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Future CIA Prosecutions More Likely After Report of Illegal Abuse
Politics Daily —
... The Washington Post cites two "sources familiar with the move" in reporting Holder has chosen career Justice Department lawyer John Durham to examine a dozen cases of alleged prisoner abuse to determine if there is sufficient evidence to launch a full-scale probe. ...
BREAKING: Attorney General to appoint prosecutor to investigate CIA, top officials
The Political Carnival —
By GottaLaff Per MSNBC and on Twitter, via Jeremy Scahill, Holder will investigate alleged abuse: AG Holder 2 appoint prosecutor 4 CIA torture. Demand investigation of top officials, not just foot soldiers...Here's more from the Washington Post: Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, ...
Report: Holder to appoint prosecutor to investigate detainee abuse
News —
... Attorney General Eric Holder will appoint a prosecutor to investigate allegations that CIA agents tortured detainees suspected of terror during interrogations, the Washington Post reported Monday . Holder will name John Durham, a Justice Department prosecutor, to investigate whether a broader inquiry into CIA agents' tactics will be necessary, ...
DOJ Appointing Prosecutor To Investigate Possible CIA Abuse
Oliver Willis —
About time.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move.
Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process is not complete. ...
Attorney General Eric Holder to Appoint Prosecutor To Investigate CIA Terror Interrogations
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... regime. For nearly two years, Durham has been probing whether laws against obstruction or false statements were violated in connection with the 2005 destruction of CIA videotapes. The tapes allegedly depicted brutal scenes including waterboarding of some of the agency's high value detainees. That inquiry is proceeding before a grand jury in Alexandria, although lawyers following the investigation have cast doubt on whether it will result in any criminal charges. Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20... Hip hip hooray!
A torture prosecutor
Ben Smith's Blog —
How much does the administration want to talk about torture. So much that they've timed a flood of announcements for ... Obama's vacation.
Eric Holder, the Post reports, is poised to name a prosecutor to look into some alleged CIA abuses:
Durham's mandate, the sources added, will be relatively narrow: to look at whether there is enough evidence to launch a full-scale criminal investigation of current and former CIA personnel who may have broken the law in their dealings with detainees. Many of the harshest CIA interrogation techniques have not been employed ...
Holder to Appoint Prosecutor to Investigate CIA Terror Interrogations
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... terrorism suspects for four years or more. - snip - Word of Holder's decision comes on the same day that the Obama administration will issue a 2004 report by the then-CIA Inspector General. Among other things, the IG questioned the effectiveness of harsh interrogation tactics that included simulated drowning and wall slamming. A federal judge in New York forced the administration to release the secret report after a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union." Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20... More at above link...
Shhh: Obama to continue rendition program for terrorists
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... to harm Khaled Sheikh Mohammed’s kids? If fear is torture, isn’t the mere threat of harsh treatment implicit in rendition a form of torture too? Meanwhile, in totally unrelated breaking news, Holder’s set to appoint a special prosecutor for CIA interrogators who threatened detainees. Exit question: Does that explain why they’re retaining rendition? After all the self-flagellation from the left about enhanced interrogation, now replete with the prospect of criminal charges against American intelligence, terrorists know perfectly well they have nothing to fear from being in ...
Holder to appoint prosecutor on Bush-era torture
Political Animal —
... appointing a special prosecutor to investigate "brutal interrogation practices" from the Bush-era. Today, Holder did exactly that . Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they allegedly threatened terrorism suspects, according to two sources familiar with the move. Holder is poised to name John Durham, a career Justice Department prosecutor from Connecticut, to lead the inquiry, according to the sources, who ...
Lieberman Slams Holder's Investigation of CIA Officials
Weekly Standard Blog —
... A statement from the Connecticut senator on AG Holder's decision to name a prosecutor to investigate and potentially criminally charge CIA interrogators: ...
Special Prosecutor to Investigate CIA Interrogations
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Attorney General Eric Holder "has decided to appoint a prosecutor to examine nearly a dozen cases in which CIA interrogators and contractors may have violated anti-torture laws and other statutes when they threatened terrorism suspects," the Washington Post reports. ...
IF LIEBERMAN HAS A SHRED OF INTEGRITY HE'LL LEAVE THE DEMOCRAT CAUCUS IN THE SENATE
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... A statement from the Connecticut senator on AG Holder's decision to name a prosecutor to investigate and potentially criminally charge CIA interrogators: ...
Panetta Talks Back
Behind Blue Lines —
... . Then, Eric (”Dialing for Chinese Dollars”) Holder announced that he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into alleged abuses (amounting to three waterboarding sessions with guys like Khalid Sheik Muhammed). This, after an independent investigation already recommended that there should be no prosecutions. This was too much for Leon Panetta, who reportedly ...
Why Emanuel Nixed The Release Of The Torture Photos
DownWithTyranny! —
... Appointing John Durham as prosecutor, no matter how broad his scope of investigation, will have only one near-term result: he'll immediately go into court to make sure the military photos of detainee abuse won't be released anytime soon. And he'll win. ...
At Best, A Baby Step Toward Justice For Bush's Torturers
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... There's still a chance that what Holder started yesterday will eventually become something much bigger. Carrie Johnson writes in the Washington Post : ...
