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Secret Interrogation Memos to Be Released
New York Times ^ | 4/16/09 | Mark Mazzetti

Posted on 04/16/2009 10:12:36 AM PDT by steve-b

After a tense internal debate, the Obama administration this afternoon will make public a number of detailed memos describing the harsh interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency against al Qaeda suspects in secret overseas prisons.

The interrogation methods were among the Bush administration's most closely guarded secrets, and today's release will be the most comprehensive public accounting to date of the interrogation program that some senior Obama administration officials have said used illegal torture....

(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aidandcomfort; bho44; democrats; obama; traitor; treason; waronterror; wot

1 posted on 04/16/2009 10:12:36 AM PDT by steve-b
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To: steve-b

Treason.


2 posted on 04/16/2009 10:14:02 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: steve-b

I am convinced now more than ever that Obama is actually making a concerted attempt to destroy this country one piece at a time.


3 posted on 04/16/2009 10:14:53 AM PDT by MikeWUSAF (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: steve-b

This a prelude to 0 orchestrated show trials.


4 posted on 04/16/2009 10:15:21 AM PDT by mojito
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To: steve-b

And what does Zero hope to accomplish by doing this?

Why does he continue to display these surrender tactics? Enough of this traitorous regime!!


6 posted on 04/16/2009 10:16:26 AM PDT by ggrrrrr23456
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To: LibWhacker
Treason.

Damn straight. High crimes & misdemeanors. Impeachment time!

7 posted on 04/16/2009 10:16:54 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: steve-b
What liberal, left wing, ignorant a-holes. There is absolutely no reason for this as releasing this info will not have our enemy love us as ZerO hopes it will. What a pandering, appeasing moron.
8 posted on 04/16/2009 10:17:11 AM PDT by never4get (We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid)
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To: steve-b

My friend’s brother was killed in Iraq. Color me not giving a damn what they do to these pieces of filth.


9 posted on 04/16/2009 10:18:29 AM PDT by ReneeLynn (Socialism, it's the new black.)
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To: never4get

“What a pandering, appeasing moron.”

Yep. He’s going to put his left-wing, radical George Soros supporters above this country. I LOATHE this POS.


10 posted on 04/16/2009 10:19:24 AM PDT by Minn. 4 Bush
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To: steve-b
Wow...the thinking seems to be that if they undo everything done post-9/11 that maybe 9/11 will have never happened? It's like living on bizzaro world...
11 posted on 04/16/2009 10:19:48 AM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: All

Hussein giving his muzzie brothers & sisters propaganda fodder.


12 posted on 04/16/2009 10:24:24 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: steve-b

When is Obama going to release his ‘top secret’ birth-certificate?

This is TREASON!


13 posted on 04/16/2009 10:24:29 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: steve-b

For once I agree with Leon Panetta.

The only reason to release this stuff is to give ammo to loony Spanish judges and those in this country who want show trials.


14 posted on 04/16/2009 10:24:41 AM PDT by 1066AD
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To: steve-b
OK.... whatever one's opinions on the matter of the techniques themselves, it's a damned-fool thing to release these memos to the public.

For proof, one need look no further than the unintended consequences of the disclosures of what those dumb-sh*ts did at Abu Ghraib prison. The acts themselves, and more particularly the embellishment of them, turned out to be an outstanding recruiting tool for the insurgents in Iraq.

Obama apparently wants to be perceived as honest and above-board, but he clearly has no sense of what those disclosures will lead to down the road. It is, one suspects, more about his own feelings than about responsible presidential behavior.

He fails to take into account the propaganda value that these memos will undoubtedly have among those who are already vulnerable to Taliban overtures.

God save us from Obama's malignant and adolescent narcissism.

15 posted on 04/16/2009 10:25:28 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: steve-b

Will this improve national security? .... No. It will harm it.
Will this improve America’s image? .... No. At best, it won’t change anything.
Will this incite additional Muslim violence? .... Yes. Any excuse to kill.

So why would Obama do this? .... He is still in campaigning. America be damned.


16 posted on 04/16/2009 10:26:46 AM PDT by kidd (Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
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To: penelopesire
When is Obama going to release his ‘top secret’ birth-certificate?

Years ago this forum had a "post of the day." I think yours just won.

17 posted on 04/16/2009 10:27:36 AM PDT by truthkeeper (Take me back to Black-and-White.)
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To: r9etb
Obama apparently wants to be perceived as honest and above-board

I disagree, theOne bows down to Islamic leaders, he knows full well what he is doing. Don't excuse him.

18 posted on 04/16/2009 10:29:00 AM PDT by tioga
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To: steve-b
This is the first shot fired. They will try to bring Bush and the entire administration to trial.
19 posted on 04/16/2009 10:30:02 AM PDT by txroadkill (Tax Day Tea Parties 4/15/09 - - The day we won one for the Gipper.)
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To: penelopesire

excellent point, you need to write some letters to the editors.......get going.


20 posted on 04/16/2009 10:30:15 AM PDT by tioga
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To: LibWhacker

First thing that came out of my mouth was F@&kin’ treasonous b@$tard!


21 posted on 04/16/2009 10:31:42 AM PDT by jurroppi1 (We need to reward the people that carry the water instead of the people that drink the water!)
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To: truthkeeper

I have a sneaky suspicion that it is going to be released by ‘others’ real soon. There are people in the know and they might have let it slide out of fear of chaos in this country..but Obama is on the fast track to destroying our republic. I expect it anyday now.


22 posted on 04/16/2009 10:35:19 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: ggrrrrr23456

Its an outrage !


23 posted on 04/16/2009 10:35:46 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: tioga

Letter to the editors? LOL...you mean the Obama stenographers?


24 posted on 04/16/2009 10:36:24 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: MikeWUSAF

He’s only trying to destroy the legacy of Republicans.

He’s trying to remake the country in his image.


25 posted on 04/16/2009 10:38:04 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (When you're RuPaul posing as the wife of the president, you need all the make-up help you can get.)
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To: steve-b
So many things I'd love to call B. Hussein, but my first impression stands.

He is the man that promises peace but brings nothing but destruction in his wake.

26 posted on 04/16/2009 10:40:51 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: steve-b

“How many years have you been listening to the Rush Limbaugh program?”

“I see you signed a pro-life petition, did you give them any money?”

“How many firearms do you have that are not registered?”

“Do you know this man standing next to you at the TeaBagging rally?”


27 posted on 04/16/2009 10:46:00 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (IRONY - we know more about the First Dog's historical papers than we do of President Barack.)
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To: ConservativeMind

Exactly...his promise to have the most open and transparent Government only applied to the previous administration, not his own.


28 posted on 04/16/2009 10:46:22 AM PDT by NMEwithin
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To: penelopesire

LOL.....you are fast with the one-liners!


29 posted on 04/16/2009 10:47:40 AM PDT by tioga
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To: ggrrrrr23456
And what does Zero hope to accomplish by doing this?

He hopes to strengthen the case of the whacko leftie Spanish Government prosecution of some of Bush's top aides.

30 posted on 04/16/2009 10:51:27 AM PDT by Wil H (The most destructive act of Muslim terrorism against the US was paying for 0bama's Harvard education)
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To: steve-b
After a tense internal debate, the Obama administration this afternoon will make public a number of detailed memos describing the harsh interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency against al Qaeda suspects in secret overseas prisons.

Why?

To make reasonable the harsh treatment of domestic conservative terrorists who tote allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America?

31 posted on 04/16/2009 10:51:54 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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To: tioga
I disagree, theOne bows down to Islamic leaders, he knows full well what he is doing. Don't excuse him.

I don't excuse him. Nor, however, do I take the inane position that he does everything for the same reason.

Bowing to the Saudi King ... well, who the heck knows what was going through Obama's mind. I can't fathom it.

Something like this, however -- that's more easily attributed to Carter-grade naivete than to some nefarious plot.

32 posted on 04/16/2009 11:04:27 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb

Carter was responsible for a lot of misery, call him naive if you want - he was dangerous in the presidency. The country voted him out with a vengeance not seen since. Bush came into office and forgave Clinton his illegal and nefarious deeds and now theOne wants Bush’s hide for his wall of trophies.

Don’t kid yourself, there is a purpose for what Obama does.


33 posted on 04/16/2009 12:46:42 PM PDT by tioga
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To: steve-b

Nice timing Zero! What tea parties?


34 posted on 04/16/2009 6:37:37 PM PDT by Mr. Peabody
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To: steve-b

On Fox News they said this is in violation of the law which established the CIA (law states their methods would be Secret).

Treason is right. Even as TOTUS he is running against Bush.


35 posted on 04/16/2009 6:44:56 PM PDT by edge10 (Obama lied, babies died!)
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To: steve-b

I read the first one

And I heartily approve of the techniques. Just proves that what the CIA was doing wasn’t anywhere near torture.


36 posted on 04/16/2009 6:47:11 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Richard Armitage: Bush’s CIA tortured
The Swamp | 4/16/09 | by Mark Silva
Posted on 04/16/2009 11:12:31 AM PDT by meandog
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230804/posts

Abuse of Power: The Bush Administration’s Secret Legal Memos (PDFs of memos)(BARF)
ACLU (In of itself a barf alert) | 4/16/2009
Posted on 04/16/2009 5:53:34 PM PDT by markomalley
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231082/posts

Administration Releases Bush-Era Interrogation Memos
U.S. News and World Report | 4.17.09
Posted on 04/17/2009 6:47:29 AM PDT by meandog
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231412/posts

Ex-CIA Chief Criticizes Release of Interrogation Memos
FOX | April 16, 2009
Posted on 04/17/2009 7:21:36 AM PDT by nuconvert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231435/posts


37 posted on 04/17/2009 9:28:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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