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Senate Intelligence Committee Begins Review of Destroyed CIA Tape Trail (SIC already knew)
fox news ^ | 12/7/2007 | fox news

Posted on 12/07/2007 6:37:35 PM PST by tobyhill

WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee has begun an investigation into the destruction of CIA tapes made during the interrogation of two terror suspects.

The CIA said Thursday it destroyed the tapes because of concerns that its agents could be put at risk.

Democrats on Friday also made loud calls for the new Justice Department chief, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, to look into whether the CIA violated any laws by tossing the tapes, which reportedly featured interrogators using harsh methods.

It is not known if the tapes showed interrogators using the method known as waterboarding, which is widely believed to be a form of torture.

The CIA acknowledged Thursday that it had destroyed the interrogation tapes. One is of an unnamed alleged terrorist, and one was of Abu Zubaydah — who under questioning gave up information leading to the capture of alleged Sept. 11 conspirator Ramzi Binalshibh, a fact disclosed by President Bush last year.

In the hours before The New York Times was set to publish a story regarding the tapes' destruction, CIA Director Michael Hayden told agency employees Thursday that the agency destroyed the tapes in 2005 — they were made in 2002 — because keeping them "posed a security risk." The revelation reverberated around Washington.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; cia; democrat; democrats; dncvalues; liberalagenda
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1 posted on 12/07/2007 6:37:37 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill
The Democrats' hypocrisy. These people were screaming when Valerie Plame was outed. When it emerged the CIA destroyed interrogation tapes to protect its agents' identities, the Democrats hollered. The party doesn't give a rats' rear end about CIA secrecy.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

2 posted on 12/07/2007 6:41:36 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: tobyhill

*The Senate Intelligence Committee has begun an investigation into the destruction of CIA tapes *

Oh, did they finish the investigation of Sandy Burgler
and the destruction of National Archive Docs.


3 posted on 12/07/2007 6:42:26 PM PST by SoCalPol (Duncan Hunter '08 Tough on WOT & Illegals)
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To: SoCalPol
Yeah. The Democrats are just trying to score political points against President Bush. This is a non-story.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

4 posted on 12/07/2007 6:44:24 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
"In the hours before The New York Times was set to publish a story regarding the tapes' destruction, CIA Director Michael Hayden told agency employees Thursday that the agency destroyed the tapes in 2005"

ANOTHER FRIGGIN' LEAK!!!! I was wondering why this was coming up now - some liberal scumbag(s) leaked it to the NY Times to enable the 'Rats in Congress to go wild, so Director Hayden decided to talk about it.... once again, the MSM and the Demagogues prove that they are working against the security of this nation. They care far more about a couple of the 9/11 terrorists than they do about actually protecting the people of this nation and the world.
5 posted on 12/07/2007 6:47:28 PM PST by Enchante (Democrat terror-fighting motto: "BLEAT - CHEAT - RETREAT - DEFEAT - REPEAT")
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To: goldstategop

I guess the Rats haven’t figured it out yet, President Bush can’t run again.


6 posted on 12/07/2007 6:47:32 PM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: Enchante

The tapes were very secret, known only to a trusted few in the CIA, and my guess is the leak came from congress. Rockefeller would be a good guess. At first he said he knew nothing about the tapes destruction and no records of the meeting but a little while ago Fox News reported that Rockefeller’s aide actually went to a meeting where that was disclosed.


7 posted on 12/07/2007 6:53:10 PM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: tobyhill

I hope they destroy more tapes. Maybe next time they’ll destroy the records of destroying the tapes.


8 posted on 12/07/2007 6:54:08 PM PST by WVNight (We havn't played Cowboys and Muslims yet....)
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To: WVNight

To destroy the records of destroying the tapes would consist of knocking someone off.


9 posted on 12/07/2007 6:56:00 PM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: tobyhill
Democrats' sole endeavor these days is to undermine America instead of doing their job. Let 'em keep on driving down that job approval rating.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

10 posted on 12/07/2007 6:57:54 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: tobyhill

Why not identify the agents. The worst that can happen is they will get a fatwa and eventually be killed. I wonder if the Democrats think of that, or is BSD all consuming. I am begging to see they are consumed with hate.


11 posted on 12/07/2007 6:58:19 PM PST by Tarpon
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To: Tarpon
They hate Bush more than they love this country.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

12 posted on 12/07/2007 6:59:10 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: tobyhill

The dhims are always outraged about something. Come to think of it, so are the muzzies. Hmmm...


13 posted on 12/07/2007 7:01:23 PM PST by 43north (I hope we are around long enough to become a layer in the rocks of the future.)
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To: 43north
They're in a constant outrage. Nothing is ever good enough for them.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

14 posted on 12/07/2007 7:02:22 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 43north
This is a manufactured outrage because it was a Rat that disclosed the existence of such tapes.
15 posted on 12/07/2007 7:03:05 PM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: goldstategop

[They hate Bush more than they love this country.]

That doesn’t take much hate since they have so little love for this country. Besides, most of them are traitors.


16 posted on 12/07/2007 7:03:07 PM PST by 43north (I hope we are around long enough to become a layer in the rocks of the future.)
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To: tobyhill
Any excuse to get themselves in the headlines will do. Its all they care about.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

17 posted on 12/07/2007 7:04:33 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

President Bush brought a lot of this stuff on himself for keeping Tenet around as long as he did. Tenet fostered this culture within the agency that allowed for these leaks to carry over into politics.


18 posted on 12/07/2007 7:09:44 PM PST by tobyhill (The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
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To: goldstategop
They hate Bush more than they love this country.

That's not a good comparison. It would be more accurate to say that they hate Bush more than they hate this country.

19 posted on 12/07/2007 7:11:25 PM PST by Jeff Chandler ("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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To: tobyhill

That New Tone will get you every time.


20 posted on 12/07/2007 7:12:16 PM PST by Jeff Chandler ("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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