CIA May Face New Probe Over Destroyed Videos

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National Archives Tells NBC its Investigation into Possible Violation of Federal Records Act by CIA may be Reopened
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/11/politics/main7043826.shtml

The CIA may face new legal challenges over its destruction of videotapes showing the waterboarding of terror suspects, NBC News reports, just two days after a special prosecutor cleared the agency's former top clandestine officer and others of any criminal charges for destroying the records.

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A spokeswoman for the National Archives and Records Administration, however, told NBC on Wednesday that the government's official records keeper may well reopen its own investigation into whether the CIA's destruction of the tapes was a violation of the Federal Records Act. The law prohibits any government body or individual from destroying government records, “regardless of physical form or characteristics,” without first clearing the action with the Archives.

A law professor who's examined the CIA's move told NBC the videotapes would almost certainly fall under that definition.

“We’re not going to let this drop,” Susan Cooper, the Archives spokeswoman, told NBC.

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1. LMAO!! yeah right...CIA held accountable for anything...hahahaha. not a chance...

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2. I see another sternly worded letter in their future.

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