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The CIA Lied; Maybe Pelosi Was Right About Waterboarding
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyI'll admit it. When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she wasn't informed of waterboarding, and in fact was lied to by the CIA about the practice, my journalistic instincts kicked in. It seemed too cloak and dagger, too spy vs. spy, and, above all, just too incredibly convenient to accept without a closer look. I wasn't the only one who was a little suspicious. Indeed, some were more than suspicious and accused Pelosi of lying. House Republicans called for an investigation of Pelosi. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee even wrote a poem on the subject. But Pelosi didn't back down from the claim, ...
Top Dems Briefed on Interrogations in 2002
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyIn the escalating war of words over the Central Intelligence Agency's admission that it destroyed videotapes of terrorist interrogations, officials said Sunday that key members of Congress were briefed on the interrogation program and techniques in a series of briefings that took place in 2002. Among the group of select Congressmen present at the briefings was current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)Officials familiar with the briefings told the Washington Post that no formal objections were raised to the information presented. Former CIA Director Porter Goss said that, on the contrary, ...
Mukasey Hearings Tense
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAlmost unnoticed beneath the drama unfolding in the House of Representatives with the State Children's Health Insurance Program veto override vote, Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey faced a second day of confirmation hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. Democrats subjected Mukasey to tough questioning, but Mukasey didn't give much ground. He stubbornly refused to characterize the administration's interrogation methods as torture, and insisted that the Constitution, as well as the laws passed by Congress, serves as a source of presidential authority. Most ...
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