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Pelosi Knew about Waterboarding from the Start (CIA memo leaked)
Human Events ^ | 5/7/09 | Jed Babbin

Posted on 05/07/2009 4:52:13 PM PDT by Clinton's a liar

She knew from the beginning. According to a CIA memorandum summarizing briefings to Congress on the use of enhanced interrogation techniques on terrorist detainees, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca) knew from the very beginning that those techniques -- including waterboarding -- were being used on September 2, 2002.

According to the memo the very first briefing listed is 9/4/02 with then Rep. Porter Goss & Pelosi. The summary of the briefing says:

“Briefing on EITs including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed.”

This directly contradicts Pelosi’s story, that “we were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used.”

As HUMAN EVENTS reported earlier, Pelosi - by objecting to the use of the enhanced interrogation techniques - could have stopped them but didn't.

Pelosi's misstatements were apparently intended to divert attention from her and other Democrats in Congress who knew of all the enhanced interrogation methods -- in detail -- apparently as soon as they were being used.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; babbin; cia; ciainterrogation; ciainterrogationmemo; demlies; duplicate; liar; lying; marieantoinette; nancypelosi; notbreakingnews; pelosi; queennancy; waterboarding
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To: dfwddr
"She lied because she thought that the media will cover for her as usual and they did, she was right. Now with this leaked CIA memo prooving her lies let us see how the media will handle ignore it.

Fixed that for you."

Sadly I think you're right.

161 posted on 05/08/2009 4:18:50 AM PDT by libs_kma (F.U.B.O.)
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To: Clinton's a liar


DRIP, DRIP, DRIP


162 posted on 05/08/2009 4:31:34 AM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Of Course Pelosi knew. And she didn’t have a problem with it as long as she thought it was keeping her surgically altered skin safe.


163 posted on 05/08/2009 5:12:32 AM PDT by NavVet ( If you don't defend Conservatism in the Primaries, you won't have it to defend in November)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Pelosi lied and Americans might die because of her lies.


164 posted on 05/08/2009 5:57:15 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Does Zer0 have any friends, who are not criminals, foriegn/domestic terrorists, or tax cheats?)
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To: SeattleBruce

Pelosi frowned - people almost drowned?


165 posted on 05/08/2009 5:57:21 AM PDT by jurroppi1 (We need to reward the people that carry the water instead of the people that drink the water!)
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Bela Pelosi.. is a sad specimen of a catholic!!! Does she go to Mass?


166 posted on 05/08/2009 6:02:01 AM PDT by philly-d-kidder ("God governs the affairs of men." Ben Franklin)
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To: BP2

Pelosi should can Rangel??


167 posted on 05/08/2009 6:02:49 AM PDT by philly-d-kidder ("God governs the affairs of men." Ben Franklin)
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To: FreedomPoster

Good idea. I’ve e-mailed it to several friends.


168 posted on 05/08/2009 6:09:36 AM PDT by oldvike
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To: Clinton's a liar

Hello, emergency services? There seems to be a woman here with her pants on fire.


169 posted on 05/08/2009 6:16:32 AM PDT by denydenydeny ("I'm sure this goes against everything you've been taught, but right and wrong do exist"-Dr House)
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To: Clinton's a liar

The dems will pull that “Are you going to believe me or your lyin’ eyes” routine and the sheep will eat it up.


170 posted on 05/08/2009 6:30:34 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: philly-d-kidder

“Does she go to Mass?”

Probably the satanic black mass.


171 posted on 05/08/2009 6:33:58 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Impeach President Soros!!!)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Admission Deficit Disorder.


172 posted on 05/08/2009 6:53:31 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: ZOOKER

Well if people here are right and the CIA is basically Dems, then we may have already seen the operatives turning against the politico socialists.


173 posted on 05/08/2009 7:10:42 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Country and the Tea Party! Take America Back!)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Just goes to show that there is very little that should be classified—it’s largely done to protect the politicians involved when they are breaking the law or lying through their teeth. “Hey, this might cause us a problem. Classify it as top secret.”

I always appreciate it when there’s a leak and we get to know the real story.


174 posted on 05/08/2009 8:44:21 AM PDT by guns_for_liberty
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To: Clinton's a liar

a little music to match Nancy’s mood.

Who’s Sorry Now - Connie Francis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjHJ_snG3RI

oh what a web we weave.. yada yada

HaPPy Mother’s Day, 2PAC.


175 posted on 05/08/2009 9:32:44 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: Clinton's a liar

Serious Question.

Why is she not being prosecuted under the Brogan Decision?

Brogan holds that anybody can be prosecuted for lying to any “federal official”
at any time for any reason. This is the law used to prosecute Scooter Libby
and Martha Stuart.

Pelosi lied to federal officials. She certainly did. So she is a felon. No
further discussion is required. Just sentencing.


176 posted on 05/08/2009 10:22:06 AM PDT by command_liner
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To: Clinton's a liar

Pelosi has always reminded me of Michael Corleone’s sister Connie.

Just cannot get it together. Finally lets Michael aka Obama handle things and gets shafted again.


177 posted on 05/08/2009 10:24:48 AM PDT by eleni121 (The New Byzantium - resurrect it!)
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To: Clinton's a liar

This is Obama showing Pelosi just exactly who’s boss.


178 posted on 05/08/2009 10:31:35 AM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: txhurl; MeekOneGOP

Liar pig lousy ping.


179 posted on 05/08/2009 11:09:30 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It took almost 250 years to make the USA great and 30 days for "The Failure" BO to tear it down.)
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To: PhilDragoo; devolve
Naaa, they were much cuter than Pelosi and the sock puppet!


180 posted on 05/08/2009 12:40:06 PM PDT by potlatch
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