Leahy Announces List of Witnesses For 'Truth Commission' Hearing

[struggle4progress]

Written by Jason Leopold
Friday, 27 February 2009 12:07

By Jason Leopold

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy released the list of three witnesses who will testify at a hearing next week on forming a "truth commission" to investigate controversial Bush administration policies, such as torture and domestic surveillance.

Thomas Pickering served as Under Secretary of State from 1997-2000, and served as Ambassador to the United Nations for President George H.W. Bush. He holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the United States Foreign Service. Pickering is a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Retired Vice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the military for 35 years. He was Inspector General of the Navy, and on the board of the American Security Project. Gunn has been outspoken about his opposition to detention and interrogation policies that have permitted torture.

John Farmer served as a senior counsel and team leader for the 9/11 Commission. Farmer is a former State Attorney General for New Jersey. Through his work with the Constitution Project, Farmer has expressed support for an independent commission to examine Bush administration detainee and interrogation policies and practices ...

http://www.pubrecord.org/politics/714-leahy-announces-list-of-witnesses-for-truth-commission-hearing.html

[jtrockville]

1. Torture is a "controversial policy"? Really? I thought it was a WAR CRIME.

[struggle4progress]

2. Of course it's a damn war crime

[navarth]

3. Not if we do it.

That only applies to Japanese during WWII.