If Democrats were as interested in fighting the war on terror as there are interested in protecting the so-called rights and civil liberties of terrorists then I’d be a lot more confident in the outcome of the war on terror. But instead, Democrats use these alleged civil liberties issues to undermine President Bush and the war on terror.
So, my first reaction when I heard about these interrogation tapes that were destroyed I thought “Good, now we don’t have to worry about some Democrat leaking the video.” I mean, imagine the outrage if liberals across America saw that a terrorist was being interrogated in a room that was below room temperature, or was wearing prison clothes that wasn’t 100% cotton, or some other horrible torture like that.
Democrats predictably called for an investigation.
The videotapes showed agency operatives in 2002 subjecting terrorism suspects – including Abu Zubaydah, the first detainee in CIA custody – to severe interrogation techniques. The tapes were destroyed in part because officers were concerned that video showing harsh interrogation methods could expose agency officials to legal risks, several officials said.
“But that excuse won’t wash,” Senator Kennedy said Friday. “Does the director believe the CIA’s buildings are not secure? Would it be beyond the agency’s technical expertise to preserve the tapes while hiding the identity of its employees? Does the director believe that the CIA’s employees cannot be trusted not to leak materials that might harm the agency?
Of course they can’t… and why should they? Does Teddy forget all the other examples of intelligence leaks in the past few years? Does he forget the infamous “Rockefeller Memo” which outlined a strategy for politicizing pre-war intelligence on Iraq? Or how about the secret “black ops” CIA satellite program leaked by Senators Rockefeller, Durbin and Wyden that severely compromised national security? Does Teddy also forget the leak of the NSA terrorist surveillance program? The Democrats have shown previous interest in politicizing intelligence and leaking classified information, both of which severely undermine the war on terror, that my only conclusion from the Democrats’ reaction to this story about the destroyed tapes is that they are furious they didn’t get to leak them first.
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