Earlier, I suggested the CIA didn’t want to give Judge Hellerstein the earliest deliberative documents on Abu Zubaydah. It appears they don’t want to reveal details of their own investigation into waterboarding, either.
The CIA’s Cherry Pick, Two |
| By: emptywheel Tuesday June 9, 2009 10:25 am |
The CIA’s Cherry-Pick |
| By: emptywheel Tuesday June 9, 2009 7:28 am |
Did the CIA cherry-pick which documents it gave Judge Hellerstein to avoid turning over incriminating cables?
1000 Words |
| By: emptywheel Tuesday June 9, 2009 6:38 am |
The CIA won’t reveal its photo of Abu Zubaydah because it’ll reveal sources and methods.
Leon Panetta Kisses His Credibility Goodbye |
| By: emptywheel Monday June 8, 2009 10:27 pm |
Leon Panetta claims he’s not trying to hide evidence of criminal wrongdoing by hiding the torture cables. And he’s lying.
Dan Maffei Joins Bob Corker in Trying to Rewrite BK Law Just for Car Dealers |
| By: emptywheel Monday June 8, 2009 12:46 pm |
Yet another Congressman pushing for car dealers to be exempted from the ill effects of the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies.
On Jane Harman and NAO |
| By: emptywheel Monday June 8, 2009 10:36 am |
Folks are worried about Jane Harman opposing satellite surveillance of Americans. They shouldn’t be.
Vaughn Walker’s Chess Game: Sue the Telecoms Part One |
| By: emptywheel Monday June 8, 2009 9:51 am |
Here are the potential areas under which EFF might be able to sue the telecoms going forward.
Cheney’s and Gonzales’ CYA Libraries |
| By: emptywheel Sunday June 7, 2009 8:21 pm |
Cheney’s CYA document from 2005? It comes from the day after Alberto Gonzales purportedly tried to convince the Principals Committee not to support torture.
“Legal” |
| By: emptywheel Sunday June 7, 2009 8:53 am |
The NYT claims that Jim Comey agreed that waterboarding was legal. But that’s not what they show. Rather, they show that Jim Comey probably agreed that waterboarding did not violate 18 USC 2340-2340A, which is just one of the laws that govern torture in this country.
All the News NYT Does Not See Fit to Print |
| By: emptywheel Saturday June 6, 2009 1:02 pm |
The NYT got a handful of emails that made it clear that Jim Comey had attempted to dissuade the Bush Administration from torture. But instead, it reported that he had approved of torture. Here’s the other stuff the NYT doesn’t seem fit to tell you about Comey’s emails.


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