‘Hypocritical’
Report (below): Administration plans release of ‘holy grail’ torture memo illustrating why abusing prisoners doesn’t work
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is acting like a hypocrite, according to CIA special agent turned radio host Jack Rice. Appearing on MSNBC Monday morning, Rice said he would like to see all the torture memos released, not just the ones Cheney is pushing to have disclosed.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is acting like a hypocrite, according to CIA special agent turned radio host Jack Rice. Appearing on MSNBC Monday morning, Rice said he would like to see all the torture memos released, not just the ones Cheney is pushing to have disclosed.
Since leaving office, Cheney has constantly bashed President Barack Obama for releasing Bush administration memos that authorized some controversial torture techniques. On a Sunday talk show, Cheney went so far as to claim that torturing terror war prisoners saved “hundreds of thousands” of lives. Cheney also pressed the Obama administration to release memos that he says will prove valuable intelligence was gleaned from torture.
“Look, you know what, I’d like to see all the memos, really …” said Rice. “I find it hypocritical from the vice president when he says, ‘I wanna see everything released.’ And he says this as soon as he’s not in a position to release them? If he really wanted to release these before, he could have. He could have gone down the process, and I’m sure nobody would have stood in the way. Instead, he waits until he’s out and says, ‘Oh, well, I would have done it.’”
Report: Administration plans release of ‘holy grail’ torture memo illustrating why abusing prisoners doesn’t work
“Government officials familiar with the CIA’s early interrogations say the most powerful evidence of apparent excesses is contained in the ‘top secret’ May 7, 2004, inspector general report, based on more than 100 interviews, a review of the videotapes and 38,000 pages of documents,” reported The Washington Post on Sunday. “The full report remains closely held, although White House officials have told political allies that they intend to declassify it for public release when the debate quiets over last month’s release of the Justice Department’s interrogation memos.
“According to excerpts included in those memos, the inspector general’s report concluded that interrogators initially used harsh techniques against some detainees who were not withholding information. Officials familiar with its contents said it also concluded that some of the techniques appeared to violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified by the United States in 1994.” LinkHere
“Look, you know what, I’d like to see all the memos, really …” said Rice. “I find it hypocritical from the vice president when he says, ‘I wanna see everything released.’ And he says this as soon as he’s not in a position to release them? If he really wanted to release these before, he could have. He could have gone down the process, and I’m sure nobody would have stood in the way. Instead, he waits until he’s out and says, ‘Oh, well, I would have done it.’”
Report: Administration plans release of ‘holy grail’ torture memo illustrating why abusing prisoners doesn’t work
“Government officials familiar with the CIA’s early interrogations say the most powerful evidence of apparent excesses is contained in the ‘top secret’ May 7, 2004, inspector general report, based on more than 100 interviews, a review of the videotapes and 38,000 pages of documents,” reported The Washington Post on Sunday. “The full report remains closely held, although White House officials have told political allies that they intend to declassify it for public release when the debate quiets over last month’s release of the Justice Department’s interrogation memos.
“According to excerpts included in those memos, the inspector general’s report concluded that interrogators initially used harsh techniques against some detainees who were not withholding information. Officials familiar with its contents said it also concluded that some of the techniques appeared to violate the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified by the United States in 1994.” LinkHere
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