MioMyo
2009-07-12 11:23:20 UTC
Although this is another one of the anonymous source stories, I can only
hope it true.
PUULLLLLLLEASE GO FOR IT.....................
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUbI2dPB9sh95q65SoKX50cnzzAAD99CQFH82
AP source: Holder considering torture probe
By NEDRA PICKLER - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General Eric
Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into the Bush
administration's harsh interrogation practices used on suspected terrorists.
Holder is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor and will make a final
decision within the next few weeks, a Justice Department official told The
Associated Press. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because
he was not authorized to speak on a pending matter.
A move to appoint a criminal prosecutor is certain to stir partisan
bickering that could create a distraction to President Barack Obama's
efforts to push ambitious health care and energy reform.
Obama has repeatedly expressed reluctance to having a probe into alleged
Bush-era abuses and resisted an effort by congressional Democrats to
establish a "truth commission," saying the nation should be "looking forward
and not backwards."
Justice Department spokesman Matt Miller said Holder planned to "follow the
facts and the law."
"We have made no decisions on investigations or prosecutions, including
whether to appoint a prosecutor to conduct further inquiry," he told the AP
on Saturday. "As the attorney general has made clear, it would be unfair to
prosecute any official who acted in good faith based on legal guidance from
the Justice Department."
Newsweek magazine, which first reported the development, said Holder was
aware of the political implications of having a probe and preferred not to
create unnecessary trouble for the White House. Still, the attorney general
was troubled by what he learned in reports about the treatment of prisoners
at the CIA's "black sites."
The probe would focus in part on whether CIA personnel tortured terrorism
suspects after Sept. 11, 2001. Holder has said those who acted within the
government's legal guidance will not be prosecuted, but has left open the
possibility of pursuing those who went beyond the guidance and broke the
law.
Holder has discussed with his staff the possibility of a prosecutor, saying
he needed someone with "gravitas and grit," the magazine reported. In the
end, the attorney general asked for a list of 10 candidates, five from
within the Justice Department and five from outside.
"I hope that whatever decision I make would not have a negative impact on
the president's agenda," Holder told Newsweek. "But that can't be a part of
my decision."
hope it true.
PUULLLLLLLEASE GO FOR IT.....................
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUbI2dPB9sh95q65SoKX50cnzzAAD99CQFH82
AP source: Holder considering torture probe
By NEDRA PICKLER - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General Eric
Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into the Bush
administration's harsh interrogation practices used on suspected terrorists.
Holder is considering whether to appoint a prosecutor and will make a final
decision within the next few weeks, a Justice Department official told The
Associated Press. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because
he was not authorized to speak on a pending matter.
A move to appoint a criminal prosecutor is certain to stir partisan
bickering that could create a distraction to President Barack Obama's
efforts to push ambitious health care and energy reform.
Obama has repeatedly expressed reluctance to having a probe into alleged
Bush-era abuses and resisted an effort by congressional Democrats to
establish a "truth commission," saying the nation should be "looking forward
and not backwards."
Justice Department spokesman Matt Miller said Holder planned to "follow the
facts and the law."
"We have made no decisions on investigations or prosecutions, including
whether to appoint a prosecutor to conduct further inquiry," he told the AP
on Saturday. "As the attorney general has made clear, it would be unfair to
prosecute any official who acted in good faith based on legal guidance from
the Justice Department."
Newsweek magazine, which first reported the development, said Holder was
aware of the political implications of having a probe and preferred not to
create unnecessary trouble for the White House. Still, the attorney general
was troubled by what he learned in reports about the treatment of prisoners
at the CIA's "black sites."
The probe would focus in part on whether CIA personnel tortured terrorism
suspects after Sept. 11, 2001. Holder has said those who acted within the
government's legal guidance will not be prosecuted, but has left open the
possibility of pursuing those who went beyond the guidance and broke the
law.
Holder has discussed with his staff the possibility of a prosecutor, saying
he needed someone with "gravitas and grit," the magazine reported. In the
end, the attorney general asked for a list of 10 candidates, five from
within the Justice Department and five from outside.
"I hope that whatever decision I make would not have a negative impact on
the president's agenda," Holder told Newsweek. "But that can't be a part of
my decision."