Harriet Miers Knew of Destruction of Interrogation Tapes

[deminks]

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=3971180&page=1

ABC News has learned that at least one White House official knew about the CIA's planned destruction of videotapes in 2005 that documented the interrogation of two al Qaeda operatives: then-White House Counsel Harriet Miers.

Three officials told ABC News Miers urged the CIA not to destroy the tapes.

Intelligence officials say the decision to destroy the tapes was made by Jose Rodriguez, former head of the CIA's covert-operations division. Even former CIA director Porter Goss did not know the tapes were destroyed. The White House said today President Bush didn't know either.

Congress is now demanding to know why the CIA destroyed those tapes, just as its interrogation methods were facing intense public scrutiny. To some prominent members of Congress there's only one explanation: a cover-up.

[Benhurst]

1. Harriet needs to spend some hard time in prison.

[chaplainM]

2. Hey, that reminds me...

How come nobody objected when Ms. Miers didn't get an "up or down vote" in the Senate?

[Breeze54]

3. That BITCH! - What else is new?

She's in lub with that rat * !

:grr:

How much you want to bet they aren't destroyed but locked away somewhere.

Hope she goes to prison. I can't wait.

[stevedeshazer]

4. Harriet was the 'good guy'?

I must excuse myself. I'm popping down the rabbit-hole.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Bush: "Harriet who?"

to go along with Kenny Boy who? Abramoff who? Karl who? Scooter who? ... ad nauseum.

[DS1]

7. he heh I landed a Harrier on that aircraft carrier

got all dressed up, too

[Lex]

6. there was some bad sh*t on those tapes

no doubt

[Olney Blue]

9. It will take years, but the truth will come out.

[tridim]

17. Or some high-level spectators perhaps?

Or high level participants.

Anything we can imagine is a distinct possibility.

[Olney Blue]

8. Another day, another cover-up. They never stop lying.

[la la]

10. well- I'm waiting till...........

the former head of 'CIA covert-operations division', Jose Rodriguez is * outed* as a possible 'illegal alien' by bushco, not legally able to destroy the 'tapes'!!111



:nuke:

[rzemanfl]

11. Bush can pardon violations of U.S, law (like destruction of

evidence) but not violations of international law like torture. He fucking knew, so did Goss.

[wiggs]

12. How can the CIA continue to allow itself to take the fall for the biggest

administration disasters? This agency has imploded. One reason is that the CIA was purged after 2004 of all but bushie faithfuls....another reason could be that the real truth behind all this is so horrific that the CIA is trying to protect our entire government from imploding, believing that there would be chaos and upheaval if everyone suddenly believed that a rogue cabal of corporatists has run the country into a ditch enriching themselves immeasurably in the process.

[malaise]

13. They have no such plan

Notice how quickly the WH admitted that Harriet was briefed. They're still lying but clearly they received a call. Someone has the goods on that meeting. Looks to me like the intelligence agencies are about to beat Bush and Cheney at their own game.

[Lex]

21. The CIA is about to drop the dime on the Bush Admin?

That would be something to behold.

[Fleshdancer]

14. I want to know how long it took to decide to destroy the tapes

This happened not too long after Miers requested that Bush withdraw her nomination for the Supreme Court. I wonder how much she knew of the torture practices while being nominated.

[Supersedeas]

15. can some Dem Congresscritter get this woman on the Hill and have her testify UNDER OATH

[L. Coyote]

16. So, who ALL knows what was on the tapes?? Bush, Miers, Rodriguez, who else??

Who all knew for just how long??

[C_U_L8R]

18. I'd be handing out subpoenas right and left

and bringing every single person connected to these torture videotapings
up before congress... and I'd further recommend that anyone responsible
for torture (and the coverup) be brought up for war crimes.

this is no matter for polite politics. it's criminal.

[Jackpine Radical]

19. It is NOT criminal!

There is not a single Democrat involved, therefore no criminal act can have occurred.

I rest my case.

[Supersedeas]

20. no stained dress....nothing to be concerned about