Comments on: Cheney’s Hagiographer Takes a Mulligan

By: timbo

timbo — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:01:23 +0000

“Public” Geez, I haven’t had any beer in over 16 hours…but I’m on a roll anyways!

By: timbo

timbo — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:52:45 +0000

More interesting to know is whom are “several intelligence officials” feeding this line to the public. If the information is classified, why are these folks talking to reporters about this sort of information at all? Is it CIA policy to let active and former intelligence officials opine about American intelligence operations to the pubic, especially when those operations have continuously been protected under various secrecy invocations? Frankly, I’d like to see why my tax dollars are being spent to pay the salary of CIA officials who want to perform propaganda operations within the United States with various American news organizations.

By: Gasman

Gasman — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:44:02 +0000

Dick Cheney could settle this whole affair by agreeing to be polygraphed live on national TV. Only three questions would be necessary:

“Vice President Cheney, did you ever knowingly lie to the congress or the American people regarding the rationale for going to war with Iraq? Did you ever knowingly lie to the congress or the American people regarding the torture of U.S. detainees? Is it your view that torture is legal under existing U.S. law?”

Even one so well versed in lying as Cheney would be hard pressed to pass the test with those questions. If he can pass the test, he’s off the hook. If not, prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:38:38 +0000

Perhaps a name change,a rebranding is in order?

The CIA should be rechristened the CYA.

By: CTMET

CTMET — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:26:09 +0000

Marcy,

You had me at “These aren’t the droids you’re looking for”

By: dmnolan

dmnolan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:28:11 +0000

The CIA is dedicated to defending itself….

By: ghostof911

ghostof911 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:22:11 +0000

Unbelievable. Thanks for pointing that out, no one could have imagined.

What is to prevent Obama from dismissing the five current presidential appointees and instating five of his own?

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:05:14 +0000

Thus spake WaPo:

The nine-member declassification board was established by Congress a decade ago. Five members are appointed by the president and one each by the House speaker and minority leader, as well as the Senate majority and minority leaders. Currently, seven members have been appointed by Republicans and two by Democrats.

7:2. Now there’s a reassuring ratio.

By: ghostof911

ghostof911 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:04:54 +0000

Last night from Ray McGovern, 27 year CIA veteran.

“Let me just leave you with this thought,” he said, “and that is that I think Panetta, and to a degree President Obama, are afraid — I never thought I’d hear myself saying this — I think they’re afraid of the CIA.”…

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:01:43 +0000

Oh. Nevermind then. Glad you told us, actually we’ve been worried for quite some time.