Kriplekistan

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This story just keeps getting better and better. Dec. 12, 2007: "On one occasion, in the fall of 2002, I was briefed on interrogation techniques the administration was considering using in the future. The administration advised that legal counsel for the both the CIA and the Department of Justice had concluded that the techniques were legal. I had no further briefings on the techniques...Jane Harman was briefed more extensively and advised the techniques had in fact been employed." Feb. 25, 2009: "No. No the fact is, they did not brief, well first of all, we're not allowed to talk about what happens there, but I can say they did not brief us with these enhanced interrogations that were taking place. They did not brief us. They were talking about an array of interrogations taht they might have at their disposal. But I can say flat out, they never told us that these enhacement interrogations were being used." April 23, 2009: "It is not appropriate f...

Louse: noun 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse). 2. any insect of the order Mallophaga (bird louse, biting louse, or chewing louse), parasitic on birds and mammals, having mouthparts adapted for biting. 3. plant louse. 4. Slang. a contemptible person, esp. an unethical one. Ever since President Obama took the oath of office, Nancy Pelosi has been pressing Congress and the administration to prosecute those who had knowledge of, or performed enhanced interrogation techniques on high value targets such as Abu Zubaydah. In the event Speaker Pelosi gets her wish, not only will valuable information, such as our most secret interrogation methods, be released, but the lives of countless CIA and other government officials will be destroyed, and potentially put in immediate danger. At...