I’ve already ranted about how irresponsible it was for Walter Pincus and Joby Warrick to publish Bob Bennett’s statement on behalf of Jose Rodriguez on the same day that John Rizzo testifies before Congress. Nothing like assisting the obstruction of an ongoing investigation. But now that I’ve done my ranting (and enjoyed the sun), here is the dubious timeline offered in Pincus and Warrick’s article.
The Dubious Timeline from Pincus’ Love Letter to Bob Bennett |
| By: emptywheel Wednesday January 16, 2008 2:17 pm |
A Cheap Ploy to Avoid Giving Testimony, Jose Rodriguez |
| By: emptywheel Wednesday January 16, 2008 8:03 am |
Today’s article from Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus answers a lot of questions we’ve been asking about the torture tapes–the biggest being that the tapes were stored and destroyed in Thailand. And it has a lot of interesting details. But its evident, overriding purpose, is to allow Jose Rodriguez and John Rizzo to coordinate stories before the latter testifies before Congress today.


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