politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 4/22/2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – In a previously undisclosed private memo, President Obama's intelligence director told colleagues that enhanced interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration yielded important information that helped America deal with the threat of terrorism.
"High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al [...]
nytimes.com - 4/22/2009
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WASHINGTON President Obama ’s national intelligence director
told colleagues in a private memo last week that...
the harsh interrogation techniques banned by the White House did produce significant information that helped the nation in its struggle ...
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Banned Techniques Yielded ‘High Value ...
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Obama’s Own Intel Director: Bush Interrogation Techniques Yielded High-Value Intelligence
Say Anything —
... WASHINGTON (CNN) – In a previously undisclosed private memo, President Obama’s intelligence director told colleagues that enhanced interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration yielded important information that helped America deal with the threat of terrorism. ...
Read These Now So Bionic Penguins Can Save You
Shakesville —
... minds filled with hate and perceived vengeance. During my computer and internet free day yesterday, I did catch Rep. Jane Harman on MSNBC wanting full disclosure of the NSA wiretaps that implicate her. Funny that many in Congress had no problems with Bush's wiretapping program, including Harman, until they are a target. (Glenn Greenwald) Harman's wiretap was court-approved. Memo: Obama's Intel Director said interrogations yielded "high value" Info. (CNN) Wildlife numbers fall sharply in Maasai Mara reserve. ( ...
Bismarck Tribune Blows The Politicians A Kiss
Say Anything —
... Which begets fawning editorials like this one from the Bismarck Tribune, which is little more than paragraph after paragraph of superficial praise. ...
Hail Colombia & other things
The Anchoress —
... is now pushing the Colombian Free Trade agreement, himself. This is a good thing. Congrats to President Obama for seeing it. Now that a Democrat is in the White House, a thing that should have happened two years ago will be permitted to finally happen. A feather in his cap, and an easy one, he’d be stupid not to take.
Ah, progress. Now, perhaps, we can stop redacting information from material we release, in service to umm…transparency? That would be nice.
Obama’s first 100 days: ...
Memo: Obama's Intel Director said interrogations yielded "high value" Info
The New Editor —
CNN's Ed Henry:
In a previously undisclosed private memo, President Obama's intelligence director told colleagues that enhanced interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration yielded important information that helped America deal with the threat of terrorism.
"High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa'ida organization that was attacking this country," the Director of National Intelligence, retired Admiral Dennis Blair, told colleagues in the two-page memo ...
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theplumline.whorunsgov.com 4/22/2009 — There seems to be some confusion about whether Obama intel chief Dennis Blair 's private memo saying torture has yielded "high value information" is in contradiction with his public statement saying that torture has done us far more harm than good.
Cheney: Interrogations produced valuable info
msnbc.msn.com 4/22/2009 — The former vice president says the U.S. government gained valuable intelligence from its aggressive interrogations of high-value detainees after the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
NYT: Harsh techniques worked, intel chief says
msnbc.msn.com 4/22/2009 — NYT: President Obama’s national intelligence director said in a private memo last week that harsh interrogations banned by the White House produced significant information.
More on Torture, Interrogations, Etc.
corner.nationalreview.com 4/23/2009 — I was on a BBC radio show to discuss the interrogation memos and my column. The only line from my column the host quoted:
[L]et's not sacrifice a single American life to score public-relations points in the cafés of Europe.
I said no offense to ...
What Obama’s Intel Chief Really Believes About Torture…
theplumline.whorunsgov.com 4/22/2009 — The stakes in the torture debate just shot up dramatically with the revelation late yesterday that Obama's intelligence chief, Dennis Blair , wrote a memo in which he said he believed that torture had in some cases yielded "high value information."
Obama Rules Out Charging C.I.A. Agents in Interrogations
nytimes.com 4/16/2009 — WASHINGTON The Justice Department made public on Thursday detailed memos describing harsh interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency , as President Obama said that C.I.A. operatives who carried out the techniques would not be ...
Senior White House aide leaving for new post —
CNN Political Ticker 4/21/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The first 100 days are not even up yet, but President Obama is already losing a top White House aide.
White House aides revealed Tuesday that Ellen Moran, the President's communications director, is leaving to become chief of ...
Back to where it began: Obama revisits Iowa —
CNN Political Ticker 4/22/2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Barack Obama heads to Iowa Wednesday, his first visit as president to the state that gave him his first victory in a long battle for the White House.
Obama travels to Newton, Iowa, where he'll meet with workers at Trinity ...
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