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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Jan-02-08 10:06 PM
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Criminal probe opened over CIA tapes
Source: Houston Chronicle

By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer
© 2008 The Associated Press
Jan. 2, 2008 8:51PM



WASHINGTON — The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, putting the politically charged probe in the hands of a mob-busting public corruption prosecutor with a reputation for being independent.

Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced that he was appointing John Durham, a federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to oversee the investigation of a case that has challenged the Bush administration's controversial handling of terrorism suspects."




Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/5422251...


Sen. Joe Biden, a Delaware Democrat seeking his party's nomination for president, said a criminal investigation is no surprise, but suggested that Mukasey should remove himself from oversight of the investigation and appoint a special counsel "completely independent and free from political influence."
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   There should be a criminal probe of the criminal probe  C_U_L8R   Jan-02-08 10:22 PM   #1 
   Exactly.  spotbird   Jan-02-08 10:36 PM   #2 
   really?  whirlygigspin   Jan-02-08 10:50 PM   #3 
   they investigated....now they are investigating again  Supersedeas   Jan-03-08 01:19 PM   #4 
   We need to thank Sen's Schumer and Feinstein for this mickey mouse  rhett o rick   Jan-03-08 06:16 PM   #5 
 
C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Jan-02-08 10:22 PM
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1. There should be a criminal probe of the criminal probe
looks more like a whitewash.

This calls for an independent prosecutor.
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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Jan-02-08 10:36 PM
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2. Exactly.
Also, this thread is a duplicate.
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whirlygigspin Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Jan-02-08 10:50 PM
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3. really?
I checked around and didn't find the story anywhere, can you link?
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-03-08 01:19 PM
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4. they investigated....now they are investigating again
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Jan-03-08 06:16 PM
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5. We need to thank Sen's Schumer and Feinstein for this mickey mouse
investigation. They turned on us and supported Mukasey. Dump the DINO's.
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