Dem judiciary leader seeks torture documents

[meegbear]

In a letter addressed to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, soon to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has requested the release of documents that outline the Bush Administration's interrogation policies.

The documents, which have long been thought to exist by observers and critics of America's national security policies, were confirmed to exist as the result of a still-pending Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the ACLU.

One of those documents is believed to be a companion piece to the now-infamous August 2002 memorandum which redefined torture and, as a result, broadened the range of interrogation tactics permitted in the field.

The companion document, the so-called "Yoo Two" document (named after legal counsel John Yoo,) is believed to contain a list of actual techniques that have been approved by the Department of Justice—and which therefore are legally protected interrogation methods used by intelligence operatives against suspected terrorists.

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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Dem_judiciary_leader_seeks_torture_documents_1117.html

[HereSince1628]

1. We won't get our hands on those until we control the executive branch

You can count on a prolonged battle that will outlast the current and the next Congress.

[gratuitous]

2. Whew! It's a good thing the Democrats are in disarray

So that these requests can be safely ignored by the Bush White House. Or Gonzales will deliver the documents to the outgoing Conrad Burns, who will hide them behind his back and sass, "We're not going to tell you! Neener, neener!"

[mom cat]

3. Go get um John!

[kestrel91316]

4. My prediction: Gonzalez to Leahy: GFY.

These people think they are above the law. Time for a showdown.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. about time. Unless they are all shredded.

I can see why Bush bought so much land in Paraguay. Say, what are the extradition rules like over there, anyway?

[JudyM]

8. Even if they're shredded , he can get DOJ or military employees to testify as to what

the documents said, or, if he can't identify employees who actually saw the documents, he can get details about what they were told the parameters were. Either way, it's encouraging that our dem leaders are starting to put the pressure on already. They are so chomping at the bit!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[texpatriot2004]

6. Here's another thread on this topic - link below

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2743208

[jwirr]

7. Chris Dodd and Patrick Leahy step up to the plate. Go for it.