Posted on 05/14/2009 2:03:05 PM PDT by Justaham
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The CIA has rejected former Vice President Dick Cheney's request to declassify records of abusive interrogations of suspected terrorists, a spokesman for the spy agency said Thursday.
In a written statement, CIA spokesman Paul Gimigliano said the two documents Cheney requested are the subject of two pending lawsuits seeking the release of documents related to the interrogation program and cannot be declassified.
"This request was handled in accordance with normal practice by CIA professionals with long experience in information management and release. It was for them a straightforward issue," he said.
The former vice president will appeal the ruling, an aide said.
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The documents are pending lawsuits so cannot be released. No big story, except for the fact that the media will play it like Cheney’s request was summarily dismissed...no doubt causing crazed shouts of joy from uber-leftoids.
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