Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance For Defense In "Terror Cases"

[kpete]

Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance
Plans Fund Defense In Anti-Terror Cases

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 11, 2006; Page A01

CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up in growing numbers for a government-reimbursed, private insurance plan that would pay their civil judgments and legal expenses if they are sued or charged with criminal wrongdoing, according to current and former intelligence officials and others with knowledge of the program.

The new enrollments reflect heightened anxiety at the CIA that officers may be vulnerable to accusations they were involved in abuse, torture, human rights violations and other misconduct, including wrongdoing related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. They worry that they will not have Justice Department representation in court or congressional inquiries, the officials said.

The anxieties stem partly from public controversy about a system of secret CIA prisons in which detainees were subjected to harsh interrogation methods, including temperature extremes and simulated drowning. The White House contends the methods were legal, but some CIA officers have worried privately that they may have violated international law or domestic criminal statutes.

Details of the rough interrogations could come to light if trials are held for any of the approximately 100 detainees who were held in the prisons. President Bush announced last week that he had transferred the last 14 detainees in the facilities to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and had submitted a proposal to Congress for the rules under which the administration would like the suspects to be tried.

more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091001286.html

[rodeodance]

1. a government-reimbursed,

[peacetalksforall]

2. These guys are concerned, but Rumsfeld, Casey, Sanchez,

Franks, Gambone are still riding high and seem to be impervious to worry. They probably want more.

[bonito]

3. What's next liability insurance for murderers

and bank robbers?

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Everyone with this kind of insane power, needs to be held accountable for their abuses.

[AX10]

5. They should not be allowed this.

If they want to terrorize, then they can pay for it from their own pocket.
Stopping stealing from the tax payers!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. kpete, I can't believe no R's. This is a stunning admission of

how horrific the interrogations must have been. MKJ

[kpete]

8. Thats how I see it too...

I want them ALL "Running for Cover"...

[C_U_L8R]

7. there's no insurance against jailtime

except.. doing the right thing.

[IWantAChange]

9. GWB - the leader of the 'FREE' world

surrounded by former members of the Nixon White House (Cheney & Rummy) - would you expect anything less?

[mikelewis]

10. Dear CIA agents worried about imprisonment,...

Wanna strike a deal? Give up Bush and the rest of the HeeHaw gang and all will be forgiven. Otherwise, I know some very nice men in prison who would just love to love you, baby. Your choice...

going... going...