White House Releasing Interrogation File

[maddezmom]

By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The White House has decided to release a thick file of papers documenting its internal deliberations on rules for interrogating prisoners in facilities from Abu Ghraib in Iraq (news - web sites) to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


The two-inch stack of papers was to be released late Tuesday. It is intended to counter what White House aides fear is a growing perception that the administration authorized torture as an interrogation technique.


"We believe it's important for the American people to have an accurate picture of the policies that we put in place and an accurate picture of the techniques that were approved by the Pentagon (news - web sites). It's important to set the record straight," said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.


President Bush (news - web sites) "has never and has no intention of ever" authorizing torture in questioning prisoners, McClellan said.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20040622/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_prisoner_abuse

[KoKo]

1. They must have spent many nights going through and revising these

files along with "redacting" other parts to make them fit the "BIG LIE."

[LittleApple81]

2. Sorry to sound cynical... but I do remember what Cheney "released"

from his "energy policy" meetings... thousands of documents, including pizza order receipts... but substantive documents, not many.
Is this a bone for the dogs? Are the true problematic documents in there? Or is this like Bush*'s National Guard records????

[samhonk]

3. Ink sure dries fast these days, doesn't it?

Of course this is probably another big bunch of coverup silliness - now what are they going to do to stop the torture and other rights violations going on in Iraq/Gitmo/etc.?

[KoKo]

4. Did anyone know there was a "Racketeering Lawsuit" filed by human

rights lawyers against civilian contractors? That's news to me.. And, it's great news.

From the article:

"Human rights lawyers took the unusual step of filing a racketeering lawsuit this month against U.S. civilian contractors who worked at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad. The suit alleges contractors conspired to execute, rape and torture prisoners during interrogations to boost profits from military payments."

[maddezmom]

5. execute, rape and torture prisoners during interrogations to boost profits

absolutely disgusting :(

[struggle4progress]

6. We want ALL the papers, not just the "nice" ones. eom

[Th1onein]

7. I will never trust ANYTHING these guys say or do again. Never.

eom