Levin: Memos don't show what Cheney says they do

[Turborama]

Source: CNN

Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says former Vice President Dick Cheney's claims -- that classified CIA memos show enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding worked -- are wrong.

Former VP Dick Cheney has been a vocal defender of Bush-era interrogation techniques.

Levin, speaking at the Foreign Policy Association's annual dinner in New York on Wednesday, said an investigation by his committee into detainee abuse charges over the use of the techniques -- now deemed torture by the Obama administration -- "gives the lie to Mr. Cheney's claims."

The Michigan Democrat told the crowd that the two CIA documents that Cheney wants released "say nothing about numbers of lives saved, nor do the documents connect acquisition of valuable intelligence to the use of abusive techniques."

"I hope that the documents are declassified, so that people can judge for themselves what is fact, and what is fiction," he added.

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[Catshrink]

1. Oh Gawd.

Get ready for another round of Lizard on the Sunday talk shows. She's worse than Coulter. I never thought anyone could be worse. Lizard is worse.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Liz Cheney?

If so, I agree.

She gets to go on the Sunday shows?

[Catshrink]

7. Yes, Lizard Cheney

She's been on the Sunday shows before -- I don't know if she's scheduled for this weekend. I sure hope not! :puke:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. Please...Don't insult Liz

ards that way.

[ChiciB1]

2. Just More Yapping... Democrats WON'T DO Anything!! Just A Lot Of

noise!! Why say ANYTHING, when we KNOW we WON'T see them, and NOTHING will get done??

What a waste!!!
:evilfrown:

[downindixie]

3. The question is not if torture resulted in evidence,but

that torture was used and admitted by the bush admin.It is a statement of guilt in violating U.S. law and the Geneva convention laws.Enought said "Put them in jail"!

[Bozita]

4. K&R

[msongs]

5. the current president prefers not to look back thanks, get with the program :-) nt

[Wednesdays]

8. K&R

:kick:

[Stuart G]

9. K & R nt

[Abq_Sarah]

10. Why is Carl even

Discussing the content of classified memos?

[tabasco]

12. Why did Cheney?

While we're on the topic, why did Cheney compromise our best spy operation to detect the movement of contraband nuclear material?

[tabasco]

13. Because Cheney is attempting to influence US policy by lying about the contents.

It seemed pretty straightforward to me.

[saltpoint]

11. I believe Levin.

[No Elephants]

14. Thanks, Senator, but we knew Cheney was lying. We saw his lips moving.

[rustydog]

15. Cheney & Bush could have declassified these before they left office

demanding they be released well after you failed to do so shows remarkable convenience for your argument huh Dick?