More errors in CIA interrogation briefing list

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — New questions surfaced Wednesday about the accuracy of a CIA document meant to settle who in Congress knew about severe interrogation methods approved by the Bush administration.

Three new errors appeared to emerge in the CIA's matrix of 40 congressional briefings on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques. Those techniques include waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning, which President Barack Obama has called torture.

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The CIA chart states that a Senate staffer, Chris Mellon, attended a briefing on July 15, 2004. However, Mellon told The Associated Press that he left the Senate in April 2004 and did not attend the briefing.

On Wednesday, CIA spokesman George Little said the CIA has reviewed its record and agrees that Mellon was erroneously listed as having attended the 2004 briefing.

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The CIA matrix also reported that Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., then the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, was briefed on Feb. 4, 2003. But it notes that Rockefeller received a "later individual briefing."

Rockefeller spokeswoman Jamie Smith said Wednesday that the senator was not briefed on the CIA interrogation program until Sept. 4, 2003.

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[LynnTheDem]

1. "waterboarding...which President Barack Obama has called torture."

No.

Which US LAW calls TORTURE.

Which INTERNATIONAL LAW calls TORTURE.

America will never become Nation #1 until she acquires a real media.

[tridim]

3. Obama has called waterboarding "torture" on several occasions..

Are you really claiming he hasn't?

[Qutzupalotl]

4. I think Lynn is saying

it doesn't matter who says it is or isn't torture -- it's illegal.

[LynnTheDem]

7. No. You have misunderstood my post.

That "SO AND SO calls torture" is our "media" mantra.

Fact is, THE LAW calls it torture.

Something our "media" is determined to ignore.

[Judi Lynn]

9. AP is an absolutely monstrosity, as far from righteous journalism as humanly possible. Vicious.

"Waterboarding" was called torture during the Dark Ages, as well.

http://jameswagner.com.nyud.net:8090/mt_archives/Waterboarding-Definition-Wikipedia24dec05a.jpg

[Vehl]

2. first of all we should investigate such "factual inaccuracies"...to many "accidental error's"

"
On Wednesday, CIA spokesman George Little said the CIA has reviewed its record and agrees that Mellon was erroneously listed as having attended the 2004 briefing."


^^^ why am i not surprised....those guys were willing to cook up evidence to support an illegal war/ torture..it wont be too hard for em to claim someone listened to the full briefing(or even had a briefing in the first place for that matter!)

[DCKit]

5. Clearly, it's time for a major reboot at the Cocaine Import Agency.

They can't even keep accurate notes. Are they phoning in the rest of their duties as well? Providing any service, whatsoever, to the American people?

Perhaps the President would consider forcing the CIA into bankruptcy in the hopes that a major reorganization might result in a leaner, meaner, less expensive and more effective agency.

[Wednesdays]

6. K&R

:kick:

[Enrique]

8. CIA's phoniest document since the Niger forgeries n/t