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politics.theatlantic.com - 4/16/2009

CIA Officers Granted Immunity From Torture Prosecution

— politics.theatlantic.com — President Obama has endorsed this concept, and so has his attorney general, but today, alongside the release... of Bush-era documents justifying the CIA torture program, the Justice Department will make clear that no CIA officers or officials who relied ... (more) CIA Officers Granted Immunity From Torture Prosecution

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usatoday.com - 4/17/2009

Obama: CIA interrogators won't face charges

— usatoday.com — Interrogation techniques approved in 2002 by the Justice Department and detailed in memos released Thursday: Attention grasp:... "Grasping the individual with both hands, one hand on each side of the collar opening, in a controlled and quick motion." ... (more) Obama: CIA interrogators won't face charges

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 4/17/2009

The Question Of Immunity

— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — My sense is that Ambers is right . The president's statement that he does not seek to... prosecute CIA staffers who tortured suspects believing in good faith that they had legal authority to do what they did is not quite as blanket as it sounds. If ... (more) The Question Of Immunity

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DOJ Releases Bush Memos on CIA Tactics; Issues Statements on CIA Officers Involved In Controversial Interrogations
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... shows the obstruction of any serious investigation since the threat of prosecution is a critical tool used by investigators to gain cooperation from witnesses. It is also a curious position for the Attorney General who is saying that he will not allow people to be investigated for the commission of federal crimes despite his oath to enforce those very laws without political manipulation or interference.   The Atlantic blogger Marc Ambiner writes: Senior administration officials have made it clear to me: ...

DOJ Releases Bush Memos on CIA Tactics; Issues Statement on CIA Officers Involved In Controversial Interrogations
ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society — ... shows the obstruction of any serious investigation since the threat of prosecution is a critical tool used by investigators to gain cooperation from witnesses. It is also a curious position for the Attorney General who is saying that he will not allow people to be investigated for the commission of federal crimes despite his oath to enforce those very laws without political manipulation or interference.   The Atlantic blogger Marc Ambiner writes: Senior administration officials have made it clear to me: ...

Leaving the prosecutorial door open
Political Animal — LEAVING THE PROSECUTORIAL DOOR OPEN.... The Obama administration has no intention of prosecuting CIA officials who followed the advice of Bush's OLC in good faith. But what about everyone else? Marc Ambinder noted that it's not quite right to refer to "blanket" immunity. "Senior administration officials have made it clear to me: neither President Obama's statement nor Attorney General Holder's words were meant to foreclose the possibility of prosecuting CIA officers who did NOT act in good faith, or who did not act according to the guidelines spelled out by the OLC," Ambinder ...

Now that we "officially" know, what do we do?
Daily Kos — ... And on that note, it's important to note that neither President Obama or Eric Holder completely ruled out the possibility of investigations/prosecutions, as Ambinder notes: ...