Ex-CIA Counterterror Chief Says Pelosi ‘Reinventing the Truth’ About Waterboarding
2nd May 2012
In an explosive memoir released today, former CIA counterterrorism chief Jose Rodriguez provides new evidence that Rep. Nancy Pelosi lied when she declared she had not been briefed about the use of waterboarding.
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
May 2nd, 2012 at 07:02
And so lying about torturing prisoners is so much worse than authorizing it in the first place?
A plague on both their houses.
May 2nd, 2012 at 11:06
Rodriguez has very publicly stated that nearly everything the CIA did was with the full knowledge and authorization of Congress and the White House. (He has admitted that there were a few cases where people exceeded their authority.) So, yeah, I suspect he’s pretty pissed that Pelosi et al pretended they didn’t know anything about it when the proverbial stuff hit the fan.
As for the “plague on both their houses”, this is a rare moment when I have to agree with Dennis. Sodom and Gomorrah had more honorable people than Washington.