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 Mukasey Launches Probe of CIA TapesPosted on Jan 2, 2008
The Justice Department is (finally) treating the CIA’s decision to destroy videotapes of agents using severe interrogation methods on terrorism suspects as cause for a criminal investigation. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey acknowledged that the probe was a go on Wednesday and named John Durham as the outside prosecutor for the case.
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By rage, January 4 at 8:55 am # Has there been any reportingHasHas there been any reporting Yeah, it was allegedly Addington smoking crack in the mens’ room next door to Dumya’s meth lab. Those fumes are flammable. Now they have allowed that old fox Mukasey to guard their little henhouse from a real investigation. How convenient.
By David, January 3 at 2:25 pm # Has there been any reportingHas there been any reporting on what caused the fire in Cheney’s office? It’s seems a foregone conclusion that it had to do with covering up some illegal activity, but has there ever been an explanation?
By chabuka, January 3 at 8:27 am # Right....Mukasey is Durhams boss...and BushRight....Mukasey is Durhams boss...and Bush is Mukasey’s boss....I’m sure every one involved is innocent...Thank You, Chuck and Diane for this whitewash.......
By Pacrat, January 3 at 5:03 am # Is this a bad movie, or what?So the justice department will investigate the justice department? Bet the justice department wins -again! Whose wrist will be slapped in the process? Will this be a repeat of the Libby investigation - and last just long enough until Bush and the AG leave office - with appropriate pardons of course! This entire administration has been a charade, so why not another act as Bush and Cheney fade slowly into their retirement sunsets?
By Mr JJ, January 2 at 6:17 pm # AG Mukasey has a conflictAG Mukasey has a conflict of interest problem already, and should recuse himself and appoint a Special Prosecutor (someone from outside the DOJ) Jose Padilla’s lawyers argued before the Florida Federal Court that Abu Zubaydah was tortured into saying Padilla was an al Qaeda associate. The DOJ dismissed Padilla"s allegations as “meritless,” asserting Padilla"s legal team could not prove that Abu Zubaydah had been tortured. Well, it"s clear now that they certainly COULD have, if the tapes of the interrogations of Abu Zubaydah had been made available! Now here is where Mukasey’s role comes into question. U.S. District Judge Mukasey, now attorney general, was the one who signed the warrant used by the FBI to arrest Padilla in May 2002. Court records show the warrant relied in part on information obtained from Abu Zubaydah"s interrogation. So we have a problem Houston. The then Judge Mukasey could only issue a warrant based upon legally obtained evidence, and confessions under torture are certainly not “legally obtained”. So either Mukasey was misrepresented the evidence, and would be liable to be potentially a party in those who were presented with “perjured evidence”; or he knew that torture was used in obtaining the confession and ignored it. In either case he is unsuitable to run an investigation, as it will, inevitably, involved himself. Thus a Special Prosecutor is necessary… Odds that this will happen? Zero percent.
By don knutsen, January 2 at 4:40 pm # The race is on toThe race is on to find the scapegoat....who will it be ? Sounds as though from what I’ve read that the white house attorneys themselves were in on the decision to destroy the tapes...so again, the slime-trail leads you to Cheney’s office. This will show just how impartial or non-partisan our new Attorneys General is..somehow I don’t think I’m gonna be surprised though.
By weather, January 2 at 2:03 pm # Mulkasey is why you don'tMulkasey is why you don’t vote for incumbents. Ron Paul 08 Add Your Comment |
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