Dick said it quite accurately, but I would just emphasize the word, "Hypocrite", which I don't think is being used enough, especially when dealing with the false, lying objectives of the far left.
On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 1:07 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]>wrote: > > Question... What possible difference does it make if she knew or > not ?? She did NOT order it, there is no proof she condoned it, nor > does it relieve those who ordered it of criminal liability both > nationally and internationally. > > > > On May 16, 10:19 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** <http://www.washingtontimes.com/opinion/editorials> > > > > EDITORIAL: Pelosi smears the CIA > > > > What did she know, and when did she know it? > > > > By | Friday, May 15, 2009 > > > > * > > 0.5 > > 1.0 > > 1.5 > > 2.0 > > 2.5 > > 3.0 > > 3.5 > > 4.0 > > > > Avg. 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Buzz > > < > http://buzz.yahoo.com/article/washington_ti859/http%253A%252F%252Fwww...> > > > > House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drew a line in the sand at her news > > conference yesterday. In her bluntest language yet, she said she was > > never briefed about detainee waterboarding and accused the CIA of > > misleading Congress. Time will tell who is misleading whom. > > > > Mrs. Pelosi's carefully worded prepared statement admitted that in > > September 2002 the CIA briefed her on "some enhanced interrogation > > techniques," known in some quarters as torture. She did not specify > > whether the briefers said the techniques were being used but noted that > > only waterboarding was singled out as not being used. > > > > This new take is interesting. On the Feb. 25 "Rachel Maddow Show," Mrs. > > Pelosi stated, "I can say, flat out, they never told us that these > > enhancement interrogations were being used ... . They did not brief us > > with these enhanced interrogations that were taking place. They did not > > brief us." Although this seems to contradict her current version of > > events, there is enough ambiguity in yesterday's statement to leave the > > question open. Perhaps that was the speaker's intention. > > > > The confusion, she says, is the CIA's fault. "The CIA was misleading the > > Congress," she declared. However, one member of the intelligence > > community told The Washington Times that Mrs. Pelosi was "playing with > > fire." The CIA will have saved documents that prove the case either way. > > "They know better after Iraq," our source said. "They're smarter than > > that now. All that stuff is saved. Nobody's stupid." > > > > Mrs. Pelosi's shifting story line is disturbing. She has accused the CIA > > of misleading Congress, but her full public record of statements on this > > issue seems misleading at best. She states that she "takes very > > seriously" her oath not to release classified information, but as we > > editorialized April 28, the cloak of government secrecy exists to > > protect agents who defend the United States, not to shield members of > > Congress from public inquiries about their records. > > > > We reiterate the need for a comprehensive accounting and release of > > documents related to all classified briefings, private information > > sessions, facility tours and other relevant actions that took place with > > respect to detainees from Sept. 11, 2001, forward. The public should be > > allowed to see any relevant notes, e-mails or other documentation > > generated by any members of Congress or their staffs related to these > > briefings. This process, if fairly executed, may separate truth from > > fiction, clarify foggy memories and expose those motivated more by > > political expediency than deeply held ideals. > > > > In April 2007, Mrs. Pelosi criticized then-Attorney General Alberto R. > > Gonzales for reportedly false statements he had made regarding the > > firing of eight U.S. attorneys in 2006. She said, "The nation cannot > > have a chief law enforcement officer whose candor and judgment are in > > serious question." Mr. Gonzales later resigned. The speaker should be > > held to her own standards. The nation cannot have a speaker of the House > > whose candor and judgment are in serious question. 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