So, show the tapes. Let the world see what George Bush's principles look like.

[kpete]

We do not torture. - George W. Bush

Of course that depends on what your definition of torture is. But now, thanks to some stellar record-keeping by a person or persons unknown, we can judge for ourselves:

CIA admits to recording interrogations of top al Qaida captives
By Greg Gordon | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007


The CIA has three video and audio recordings of interrogations of senior al Qaida captives but misled federal judges about the evidence during the case against terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, federal prosecutors revealed in a Nov. 9 court filing that was made public Tuesday.

The government's letter said that "the CIA came into possession of the three recordings under unique circumstances involving separate national security matters," leaving unclear whether the tapes show CIA interrogations or possibly questioning by agents of another country.

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Prosecutors revealed the existence of the tapes in a letter to Chief Judge Karen Williams of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., and to U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of Alexandria, Va., the trial judge in the tumultuous, 4 1/2 year prosecution of Moussaoui.

In it, they said that the CIA didn't notify them until Sept. 13 that it had discovered a videotape and the transcript of an interrogation of an unidentified detainee. Prosecutors said they then asked the CIA to perform "an exhaustive review" for any other recordings of roughly a half dozen al Qaida captives whom Moussaoui had sought as defense witnesses, and a second videotape and a brief audio tape were discovered.


http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/21474.html
via: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/11/14/11235/303

[bullimiami]

1. the cia is full of lawless liars. somehow they got caught with this one and had to admit it.

[BOSSHOG]

2. This nonsense has resulted in another question that leaves conservatives speechless

IF WATERBOARDING IS NOT TORTURE WHY DO WE DO IT? They've yet to get their talking point answer worked out.