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talkingpointsmemo.com - 4/22/2009
Fool Me Once ...
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The National Archives confirms that Cheney formally requested the release of classified CIA documents to prove that the intelligence gathering ends justified the torture means. Hmmm, Cheney using classified documents to buttress his political and rhetorical positions ... haven't we been here ...
Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown
propublica.org - 4/22/2009
Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown
— propublica.org — ProPublica Last week, we pointed out that one of the newly released Bush-era memos inadvertently confirmed that the CIA held an al-Qaeda suspect named Hassan Ghul in a secret prison and subjected him to what Bush administration lawyers called ... (more) Dozens of Prisoners Held by CIA Still Missing, Fates Unknown

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/21/2009
Source: Despite Claim, Cheney Didn’t Really Ask CIA To Release Torture Intelligence
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Did Dick Cheney really "formally" ask the CIA to release intelligence allegedly showing that the torture program worked, as Cheney claimed last night on Fox News? (more) Source: Despite Claim, Cheney Didn’t Really Ask CIA To ...

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Cheney enters 'torture' memos row
news.bbc.co.uk - 4/21/2009
BBC NEWS | Americas | Cheney enters 'torture' memos row
— news.bbc.co.uk — Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has urged the CIA to release memos which he says show harsh interrogation techniques such as water-boarding work. His comments follow the publication of memos written by Bush administration lawyers which justified ... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | Cheney enters 'torture' memos row

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Question Of The Day
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — "Which group — Cheney/Mukasey/Hayden or the Obama administration has more credibility now?" - Jennifer Rubin.  On a related note, it appears that Cheney did request documents be released. ...

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