Steve Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Congress wants answers on destroyed CIA tapes CIA director to testify; White House stays largely silent The Associated Press updated 5:58 a.m. PT, Mon., Dec. 10, 2007 WASHINGTON - White House lawyers have advised President Bush's spokeswoman not to answer specific questions about why the CIA destroyed tapes of terror suspects under interrogation, as Congress seeks answers about the matter. The Justice Department and the CIA's internal watchdog are conducting a joint inquiry into the spy agency's destruction of videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists, to determine whether a full investigation is warranted. With that review ongoing, the White House counsel's office has instructed Bush's press secretary, Dana Perino, not to get into details with reporters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 They learned from Nixon not simply to erase them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Bush administration has bee out of touch with reality for some time. Unfortunately, nobody wants to stand up to his system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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