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"Probe of CIA Imperils Interagency Trust
The Wall Street Journal
FOXNews.com
Tuesday, August 25, 200
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department's decision to investigate CIA interrogation practices increased tension between the agencies and prompted a sense of betrayal among some CIA officers, current and former officials said.
Rivalries had raged since the early days of the Central Intelligence Agency's World War II-era forerunner, the Office of Strategic Services, and the trust built in the wake of the 9/11 attacks could be shattered by the investigation, these people said.
Many CIA officers were stunned by Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to launch a probe. Some were deeply angered by what they consider a selective declassification of documents describing the acts at issue, former agency officials said Tuesday.
Of particular concern to some: their agency's decision not to release a rebuttal of a 2004 CIA inspector general report criticizing the agency's conduct in interrogations along with the report, which was made public Monday in response to a lawsuit.
"The employees that were involved wrote a joint rebuttal and they believe it was ignored deliberately by [Justice] for political reasons," said one former CIA official."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/25/probe-cia-imperils-interagency-trust/
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"Let’s review. Abu Zubaydah gave up some information before the use of EITs. But “since the use of the waterboard…Abu Zubaydah has appeared to be cooperative,” and gave up even more intelligence. Al Nashiri provided mostly historical information in the short time before EITs were employed. “However, following the use of EITs, he provided information about his most current operational planning…” And “accomplished resistor” Khalid Shaykh Muhammad provided mostly useless information before the application of EITs. Afterwards, he “provided information that helped lead to the arrests of terrorists” – so much information, in fact, that he was regarded as the “most prolific” intelligence source.
Reasonable people can – and do – disagree about the morality of using EITs. But only the most accomplished resister could continue to claim that they were not effective."
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/08/did_they_work.asp
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"Former Vice President Dick Cheney's statement following the release of CIA interrogation documents:
The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTNlM2Y2YTdhMTVlZDk3ZDFlZDE5YWE3MzQ0MTdlZjI=
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Remember that every Lefty Left in Congress said there was WMD in Iraq back then. The O Admin seems to have forgotten.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp
"Probe of CIA Imperils Interagency Trust
The Wall Street Journal
FOXNews.com
Tuesday, August 25, 200
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department's decision to investigate CIA interrogation practices increased tension between the agencies and prompted a sense of betrayal among some CIA officers, current and former officials said.
Rivalries had raged since the early days of the Central Intelligence Agency's World War II-era forerunner, the Office of Strategic Services, and the trust built in the wake of the 9/11 attacks could be shattered by the investigation, these people said.
Many CIA officers were stunned by Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to launch a probe. Some were deeply angered by what they consider a selective declassification of documents describing the acts at issue, former agency officials said Tuesday.
Of particular concern to some: their agency's decision not to release a rebuttal of a 2004 CIA inspector general report criticizing the agency's conduct in interrogations along with the report, which was made public Monday in response to a lawsuit.
"The employees that were involved wrote a joint rebuttal and they believe it was ignored deliberately by [Justice] for political reasons," said one former CIA official."
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/25/probe-cia-imperils-interagency-trust/
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"Let’s review. Abu Zubaydah gave up some information before the use of EITs. But “since the use of the waterboard…Abu Zubaydah has appeared to be cooperative,” and gave up even more intelligence. Al Nashiri provided mostly historical information in the short time before EITs were employed. “However, following the use of EITs, he provided information about his most current operational planning…” And “accomplished resistor” Khalid Shaykh Muhammad provided mostly useless information before the application of EITs. Afterwards, he “provided information that helped lead to the arrests of terrorists” – so much information, in fact, that he was regarded as the “most prolific” intelligence source.
Reasonable people can – and do – disagree about the morality of using EITs. But only the most accomplished resister could continue to claim that they were not effective."
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/08/did_they_work.asp
====================
"Former Vice President Dick Cheney's statement following the release of CIA interrogation documents:
The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks. These detainees also, according to the documents, played a role in nearly every capture of al Qaeda members and associates since 2002. The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions. President Obama’s decision to allow the Justice Department to investigate and possibly prosecute CIA personnel, and his decision to remove authority for interrogation from the CIA to the White House, serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this Administration’s ability to be responsible for our nation’s security.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ZTNlM2Y2YTdhMTVlZDk3ZDFlZDE5YWE3MzQ0MTdlZjI=
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Remember that every Lefty Left in Congress said there was WMD in Iraq back then. The O Admin seems to have forgotten.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp
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