Jay Rockefeller stirs from his slumber:
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is questioning whether the CIA’s secret prison program – which he fears has become a black eye to the United States – should continue.
Gee. Maybe not?
“The widespread reports about secret prisons and torture, whether accurate or not, have damaged the United States’ reputation around the world and hindered counterterrorism efforts with our allies,” he said.
You think?
In a confidential report that has not been publicly distributed, the Red Cross said the 14 prisoners described highly abusive interrogation methods, especially when techniques such sleep deprivation and forced standing were used in combination. None of the detainees’ accounts has been verified.
Upwards of three dozen CIA officers are wanted on charges in Germany and Italy. Do you think that is good for morale and retention?
“At the end of the day, the director – any director – of the CIA must be confident that what he has asked an agency officer to do under this program is lawful,” [DCI] Hayden wrote in a September memo to employees.
Yeah…that’d be nice.
Our country is sooo screwed up.
