Reply #23: Update - Secret Interrogation Memos to Be Released

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The question now is whether or not they will be released in full...

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/secret-interrogation-memos-to-be-released/?hp

...But the most immediate concern of C.I.A. officials is that the revelations could give new momentum to a full-blown congressional investigation into covert activities under the Bush Administration.

Other Obama administration officials, including Gregory B. Craig, the White House counsel, and Attorney General Eric H. Holder, argued that releasing the documents not only would satisfy the government’s obligation in the lawsuit, but would also put distance between President Obama and some of his predecessor’s most controversial policies.

On Wednesday, Mr. Obama’s top advisers met at the White House for the final round of deliberations over the interrogation documents."