Investigation For The CIA Tapes

by **CHUQ** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:09 am

Finally, maybe, just maybe there will be some real light shed on the desstruction of the tapes.

The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, putting the politically charged probe in the hands of a mob-busting public corruption prosecutor with a reputation for being independent.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced that he was appointing John Durham, a federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to oversee the investigation of a case that has challenged the Bush administration's controversial handling of terrorism suspects.

The CIA acknowledged last month that in 2005 it destroyed videos of officers using tough interrogation methods while questioning two al-Qaida suspects. The acknowledgment sparked a congressional inquiry and a preliminary investigation by Justice into whether the CIA violated any laws or obstructed congressional inquiries such as the one led by the Sept. 11 Commission.

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by **CHUQ** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:17 am

Here is the announcement by AG on the investigation.

Following a preliminary inquiry into the destruction by CIA personnel of videotapes of detainee interrogations, the Department's National Security Division has recommended, and I have concluded, that there is a basis for initiating a criminal investigation of this matter, and I have taken steps to begin that investigation as outlined below.

"This preliminary inquiry was conducted jointly by the Department's National Security Division and the CIA's Office of Inspector General.

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by **Tumbleweed** on Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:32 pm

Good. I hope something comes to light on who destroyed them and why.

by **CHUQ** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:35 am

If so, will they be held accountable?

by **Tumbleweed** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:48 am

Not really. Some operative will be fingered, he will be slapped on the wrist, given a secret pension, and the whole thing will be forgotten. :lol:

by **Kizzume** on Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:04 pm

I bet the ones that were responsible for letting the story leak out in the first place got canned.

by **LadyLawyer** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:13 am

If they are Lawyers, I certainly hope they are held to account. No one has the right to destroy evidence.

by **Kizzume** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:48 am

I sure hope they get held accountable. I've not seen much more on this story.

by **CHUQ** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:04 am

The story will get more press as soon as the Congress returns to action.

by **Coyote** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:49 am

LadyLawyer wrote:If they are Lawyers, I certainly hope they are held to account. No one has the right to destroy evidence.

Accountability doesn't seem to be the strong suit of this administration.

Welcome, LadyLawyer.

by **Kizzume** on Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:02 pm

Bush.... accountability.....
Accountability.... Bush....

Nope, they just don't go together.

by **Memphis** on Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:54 pm

Are we blaming Bush personally for this?

by **Memphis** on Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:09 pm

Are we blaming Bush personally for this?

by **Tumbleweed** on Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:09 pm

I'm not personally. I think it was a case of the CIA trying to cover their tracks.

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