Remember: Back in 2006, CIA agents were taking out "torture insurance"

[Solly Mack]

Worried CIA Officers Buy Legal Insurance


"The new enrollments reflect heightened anxiety at the CIA that officers may be vulnerable to accusations they were involved in abuse, torture, human rights violations and other misconduct, including wrongdoing related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. They worry that they will not have Justice Department representation in court or congressional inquiries, the officials said.

The insurance policies were bought from Arlington-based Wright and Co., a subsidiary of the private Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association created by former FBI officials. The CIA has encouraged many of its officers to take out the insurance, current and former intelligence officials said, but no one interviewed would reveal precisely how many have bought policies.

As part of the administration's efforts to protect intelligence officers from liability, Bush last week called for Congress to approve legislation drafted by the White House that would exempt CIA officers and other federal civilian officials from prosecution for humiliating and degrading terrorism suspects in U.S. custody. Its wording would keep prosecutors or courts from considering a wider definition of actions that constitute torture.

Bush also asked Congress to bar federal courts from considering lawsuits by detainees who were in CIA or military custody that allege violations of international treaties and laws governing treatment of detainees."

See also:CIA agents insure against torture lawsuits





As you know they are now getting lawyers...

A Scramble at the CIA to Lawyer Up




"Torture insurance"

WOW...that such a thing even exist.

[Lilith Velkor]

1. Too bad they didn't take out "treason insurance"

K & R

[Solly Mack]

2. At this stage of the game, I wouldn't be surprised if they could

[Lilith Velkor]

3. I hear Paraguay's real nice this time of year.