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Obama overrules Senate, declares CIA’s Bush-era tactics ‘torture’
Hotair ^ | 08/01/2014 | Noah Rothman

Posted on 08/01/2014 1:55:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Barack Obama was halfway out the door, joking with his counterparts in the press that he had not yet been wished a happy birthday, when a chorus of uniform questions from the assembled reporters forced him to address the recent admission that CIA Director John Brennan’s intelligence agency had improperly spied on the Senate.

On Thursday, the CIA admitted that intelligence operatives tapped into computers linked to staffers with the Senate Intelligence Committee in March. Those computers contained documents pertaining to an ongoing investigation into the agency’s Bush-era enhanced interrogation techniques.

The report, which is set to be declassified, already has human rights activists expressing frustration over the fact that it reportedly refused to call the tactics CIA operatives engaged in “torture.” The Daily Beat’s Josh Rogin and Eli Lake explained why: “[T]he report will not accuse the CIA outright of ‘torture,’ an accusation that could have political, diplomatic, legal, and even criminal implications,” their dispatch read.

They noted that a secret version of the Senate report has already been seen by key officials, but a declassified version will likely leak out almost immediately after it begins circulating around Washington.

The president chose not to wait and, amid a response to the serious allegation that the CIA spied on Congress while the agency was being investigated, declared that the United States of America “tortured some folks.”

“We did some things that were contrary to our values,” the president added.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antiamericanism; bush; hypocrite; obama; obamagotgaddafi; obamapresser; senate; torture; warcrimes
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1 posted on 08/01/2014 1:55:52 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
distraction...


2 posted on 08/01/2014 1:56:33 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Forgive but don't forget)
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To: SeekAndFind

He had the ask for the question....I believe the dope with the question forgot to ask it when it was supposed to be asked.


3 posted on 08/01/2014 1:59:20 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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“We did some things that were contrary to our values,” the president added.

Preparing to preserve our posterity is contrary to
HIS values, how dare WE???


4 posted on 08/01/2014 2:02:06 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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declared that the United States of America “tortured some folks.”

Maybe they wuz jus hatin' all the time. Or maybe they were treatin him like a dog.

5 posted on 08/01/2014 2:03:56 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: SeekAndFind

POS. He is torture to American values and our Republic.


6 posted on 08/01/2014 2:07:38 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: SeekAndFind

Those on FR who agree with Barry that the CIA “tortured” prisoners should note that not even the Democrat Senate agrees with them.


7 posted on 08/01/2014 2:08:30 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama is evil........


8 posted on 08/01/2014 2:08:31 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: SeekAndFind

Just another idiot statement from our Idiot-In-Charge...


9 posted on 08/01/2014 2:09:16 PM PDT by Fedupwithit (If you never stop giving, they will never stop taking...)
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Obama overrules Senate, declares CIA’s Bush-era tactics ‘torture’

why say this now ? Is something about to hit the News about Obama Admin ?


10 posted on 08/01/2014 2:09:18 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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“We did some things that were contrary to our values,” the president added.
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... And, under his breath and not audible to the surrounding reporters, the President muttered: “And we can surely exploit this news by blaming Bush which should drum up a few more votes for our side in November”.


11 posted on 08/01/2014 2:10:29 PM PDT by InterceptPoint (Remember Mississippi)
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No Osama, YOU have done things contrary to our values. Did I say Osama? Close enough.


12 posted on 08/01/2014 2:22:43 PM PDT by plain talk
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13 posted on 08/01/2014 2:24:10 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Obama's Storm of Illegal immigrants, aka, new democRat voters and his 2016 FDR 3rd term attempt!)
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To: SeekAndFind

The worst of the so-called tortures were somewhere between a fraternity hazing and a facet of special forces training.


14 posted on 08/01/2014 2:44:14 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: tet68

Pronoun abuse ought to be grounds for impeachment.


15 posted on 08/01/2014 2:48:28 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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Huh, some of his Muzzie pals must be spilling the beans about how much help His Majesty King Barry is sending them.
16 posted on 08/01/2014 2:48:54 PM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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“We did some things that were contrary to our values,” the president added.

Like murder 3 American citizens without process of law? Obama has killed as many American citizens (3) without due process of law as GWB waterboarded.

Al-Aulaqi v. Panetta: Lawsuit Challenging Targeted Killings

https://www.aclu.org/national-security/al-aulaqi-v-panetta

The Drone That Killed My Grandson

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/opinion/the-drone-that-killed-my-grandson.html?_r=1&;


17 posted on 08/01/2014 2:52:46 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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To: colorado tanker
Of course they tortured them.

So what?

18 posted on 08/01/2014 2:54:00 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise. Hat)
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19 posted on 08/01/2014 2:54:46 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (‘You can avoid reality, but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.’)
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“tortured some folks.”

Including our own troops who undergo water-boarding as part of training.

20 posted on 08/01/2014 2:58:16 PM PDT by kabar
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