Comments on: Perception Of An Investigation

By: Da King

Da King — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:41:14 +0000

frank,
All you have to do is read the report. It's clear.

By: frank

frank — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:08:04 +0000

Mr. King,
John Helgerson, the Inspector General who commissioned the report, said that it did not permit "definitive conclusions about the effectiveness of particular interrogation methods".

By: Da King

Da King — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:21:43 +0000

It's posted on my blog, Rev. All you have to do is read it. The interrogation methods worked, stopped terrorist plots, and saved lives. That includes waterboarding. It specifically stated that KSM became cooperative and gave out accurate information leading to other terrorists AFTER the waterboarding. Diito for Zubaydah. I don't understand your denial. I guess you've been denying it so long that you're just afraid to admit you were wrong.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:52:53 +0000

Good return, frank.

By: frank

frank — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:12:16 +0000

larry d.,
I got this great deal from the CIA. Seems they erased a few a couple years back.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:20:30 +0000

This is nonsense. You point to one specific paragraph that says it was the torture that produced the information. Then we'll continue.

By: larry d.

larry d. — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:52:31 +0000

Thanks for the comment, frank. Your conclusion however is pretty much in line with what I wrote. It must be tough keeping up to speed on that old 1979 Commodore.

Where do you buy replacement tapes?

By: Da King

Da King — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:16:01 +0000

"what I don't understand is why Cheney was unable to have this report released during the last 4+ years"

The CIA isn't in the habit of releasing classified info. I don't think we want to get into that habit.

Cheney didn't want either the CIA IG report or the DOJ memos released, until Obama released the DOJ memos. Then, it was only fair to release the rest detailing the effectiveness of the interrogations (though heavily redacted). Obama didn't want to release the CIA IG report either. He only wanted to release the part that made Bush look bad. The ACLU, through the courts, forced Obama's hand.

By: Da King

Da King — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:09:58 +0000

Is Rev right, frank ? Do you think the CIA IG report DOESN'T say that the terrorist interrogations stopped terrorist attacks ?

Because it says precisely that they did stop terrorist attacks. I think Rev is suffering from hysterical blindness or something.

By: frank

frank — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:06:15 +0000

Mr. King,
I understand the redacted part, what I don't understand is why Cheney was unable to have this report released during the last 4+ years. You have to admit, the Bush administration wasn't exactly shy about touting their "successes" in the waronterra. What makes you think that I want CIA agents outed? The only ones who deserve to be outed are the architects and enablers of this policy which has brought our country shame.