Advice to Wingnuts: Don’t Believe Pelosi on CIA Lying? Buy a Calendar By: Jane Hamsher

[kpete]

Advice to Wingnuts: Don’t Believe Pelosi on CIA Lying? Buy a Calendar
By: Jane Hamsher Friday May 15, 2009 8:06 am

I'm a bit worried about the wingnuts. I just don't think they are sufficiently knowledgeable of history or sophisticated enough about the ways of the world to hold public office.

But let's review:

1. Abu Zubaydah waterboarded for a month in August, 2002.

2. Nancy Pelosi, Porter Goss and Bob Graham briefed by the CIA in September 2002:

**** Pelosi says the only time waterboarding was mentioned was when the CIA said it was not being used, and that she was not informed that Abu Zubaydah had been waterboarded.

*** * Goss "refutes" Pelosi by saying that he was "slack jawed" to read Pelosi's claim that "waterboarding" was never mentioned (she didn't), or that the CIA didn't imply that the technique would "actually be employed." He specifically never says that they were told Zubaydah had already been waterboarded.

*** * Bob Graham's notes indicate the CIA just made up two briefings that never occured. He also says that when he was briefed, there were staff members present, and procedure dictates that they would not have been anyone there but "authorized personnel" if "sensitive programs" such as waterboarding were being discused.

more at:
http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/15/advice-to-wingnuts-dont-believe-pelosi-on-cia-lying-buy-a-calendar/

So, Pelosi's not the only one who refutes the CIA's claims -- both Porter Goss and Bob Graham back her up.

[redqueen]

1. "the CIA just made up two briefings that never occured"

Meanwhile the shills screech "PELOSI PELOSI PELOSI" over and over...

[cali]

7. yep. and too bad there are so many of those shills right here.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

2. Thanks for posting this kpete

K&R

Porter Goss is hardly the person I would trust to tell the truth.

Pelosi however should have never taken impeachment off the table - it just makes her look like she has something to do with the whole mess...

[emulatorloo]

3. Jane Hamsher is always worth reading. She cuts thru the BULLSHIT every time

Thanks for posting this.

[redqueen]

4. Kick

:)

[jenmito]

5. Kick!

[walldude]

6. I have trust issues with Pelosi... however

I find Bob Graham one of the most trustworthy politicians ever. So for now I'm taking his word for it.

[glitch]

8. Ha! Thanks for posting. Jane Hamsher dissects Goss like a Beni Hana chef

Once you know how to read their lies by omission they are pretty transparent.