Probe of CIA to include civilian-contractor cases (torture probe)

LA Times via Denver Post ^ | 8-27-09 | Josh Meyer

[dynachrome]

The Justice Department prosecutor appointed this week to examine the CIA's interrogation program will revisit long dormant-cases of abuse by the agency's civilian contractors, bringing new attention to a little- known but controversial element of the Bush administration's war on terrorism.

Civilian contractors used by the CIA at secret overseas facilities were said to be involved in a series of cases of detainee abuses and deaths in the years following the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, but only one was ever prosecuted.

The contractors also played a key but secret role in the CIA's brutal interrogations of suspected top al-Qaeda leaders at black-site prisons overseas.

The new scrutiny will be a central part of the preliminary review by federal prosecutor John Durham, according to Justice Department officials and others familiar with the review.

[dynachrome]

Another part of destroying the CIA

[icwhatudo]

I'm so glad they will be looking into the torture of those civilian contractors by the terrorists. It was sick what the teroorists did to them-hanging them from that bridge in Iraq. Huh? Thats not what this story is about?

[Kartographer]

And the treason continues.

[dalebert]

didnt clinton do a job on cia also....dems dont like cia

[ThunderSleeps]

Probe to look into the CIA ... oh wait, we’re going to include some contractors too ... and so the investigation’s “scope creep” begins... Since these are ‘rats with an ax to grind, we’ll be lucky if they stop before they’ve included the rest of us “right wing extremists.”

[erman]

you know, one of these days someone that does that "stuff" for a living is going to get angry and then we're going to see some back peddling. Cause I've got a feeling that "warm and fuzzy" and sitting around "waiting to be prosecuted" aren't usually used when describing "civilians" that are involved in black op programs.

Lots of yacking but these type of individuals usually know how to keep a low profile and would definitely be on my "don't p#ss them off" list.

But that's just me, the democrats are feeling froggy and feel invulnerable. Let them go at it. Should be fun to watch "who is left holding the bag", Washington DC edition.

[SuperLuminal]

Just finishing the gutting job that Stanfield Turner started....He only got it half completed...