Rockefeller says investigation has begun re: CIA tapes

[MonkeyFunk]

Senator Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, just announced that he has begun an investigation into the destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes. Breaking on MSNBC.

[originalpckelly]

1. Why did they destroy the tapes if there wasn't anything questionable on them?

:shrug:

[alstephenson]

3. I think you probably know the answer to that...

You forgot your "Sarcasm" smilie.

[malaise]

5. Kennedy was to the point

Cover Up!!!

[TwilightGardener]

2. I guess this falls to the Intelligence Committee, then. I wish someone

other than Rockefeller were heading this up.

[malaise]

6. The Justice Department has started its

fact finding after being asked to investigate.

Move away from all fans! This is massive.

[Ian David]

4. Because The CIA got a bigfoot letter from RIAA claiming copyright infringement? n/t

[KharmaTrain]

7. Rockafeller's Got The Spine Of An Amoeba

Maybe he'll type out another "oh poor me" letter and hide it in his desk. Or he'll hold hearing that already tell us what we know. Then he'll wring his hands, say how he's been cut out of the loop and then go back to sleep. Not only should he have known about these tapes...he should have prevented their destruction.

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

19. Yup! I must assume someone has his back!

:rofl:

:spray:

[GOTV]

8. I wish I could get excited about this....

... but all these investigations end up subpoening people and information that the Bush admin refuses to abide by causing endless legal sabre rattling and resulting in nothing.

If they can't do something with the info already in the public domain then they just can't do anything because they ain't gettin' no more.

[kestrel91316]

9. You all realize, of course, that this is just going to result in more

ignored subpoenas and strongly worded letters, right?

Gotta keep that powder dry.

[MonkeyFunk]

10. This board is a joy

even when something good happens, the Eeyores show up to slam Dems.

[kestrel91316]

13. I used to be all rah rah all the time. Now I am sorely disappointed

in most Dems - especially those in leadership positions. Can you give me any reason NOT to be????

[MonkeyFunk]

14. I can only suggest

that people here take 1/5th the energy they expend hating Dems and try using it to hate Republicans, instead. I know, it's crazy, but try it!

As for reasons? Learn a little about our political system, and understand that a nominal 1-seat majority in the Senate and a very slim majority in the House doesn't give Dems full power.

[kestrel91316]

15. Well, if you paid any attention at all to my posts, you would see that

the VAST majority of my energy (conservatively 99%, lol) is spent in snark and sarcasm and just plain meanness directed against REPUBLICANS, NEOCONS, and CHRISTOFASCISTS.

[MonkeyFunk]

18. Well

I don't generally follow every post of every person here.

But in sum, this entire board seems 90% devoted to trashing Democrats, and I think that's a damned shame.

[spanone]

17. ah, but the filibuster......nevermind

that's only a republican tool

[spanone]

16. Not Me, I hope they investigate the CIA all the way back to Poppy bu$h*

[librechik]

11. Has the whitewash been announced? Good, then Chimpy can avoid commenting

while the investigation is underway.

[AuntPatsy]

12. I wish they had fought harder to get them before they were destroyed, now what?

All evidence gone, didn't anyone remember Nixon? Aparently the bush adminstration learned the lessons of Nixon, why didn't the others?

[BlueStater]

20. Sorry but the Democrats have let me down too many times for me to believe anything they say n/t