Obama won’t tell Holder to back off on his CIA witch hunt
**Posted by Phineas
**Posted by Phineas
In light of all the back and forth that has taken place in the aftermath of the bin Laden termination, specifically the renewed debate on the effectiveness of aggressive interrogations, Bush-era administration official and counterterrorism expert Marc Thiessen explains in a great column in the Washington Post what the enhanced interrogation techniques used by US intelligence agencies were actuallyΒ designed to do (bolded emphasis added by me):
Obama’s favorite word rears its ugly head once again:
Multiple news outlets are reporting the news. Not confirmed as to how or which country (Afghanistan or Pakistan). The President will be issuing a statement shortly on the matter.
The LA Times files a disturbing report about how the CIA has βslashedβ its interrogation role in light of the administrationβs stifling policies on interrogation techniques (via Memeorandum):