The Secret History

New Yorker by Jane Mayer | Jun. 14, 2009 (Special Report)
Can Leon Panetta move the C.I.A. forward without confronting its past?

The Central Intelligence Agency typically fights distant enemies, but on May 21st its leaders were preoccupied with a local opponent. A few miles from the agency’s headquarters, which are in Langley, Virginia, former Vice-President Dick Cheney delivered an extraordinary attack on the Obama Administration’s emerging national-security policies. Cheney, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute, accused the new Administration of making “the American ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Bush Administration, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, National Security, Obama Administration, CIA
Member Tags: Corruption in the Executive Branch
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jun 14, 2009 - 7:44 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Ben Ross (review), Dwight Rousu (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jun 28, 2009 - 11:31 PM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 28, 2009

The story provides background and depth to the story of the transformation of the Obama administration from advocating open government and airing the torture crimes, to effectively leading a coverup of the crimes, including the crucifixion death of one prisoner.

Torture is a felony, and is sometimes treated as a capital crime. More »

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Ben Ross
2.7
 by Ben Ross - Jun. 28, 2009

SO so...gives to explaination or answers to the tough questions.....Jane forgot the% W's .. Who what where when WHY!

If this guy is so principled.. why the hypocracy? Closing the wound with out disinfecting.

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Leo Romero
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 by Leo Romero - Jun. 14, 2009
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