Reply #15: Distinction elsewhere about claiming ignorance of the law and having those lawyers giving illegal

[MarjorieG]

orders say they must follow through. CIA and Military were constantly questioning upstairs to no avail.

These thuggish tactics went against what was understood as effective interrogation, relationship building, to get good intel.

Guess they wanted the link between Iraq-Al Qaeda any way possible. The expert on Rachel tonight called the administration acting like the 24 show, without any experience of interrogation. Guess ignorance will be the top level's argument. That, and War on Terra. Despite program, inquiries initiated 12/01.