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Senator says CIA admitted making up dates of torture briefings
rawstory.com - 5/14/2009
Senator says CIA admitted making up dates of torture briefings
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The former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Bob Graham, says that the Central Intelligence Agency told him that they had briefed him on the Bush administration’s torture techniques on two dates he was never briefed. What’s more, the now-retired Florida senator told a New ...
CIA director says Pelosi received the truth
thehill.com - 5/15/2009
CIA director says Pelosi received the truth
— thehill.com — CIA Director Leon Panetta challenged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s accusations that the agency lied to her, writing... a memo to his agents saying she received nothing but the truth. Panetta said that "ultimately, it is up to Congress to evaluate all the ... (more) CIA director says Pelosi received the truth

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jamesfallows.theatlantic.com - 5/15/2009
The CIA vs. Sen. Bob Graham: how to keep score at home
— jamesfallows.theatlantic.com — It's easy! If the CIA says one thing and former Sen. Graham says another, then the CIA... is lying. Or, "in error," if you prefer. (Background here and here , in which Graham says that some of the briefings in which he was allegedly filled in about ... (more) The CIA vs. Sen. Bob Graham: how to keep score at home

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powerlineblog.com - 5/15/2009
Can Pelosi Survive?
— powerlineblog.com — In a rambling press conference today, Nancy Pelosi upped the ante in her battle against the CIA,... accusing the Agency of "lying" to Congress. Here are some excerpts: The CIA briefed me only once on enhanced interrogation techniques in September ... (more) Can Pelosi Survive?

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Suburban Guerrilla:  CIA Admits Making Shit Up

Firedoglake:  Graham: CIA Claimed to Have Briefed Before Torture, They Did Not

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CIA Admits Making Shit Up
Suburban Guerrilla — They made up dates of the alleged torture briefings.

Graham: CIA Claimed to Have Briefed Before Torture, They Did Not
Firedoglake — ... I've got to correct something I said yesterday about Bob Graham. I reported that Graham said that CIA had given him two erroneous dates for briefings. That was wrong (RawStory reported the number correctly, though). They gave erroneous dates for three briefings. ...

Related: bob graham said that the cia had briefed on two dates which he said he never was briefed
Senator Bob Graham: The CIA Made Up Two Briefing Sessions
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 5/14/2009 — Bob Graham says that when he asked when CIA briefed him on torture, they gave him two briefing dates when no briefing had even occurred.