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Originally Posted by Undertoad
I agree. We need more and better information, which is why Obama's push for more transparency in the future is a good thing.
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In both cases, there is not enough information to know, yet it's the narrative pushed by the reporters that is generally accepted.
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For 5+ years, the narrative pushed by the Bush administration, from political appointees at DoJ, CIA, DoD to the the very top officials in the WH, was
"we do not torture" and
"harsh interrogation techniques have been directly responsible for preventing attacks on America."
Internal reports from the DoJ OPR and the DoD and CIA IGs, in carrying out their responsibilities to investigate their respective agency policies and practices without regard to political considerations, would appear to suggest otherwise .
Which is why we need full disclosure (w/o harming national security interests) in order to ensure that current oversight and transparency is adequate to prevent illegal acts or acts that are in violation of administrative policies and procedures...or to determine if greater oversight and transparency is needed.