24 former intel officials demand hold on Mukasey.

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/05/24-former-intel-officials-demand-hold-on-mukasey/

In a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee heads Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), 24 former intelligence officials today urged the senators to “not send Mukasey’s nomination to the full Senate before he makes clear his view on waterboarding.” From the letter:

If Mukasey continues to drag his feet, you need only to facilitate a classified briefing for him on waterboarding and the C.I.A. interrogation program. He will then be able to render an informed legal opinion. We strongly suggest that you sit in on any such briefing and that you invite the chairman and the ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to take part as well. Receiving the same briefing at the same time (and, ideally, having it taped) should enhance the likelihood of candor and make it possible for all to be–and to stay–on the same page on this delicate issue.

If the White House refuses to allow such a briefing, your committee must, in our opinion, put a hold on Mukasey’s nomination. We are aware that the president warned last week that it will be either Mukasey as our attorney general or no one. So be it.

Link to letter here:

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/11/05/urgent-letter-from-intelligence-military-diplomatic-and-law-enforcement-professionals/#more-1025

[spanone]

1. k&r

[VP505]

2. Going to be interesting,

to say the least, to see what Leahy does with this. If former intelligence officials are willing to send this letter it ought to receive plenty of consideration in the Committees decision to send this nomination to the Senate floor for a vote.

[Mike Nelson]

3. Diane and Chuck know about him, and don't care...

It tells them all nothing they don't know...
What good will this letter do?

[KoKo]

4. And...Dems to "24 Patriots" go "Eat Grass" the "Decider has Spoken"

and "FUCK OFF!" Don't you get it? We Dems are focused on '08 and we will vote with Repugs and give Bush EVERYTHING HE WANTS ...because WE WANT TO WIN! FUCK OFF!!!

[rateyes]

6. That's EXACTLY the message I'm hearing from

the leadership. And, it pisses me off. Those who vote for Mukasey and write blank checks for the illegal war becauase of political cowardice can go fuck themselves as far as I am concerned.

[stevedeshazer]

5. Larry Johnson is awesome

That is all.

[liberalla]

7. Absolutely.

:thumbsup:

[Usrename]

8. Twenty-four more heroes hurling themselves under the Juggernaught...

as Schumer and Feinstein cackle with glee at their hopelessness.

Monsters!

Heads on pikes!!!

[Kolesar]

9. cackle with glee ?