Posted on 04/23/2009 1:50:30 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Pelosi: I didn't know about waterboarding
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on GOP charges that she knew about waterboarding for years and did nothing.
Pelosi says she was briefed by Bush administration officials on the legal justification for using waterboarding — but that they never followed through on promises to inform her when they actually began using "enhanced" interrogation techniques
"In that or any other briefing…we were not, and I repeat, we're not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation techniques were used. What they did tell us is that they had some legislative counsel ... opinions that they could be used," she told reporters today.
Earlier, House Minority Leader John Boehner (D-Ohio) criticized Pelosi and other Democratic leaders for backing probes into the use of waterboarding — after failing to raise objections during briefings on its potential use.
"Well, yesterday I saw a partial list of the number of members of the House and Senate, Democrats and Republicans, who were briefed on these interrogation methods and not a word was raised at the time, not one word," Boehner told reporters at his weekly news availability.
"And I think you're going to hear more and more about the bigger picture here, that what — the war on terror after 9/11 was done in a bipartisan basis on lots of fronts. And that bigger story will be coming out," he added.
Pelosi says members who receive classified intelligence briefings are powerless to act on them — or even discuss them with staff.
As a consequence, some members simply skip the meetings, so they aren't "hamstrung" by confidentiality requirements.
I understand there’s a bridge in Brooklyn that’s for sale?
Lying bish.
Liar liar pants on fire.
she knew nothing? let’s waterboard her and find out for sure....
/sarcasm
Total bull excrement.
“skip the meeting”? kins like not reading a freakin stimulus bill. What kind of people do we have watching out for us. This is so bad on so many levels.
“some members simply skip the meetings, so they aren’t “hamstrung” by confidentiality requirements.”
This is completely irresponsible. Do you want to be a representative of the people or not?? This is part of the territory.
Maybe nancy is suffering from Oldtimers ... she only attended four sessions on waterboarding.
I could get the truth out of her...
That last part was pretty interesting - “some” legislators skip the classified briefings so that they aren’t “hamstrung” by the confidentiality requirements.
I wonder if “some” included her?
And I’m endlessly glad that she didn’t know, or it would have been front page NYTimes before you could say jacksprat.
There’s your confirmation, folks.
How many mulligans does this lying sack of crap get?
Kinda reminds me of “When we said you could use force to get rid of Saddam, we didn’t actually mean you could use force to get rid of Saddam.”
So she knew beforehand, but now tries to obfuscate by claiming she wasn't told when they started using them? What, she expected the DCI to call her first?
She obviously thinks we're as stupid as she is.
He’s telling the truth. She heard but she did not object.
Sorry Nancy, I am just not seeing the “get out of jail free” card here anywhere.
Bring it on, babe. You want a show trial? Guess who else may be on trial???
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