AP: Tape of Padilla interrogation is missing

[Eugene]

Tape of Padilla interrogation is missing


By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer

1 hour, 26 minutes ago

MIAMI - A videotape showing Pentagon officials' final interrogation of al-Qaida
suspect Jose Padilla is missing, raising questions about whether federal prosecutors
have lost other recordings and evidence in the case.

The tape is classified, but Padilla's attorneys said they believe something happened
during that interrogation that could explain why Padilla does not trust them and
suspects they are government agents.

Padilla attorney Anthony Natale said in court papers that the March 2, 2004,
interrogation at the Navy brig in Charleston, S.C., could contain information the
government conveyed to Padilla that "directly impacts upon his relationship with
his attorneys."

Prosecutors and the Pentagon have said they cannot find the tape despite an
intensive search.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070309/ap_on_re_us/padilla_lost_tape

[babylonsister]

1. This is old news, though the more people know about it, the better:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17389175/site/newsweek/

[originalpckelly]

2. I bet it is.

Now where did I put that shaking head smiley?

[rocktivity]

6. This one?

:scared:
rocknation

[MADem]

3. It's behind the filing cabinet in Rummy's old office, of course! NT

[HuffleClaw]

4. 'missing' my ass

'cannot find' bwahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaa

its ALWAYS the same crap.

[dEMOK]

20. Precisely... n-t

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Motion for mistrial. Oh! I forgot! Padilla was never going to have

a trial! How silly of me.

[The Stranger]

7. Lying, war-mongering, torturing, hate-mongering, Totalitarian, Neocons.

How did we let this all happen?

[laylah]

8. Missing? OMG!

The Clenis probably has it :eyes: Assholes.

Jenn

[youngdem]

9. Then he should be released. This is bullshit.

This guy is a patsy anyway. He is nothing more than a hooligan being fed bad ideas by very dark men.

[Recursion]

10. Yeah... cause if there's one thing the government is bad at...

...it's keeping track of objects :sarcasm:

[MGKrebs]

11. You can't make this shit up.

It's like a bad dream. Recurring too.

[Morgana LaFey]

12. This absolutely infuriates me

I could get a little crazy myself upon hearing news like this. First they reduce him to mentally incompetent to stand trial, and then they
"lose" the evidence of having done that.

[aquart]

13. "Lost"?

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

[jollyreaper2112]

14. fuckers

If this were a RIAA copyright case and my computer -- presuambly holding all the records of my crime -- were to suffer a hard drive crash and I was unable to produce the evidence as supoenaed(sp?), the jury would be instructed to view this in the most prejudicial light. In other words, it went missing because I knew it would incriminate me.

Rest assured, citizens, that your government will not be held to the same standard.

[MasonJar]

15. How wonderfully convenient for them. Does this free Padilla then?

It should. Actually I would feel much safer with Padilla out there than with Bush/Cheney out there protecting me from Padilla. In fact as an American citizen or even as a human being or even as a whale or a polar bear, I insist that this administration stop NOW. They are the ruining our lives and our world. Enough is enough.

[gratuitous]

16. Nobody could have anticipated . . .

Gee, who would have imagined the tape would be needed? There's a guy who's a big Colts fan, and he wanted to tape the Super Bowl, and well, you know how it can be. Fortunately, under the corrupt Bush administration, this shouldn't be any bar to continuing the prosecution.

[fooj]

17. Sick bastards.

[Warren Stupidity]

18. Where are our Lead Headed Coincidence Theorists?

Shouldn't they be out in force explaining why this is perfectly normal?

[dailykoff]

19. Just another little cock-up.

Must be more careful in the future.

[Richard Steele]

21. Missing? How conveeeeeenient. recommended

[stonebone]

22. kick

[rebel with a cause]

23. As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, Surprise."

This government is so corrupt it is rotting from the inside out and from the outside in. There is not much left that can be salvaged.

[truthisfreedom]

24. Democracy is "missing" in this country. Justice is "missing" in this country. The truth is

"missing" as well.

Ever since bushco landed in office, everything worth living for has gone "missing" in the good ol' USA.

[Dude_CalmDown]

25. There's a tape? We still use tapes?

You're telling me it's not on 50 different hard drives? OK. Should I donate some typewriter to the pentagon?

[NoodleyAppendage]

Whenever I see this sh*t, I think let the criminal/suspect go with impunity.

There must be consequences for this fascist bullsh*t. The best would be to force the Feds to release him.

J

[NoodleyAppendage]

26. Whenever I see this sh*t, I think let the criminal/suspect go with impunity.

There must be consequences for this fascist bullsh*t. The best would be to force the Feds to release him.

J

[treestar]

27. Rosemary Woods anyone?

Now our speculation of what was on that tape will be worse than whatever they were trying to hide. LOL, the right wing is so transparent!