Which two crimes are you talking about – I looked but couldn’t find a reference to them in post 44.

on september 11, 2001, Al Qeada committed crimes against the united states

on march 19, 2003, george bush committed crimes against humanity

the two are not related

does that clear things up ???

the prisoners we tortured in Iraq have nothing to do with Al Qeada

got it ???

…Q Robert, for a couple of weeks now, the internal report from the CIA put together by its inspector general on the interrogation techniques of that agency has been delayed. There are concerns among those — specifically, the ACLU has been fighting to get this — that it will be dumped late this week or right before the holiday weekend and sort of missed or lost. What is the status of that report? Why is it being delayed? And will it meet or exceed what you have set as a standard of transparency on this particularly sensitive national security topic?

MR. GIBBS: My standard or Helen’s standard?

Q The administration’s.

MR. GIBBS: I think — here’s what I know of the report, and I would refer you to DOJ because I think part of this is obviously based on Freedom of Information Act litigation involving the ACLU and in some ways an outcropping of what you saw in the OLC memos that were released earlier this year in the President’s term.

It’s my understanding that the interagency review of the document and what can be released is continuing and I don’t anticipate that that’s going to be released today.

Q Today? This week?

MR. GIBBS: It’s my understanding that it’s doubtful that it will be released this week.

Q Doubtful. And this interagency review process, is part of it to increase the amount of information that’s available? Obviously the first report was almost thoroughly redacted. Is part of that process, part of the delay, to make this as transparent as possible or is it principally legal issues –

MR. GIBBS: Well, I would say it’s a — in some ways, it’s a combination. Obviously part of this report, as I said, is an outcropping of that Freedom of Information Act litigation that resulted in the release of the OLC memos. Obviously some of the information that’s out now can — you can go back now through the older IG report — in a sense, I don’t know if this is a word, “unredact” some of that material. That’s what — I think that’s a decent part of what’s going on interagency-wise right now…

Absolutely. I do fast replies that try to cram in too much or ramble and so appreciation for things like that isn’t always as evident as it should be.

I’m personally obligated by my own moral code to try

That part is very clear too. It’s pretty darn nice to see come through over and over.

If I’d seen your response bmaz, I’d have erased mine.