques stopped terror attacks
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — The CIA inspector general in 2004 found that there was no conclusive proof that waterboarding... or other harsh interrogation techniques helped the Bush administration thwart any "specific imminent attacks," according to ... (more) CIA official: no proof harsh techniques stopped terror ...

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corner.nationalreview.com - 4/26/2009
The West Coast Plot: An "Inconvenient Truth"
— corner.nationalreview.com — Critics of the CIA program are desperate to convince Americans that no valuable information came from the... interrogations of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and other senior terrorists. They know that if our citizens learn the details of how enhanced ... (more) The West Coast Plot: An "Inconvenient Truth"

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attackerman.firedoglake.com - 4/24/2009
What Dick Cheney Wants Dick Cheney Is Going To Get
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — and they're two documents. But what's the context for these two?... (more) What Dick Cheney Wants Dick Cheney Is Going To Get

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Matthew Yglesias:  The Case Against The Case Against the CIA Proves Too Much

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  For The Love Of Spooks

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The Case Against The Case Against the CIA Proves Too Much
Matthew Yglesias — Amy Zegart and Spencer Ackerman stick up for the CIA against those who muse about scrapping the agency and both do so, in part, in terms that I think prove too much. Zegart says “If you’re looking for culprits, look higher. Interrogation techniques weren’t dreamed up by rogue CIA case officers lacking adult supervision. They were developed, justified, and ordered by senior administration officials.” And Spencer says “the failures of the CIA are failures of American policymaking, which is to say the belief that you can launch all these zipless activities and get away it with it in the ...

For The Love Of Spooks
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Amy Zegart defends the CIA.

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