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Posted on 05/14/2009 12:50:16 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday got into a public dispute with the CIA over what she knew about harsh interrogation techniques in 2002 in the latest twist in a Washington political firestorm.
The troubles of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to divert Democrats from President Barack Obama's economic agenda when many Americans would like to put Bush-era controversies behind them.
She has been caught up in a debate over what she knew about the techniques when they were being used and why she did not speak out to oppose them if she knew about them.
Pelosi accused her critics of drawing attention to what she might have known about the interrogation techniques as a tactic to avert attention from "those who conceived, developed and implemented these policies."
The debate over interrogation methods has become a source of tension as liberals press Obama for the prosecution of Bush-era officials and Republicans insist the techniques produced intelligence that helped avert Sept. 11-style attacks.
The CIA last week contradicted Pelosi, saying she had been told about the use of methods such as waterboarding, or simulated drowning, in a September 2002 briefing.
The spy agency had issued a chart saying Pelosi, then the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and Porter Goss, the committee chairman at the time, were given "a description of the particular EITs (enhanced interrogation techniques) that had been employed."
A besieged Pelosi held a news conference to give her side of the story, saying she was briefed that the Bush administration had legal opinions that concluded the use of these procedures were legal.
"The only mention of waterboarding at that briefing was that it was not being employed," she said.
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Fox’s Carl Cameron summed it up best after Nancy’s disastrous presser earlier today (where she actually said the CIA lied to her):
“Republicans are blood-thirsty-—they believe they can really mess Pelosi up on this one.”
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"Allow bird to stew in it's own juices".
The only thing that truly disappoints me about Ms. Pelosi's treasonous career is that after all these years of venal gamesmanship.......That she is such an unskilled liar. Clearly she's been preaching to her own choir so long she has gotten lazy and boring. Politically, that is what is unforgiveable.
Excellent work re Pelosi Galore, the Liar of the House.
Will there be an investigation as to what nancee knew and when did she know it?
Reuters portraying the story as a diversion from what is really important. What a surprise, huh?
What a spectacle and a debacle..
all played out in the key of D .. for DUhhh
Nancy is gonna be asked to fall on her sword uhh,, broomstick.
Obama has more important things than rescue damned damsels in distress. He may be a superhero in his own mind, but she just ain’t worth saving.. Uhhh Nancy.. you’ve become a major distraction. Time for you to Move-On, Momma.
Excellent....lets see if they actually are willing to fight.,
Great visual in a great thread. Thanks. Thanks to all posters.
"Allow bird to stew in it's own juices".
And the diversion serves a very good purposes...slow down the express train for the USA to go into Bankruptcy.
Standby for further episodes....
Now, dig this wonderful piece of unvarnished Horse manure. It's precisely the opposite that concerns me. The only diversion here is of Conservatives away from Obama's dangerous economic agenda.
I’d offer up LOL, but it’s the truth.
obama don’t like women. I expect Hillary, Dianne Feinstein , Boxer and Nancee is on his hit list. Hillary and Nancee first.
“The diversion serves a very good purposes...slow down the express train for the USA to go into Bankruptcy.”
The diversion might become the end for Pelosi. 0b0z0 is on a strict imposed time table of his master, George $oreASS, to destroy and control what is left of America. Pelosi has become a threat to that time table.
Glad to be of help.
I like the advice with the Turkey’:
“Allow bird to stew in it’s own juices”.
Or as my Grand Dad used to say, “Never interfer with an enemy who is trying to hang him/herself. Back up and get a comfortable seat to watch and enjoy their self destruction!”
Good Advise.
Yes. I doubt that you’ll get much disagreement on that.
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