David Obey: CIA Botched Another Fact In Torture Briefing Records

[babylonsister]

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/torture/david-obey-cia-botched-another-fact-in-torture-briefing-records/

David Obey: CIA Botched Another Fact In Torture Briefing Records

Dem Rep David Obey writes a letter to CIA director Leon Panetta, saying that the agency’s recently-released documents detailing torture briefings botched another fact, raising more doubts about the accuracy of the CIA’s claims:

Dear Director Panetta:

In light of current controversy about CIA briefing practices, I was surprised to learn that the agency erroneously listed an appropriations staffer as being in a key briefing on September 19, 2006, when in fact he was not. The list the agency released entitled “Member Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs)”, shows that House Appropriations Committee defense appropriations staffer Paul Juola was in that briefing on that date. In fact, Mr. Juola recollects that he walked members to the briefing room, met General Hayden and Mr.Walker, who were the briefers, and was told that he could not attend the briefing. We request that you immediately correct this record.

Sincerely,

David R. Obey

This, obviously, is not the biggest foul-up in the world. But it’s another suggestion that the CIA’s claims, in addition to Nancy Pelosi’s, are perhaps worthy of some serious scrutiny, too.

[damntexdem]

1. And to think that Pelosi accused the CIA of lying!

Whereas the reality is that they are incredibly incompetent.

;-)

Not that they don't want to lie, they're just not being very effective at it.

[NightWatcher]

2. why is Obey lying to protect Pelosi?

did I really need to put the :sarcasm: