Pelosi: C.I.A. Misled Congress Over Waterboarding

[spanone]

Under fire from Republicans for what she knew about harsh questioning of terror detainees, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday acknowledged that she had learned as early as 2003 that the C.I.A. had subjected suspects to waterboarding.

At a tense press conference, Ms. Pelosi said for the first time that a staff member alerted her in February 2003 that top lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee had been briefed on the use of tough interrogation methods on terror suspects.

But she said the fact that she did not speak out at the time due to secrecy rules did not make her complicit in any abuse of detainees. She accused the C.I.A. and Bush administration of lying to Congress about what was actually transpiring with the detainees.

“I am saying that the C.I.A. was misleading the Congress and at the same the administration was misleading the Congress on weapons of mass destruction,” Ms. Pelosi said.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/pelosi-cia-misled-congress-over-waterboarding/?hp

[Justitia]

1. zoom! 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds! -eom

[dflprincess]

2. We need a tap dancing icon (eom)

[Swamp Rat]

3. Some in Congress knew about it and were ok with it.

Just look at the Senate voting record of McNuts.

[sui generis]

4. does that woman not have a brain? Or at least a television?

and she's a leader?

Reeeeeeally? It's painful. I was so happy when she made speaker, and now I can't stand her.

[emilyg]

10. Same here.

I feel strongly she's a liar.

[spanone]

16. well, it should be rather simple...there are minutes of every friggin' meeting...i suspect the cia

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Undoubtedly, her mouth was duct taped, and she was shackled to her chair.

She couldn't question the briefers. Nor could she walk out of the briefing. Poor thing. :nopity: :nopity:

[spanone]

19. i'm sure they were sworn to secrecy, don't you think so?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. Sure. But, that didn't prevent her from questioning them.

Or, even better, walking out of the briefing, therefore making it a non-briefing.

Her excuse is lame on the face of it.

[spanone]

21. well, the transcripts will tell the truth, till then i refuse to side with the cia

[emulatorloo]

6. Nancy call their bluff -- FULL INVESTIGATION n/t

[malaise]

7. That simple n/t

[spanone]

9. yep, the cia just said they stand by their statement that they were briefed

norah o'donnell is wondering 'how much trouble is Pelosi in?'

what about the FUCKING TORTURERS

[emulatorloo]

17. Lies and the lying liars who tell them

Cheney and the Republicans appear to have distracted people pretty well.

[LaPera]

8. Get fucking real, Bush & the republicans were never going to share...

really sensitive, criminal information with Pelosi and the Democrats, ever....The republicans ruled everything then (2001 - 2007) Bush/Cheney/Rove & the republicans really & truly thought their power was going to last forever.

The republicans were/are so smugly partisan and have such disdain for the democrats, the people & our constitution. They were never ever going to do things fairly or by the law, that’s not who the republicans are, they believe they are better than everyone else….republicans felt they were above all that, untouchable, they certainly were NOT going to tell Pelosi or any Democrat for that matter all their lies & sick secrets about prisoner abuse and torture or about anything else….

The republicans (Cheney) wouldn't even tell the Dems or anyone else who was even at the White House energy policy meetings. It's still covered up, so you know they were never going to let democrats in on their crimes, lust for pain & torture, and most certainly not Nancy Pelosi whom they despise or any other democrat….
The CIA, BushCo & the republicans who were in complete and total power are lying trying to save their ass and believe they can get out of this if they finger a democrat, and say it enough times on Fox news….that’s always been their strategy, since day one of BushCo, the most secret administration in American history.

Again, get real here, we are talking about the arrogant slimy, vindictive, imperialist republicans in power here…

[spanone]

11. john boehner thinks 'the speaker has had way too many answers on this issue'

fuck you boehner

[tridim]

15. Apparently lots of DU'ers agree with Boner's assessment.

It's making me :puke:

[emulatorloo]

18. Boehner has about as much credibility as Cheney. That would be NONE n/t

[leftofthedial]

12. Well, it's either that or her name shows up on a list of defendants.

She's in a tough spot.

[spanone]

13. i don't think they have any choice now but to do a thorough investigation

this is so fucking typical republican tactic

do the evil deed and blame it on the opposition....

[Luminous Animal]

14. What about other torture, Nancy?

Notice how are "leaders" try to keep the definition of torture confined to waterboarding? My question to Nancy... when did you know about sleep deprivation and stress positions?