CIA, Congress battle over 'torture tapes'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, December, 2007

O. Ricardo Pimentel, editorial page editor, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "So, the CIA destroyed tapes of some detainees being subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques to protect the identity of undercover agents. Hmm. They've got stuff in the intelligence world to read license plates from satellites, yet they can't fuzz up faces on video? The agency says it did nothing illegal and says waterboarding was approved at the highest levels. OK, so what was the point in destroying the videos? One word: obstruction."

San Antonio Express-News, in an editorial: "As deplorable as the CIA's actions may have been, intelligence overseers in Congress don't seem to have acquitted themselves much better. ... The CIA provided extensive briefings on harsh interrogation methods to a...

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