The questions that the Congressional investigators want answered are fairly simple. Who is responsible for torture policy? What caused it to begin? Exactly how was it pushed through over strong opposition from career professionals in the uniformed services, in the intelligence community, and among lawyers in government service? Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
This is another of Scott Horton's excellent articles about the Bush Administration torture policy. He relates how Republicans try to run out the clock on congressional hearings by wasting time on side issues and procedural wrangling. Horton focuses on Douglas Feith who accused another witness of writing misquotes, distortions and inaccuracies but cannot be specific when pressed to identify them. Horton reviews tapes of the interview Feith complained about and finds that the writer had reported accurately. Horton says, "Feith indeed faded into imbecility" during testimony. In total, Feith was "a weak witness with a curious and highly selective memory." Not surprising because memories have gone blank and documents gone missing throughout this investigation.
