Sen Levin To Begin Investigations Of Rendition/Torture Abuses

[kpete]

Senate to investigate rendition abuses

James Sturcke
Tuesday November 14, 2006
Guardian Unlimited


Abuses carried out under the CIA's secret programme of extraordinary rendition are to be investigated by one of the Senate's most powerful committees, it emerged today.

The new chairman of the Senate armed services committee, the Democratic senator Carl Levin, revealed that he was "not comfortable" with the rendition system and said it was making the US less secure.

The extra-judicial programme has seen untried criminal suspects rounded up by CIA operatives in more than a dozen countries and sent to third states for interrogation. Some captives have allegedly been snatched off the streets and suffered torture in detention.

Asked whether he would investigate the renditions programme, including the secret prisons and missing detainees, Mr Levin replied: "Yes. Yes, yes and yes."

More at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1947647,00.html

[The Magistrate]

1. An Excellent Beginning, Ma'am

[wicket]

2. Give 'em hell Carl!!!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[gratuitous]

13. No, he'll give them the truth

They'll just think it's Hell.

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Here we go!

Hang on because this is going to be a ride you don't want to miss! The repuke bastards are finished for good.

[twilight_sailing]

4. Thank you, Senator Levin! eom

[The Stranger]

5. It is almost too good to believe -- after this long, long nightmare.

[savemefromdumbya]

8. yes just pinch yourself - we are all here!

[Captain Hilts]

6. Carl Levin, he's our man, if he can't do it no one can! Yaaaaay Team! nt

[savemefromdumbya]

7. Oh good, we have action!

[noonwitch]

9. My congressman!

I love Sander, he's the best. I've been lucky, as far as my congressman go. I lived in Conyers district from 1989-2001. Before that I lived in Bonior's district, and when I moved back to Macomb, it was still his district, but that changed with redistricting. Southern Macomb got lumped into the southern Oakland district (Sander's) and a new district was created for north Macomb to give Candace Miller a GOP seat.

[grizmaster]

10. gotta love subpoena power

Go get em Carl

[seemslikeadream]

11. 'Ghost' jet used for terror suspects

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1103442



Germany Looks Into a U.S. Link in Kidnapping and Torture Claim -NYT
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1133488

Government leaks part of a cover up: Arar lawyer
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2526425

[SutaUvaca]

12. Wonderful wonderful wonderful news!

This is as good a place to start (committing to investigations) as any.
The trail of ascending responsibility for this heinous program should prove every interesting.

[Time for change]

14. Thank you Senator Levin

[malaise]

15. Yes. Yes, yes and yes!!!

Thank you Senator Levin.

[Richard Steele]

16. Well THANK YOU Senator Levin! nm

[caledesi]

17. Carl Levin is tough. C-Span 24/7 ....oh yeah, baby. Get out the

supersize popcorn, the rethugs are in for a bumpy ride!

:popcorn:

[19jet54]

18. Finally,

It's about time!

[etherealtruth]

19. For this I am thankful

[UrbScotty]

20. Proud to call him my Senator!! (nt)

[Faygo Kid]

21. Just moved to Maryland, but still proud of Carl Levin

Michigan has had a fine tradition of quality senators (even some Republicans, back in the day when there were Republicans with a conscience) and Carl Levin is right up there. I will always be a Michigander, even though I am proud to live in another beautifully blue state now - Maryland. I know it must be tough on Carl to be taken seriously - after all, he is such a sex symbol!

[Vert]

22. So am I! (nt)

[spanone]

23. You can almost hear the bells of freedom tolling....

Go Mr. Levin.