THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TOLD THE CIA NOT TO DESTROY THE TAPES! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT LIBS!

ABC News: White House: Miers Told CIA to Save Tapes

ABC News has learned that at least one White House official knew about the CIA's planned destruction of videotapes in 2005 that documented the interrogation of two al Qaeda operatives: then-White House counsel Harriet Miers.

Three officials told ABC News Miers urged the CIA not to destroy the tapes.

Intelligence officials say the decision to destroy the tapes was made by Jose Rodriguez, former head of the CIA's covert-operations division. Even former CIA director Porter Goss did not know the tapes were destroyed. The White House said today President Bush didn't know either.

Congress is now demanding to know why the CIA destroyed those tapes, just as its interrogation methods were facing intense public scrutiny. To some prominent members of Congress there's only one explanation: a coverup.

Democratic Senate leaders compared the CIA's actions to the Watergate scandal.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., asked, "What would cause the CIA to take this action? The answer is obvious -- coverup." "What is at stake here goes to the heart of the rule of law and justice in America," said Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.

This afternoon, Durbin wrote Attorney General Michael Mukasey urging him to investigate a possible "obstruction of justice."

Members of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission also expressed concern. Co-Chairman Tom Kean said the Commission had demanded all information about the interrogations and was never told about the tapes.

"They knew what they had and they didn't give it to us," Kean said.

In a message to employees Thursday, CIA Director Michael Hayden made no apologies for the tapes' destruction insisting the decision to destroy them was "in line with the law."

In 2002, the CIA videotaped the interrogations of two terror suspects, including top al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah. The tapes showed what the CIA calls "enhanced interrogation techniques," methods which critics call torture.

In February 2003, the CIA says it told the leaders of congressional intelligence committees about the tapes and that it planned to destroy them.

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"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/war...bout-iraq.html

Gee an order coming from a white house counsel member MUST trump an order from bush and his lap dogs.

smitty, you're as uneducated and ignorant as they come. Your copy and paste posts PROVE you have NO MIND of your own.

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Then PROVE me wrong!

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"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/war...bout-iraq.html

Hey Smitty, what's with all the rapes going on over there? The military, now Halliburton, can't they act better than common criminals?

Quit trying to change the subject! Point me to the thread that has this topic in mind and I will comment. However venting your anger on the truth by changing the subject only shows how wrong you are! THANKS!

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"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan http://www.arguewitheveryone.com/war...bout-iraq.html

Oh, won't answer a simple question, huh? Or are you now in the business of defending rapists?

What have you proved humpty?

What the fuck does this have to do with the tapes?

Why should he answer a question you posed which has NOTHING to do with what he posted?

It looks like you can offer nothing to counter so you just start asking random questions.

What he can't speak for himself?

I am sure he can, just like I can post what I want. I just thought it was strange that on a thread about CIA tapes you imply that he is defending rapists unless he answers your question which has nothing to do with CIA tapes. I thought it was a less than artful dodge.

And totally less than honest. But, then again, what did you really expect?

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THAT explains it!!!



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