Citing redactions, Feinstein delays release of report on CIA interrogations

[PoliticAverse]

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration censored significant portions of the findings of an investigation into the CIA’s use of harsh interrogation methods on suspected terrorists, forcing the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee to delay their release “until further notice.”

The postponement added to serious frictions over the investigation between the administration and lawmakers, who have been pressing for the swiftest, most extensive publication of the findings on one of darkest chapters in the CIA’s 65-year history.

Feinstein announced the delay only hours after the White House returned the document to her after it completed its declassification review. It also came after Obama acknowledged hours earlier that interrogators for the spy agency had tortured suspected terrorists.

But Obama also voiced “full confidence” in CIA Director John Brennan a day after the CIA revealed that an internal investigation found – contrary to Brennan’s earlier denials – that agency personnel had broken into a protected database that was supposed to be for the exclusive use of Feinstein’s staff.

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[Solly Mack]

1. "...ensure the CIA learns from its past mistakes."

LMAO

[Jackpine Radical]

2. As in learning to better cover their tracks.

[Solly Mack]

4. Exactly. Though they really have nothing to fear.

U.S. government sanctioned torture is exceptional torture performed by exceptional torturers to protect America's exceptional way of life.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. I certainly can't take exception to that.

[bigtree]

3. wow

. . . I hope the Senate Intelligence Committee doesn't fold on this.

Hell, it's not like we were due to get the entire report in public as it was. We were only due a summary.

I have to say, President Obama is behaving on a manner I think is inconsistent with all of the fine words about objecting to the past practices. Why not let it all hang out and let the chips fall where they may?

Hard to say more until we find out just what the hell is up here. Hopefully someone involved in the investigation can give us straight answers. It looks like the pullback is an effort to protest and resist the redactions.

from the article:

“A preliminary review of the report indicates that there have been significant redactions. We need additional time to understand the basis for these redactions and determine their justification,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement.

Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., a member of the committee who’s been fiercely critical of the CIA interrogation program, also decried the blackouts, saying President Barack Obama had pledged to ensure a release of the findings.

“I am concerned about the excessive redactions Chairman Feinstein referenced in her statement, especially given the president’s unequivocal commitment to declassifying the Senate Intelligence Committee’s study,” Udall said. “I promised earlier this year to hold the president to his word and I intend to do so.”

Udall vowed to work with Feinstein to declassify the findings “to the fullest extent possible, correct the record on the CIA’s brutal and ineffective detention and interrogation program, and ensure the CIA learns from its past mistakes.”

[bigtree]

6. this is potentially explosive because of the WH involvement

. . . and because of Feinstein's and Udall's unwillingness to put forward what they obviously feel would be an inadequate and incomplete record.

. . . it's starting to stink to high heaven.

[ReRe]

7. Dayam, dayam, dayam

I knew it. I knew it would be longer than "next week." Now we don't know when it will be revealed (until further notice) to the public and how much of it will be effing classified or redacted. I think there's a little war going on up there.
No sense in trying to hide anything... the cat's already out of the bag, after all.