WASHINGTON — A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but with direction from top administration officials, including then-Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.
Like, duh. By the way, there's nothing "controversial" about torture. It's illegal and a war crime. Period. No matter what the Repugs say.
Cheney couldn't be reached for comment. Rice, through an aide, declined to comment.
Their comments will be limited to the 5th Amendment from here on out.
While the senators deemed some of the legal analyses "deeply flawed," they said that criminalizing bad legal opinions "would have a deeply chilling effect on the ability of lawyers in any administration to provide their client — the U.S. government — with their best legal advice."
If that was "their best legal advice", I hope they represent themselves at their trials. Heh.
Feel sumthin' tightening around yer neck, Dick Boy?
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