This is the same tactic a detective might use. Release a key suspect along with a BIG "Thank you for your cooperation" and then let's the street know it.
This is zero getting dirty work done without getting his hands dirty. When I see this man I am looking directly at the devil himself.
It's a little more sinister than that but no less dirty tricks.
Recall that a day or two before these top secret "torture techniques" were released, Obama allowed a Gitmo inmate to make a personal call to al-Jazeera where he described in detail his being tortured. That story made headlines around the world.
A few days later, Osama releases secret memos on Bush's torture techniques.
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