Judge Seems Wary of Opening CIA Inquiry

[jayfish]

Source: Excite News

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge appeared reluctant Friday to investigate the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes while the Justice Department is conducting its own inquiry.

U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy is considering whether to delve into the matter and, if so, how deeply. The Bush administration is urging him to back off while it investigates.

"Why should the court not permit the Department of Justice to do just that?" Kennedy asked at a court hearing Friday.

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071221/D8TLVESO0.html

---

Like so many who have come and gone before him, it looks like he's been gotten to.

Jay

[Avalux]

1. HA HA HA! Back off while the Bush administration investigates......

:rofl:

[meegbear]

2. "Why should the court not permit the Department of Justice to do just that?"

If you have to ask that question, maybe you shouldn't be judging anything.

[SteppingRazor]

3. I doubt that he's been gotten to.

More likely, he wants investigations to go according to the law. And without looking at any extenuating circumstances, it should be up to the DoJ to do the investigation (I realize, of course, that due to the corruption of the DoJ, that's a problem, but said corruption doesn't have any bearing, legally, on the situation at hand).

I think this is less a judge who has been gotten to and more a case of a judge following the letter of the law regardless of the damage that may do.

By the way, it's worth noting that Kennedy is a Clinton appointee, and that his very original ruling in this case -- that no evidence of torture at Guantanamo can be destroyed -- is certainly a mark in his favor.

[onenote]

10. you are undoubtedly correct

Not that it will matter to the tinfoilers....

[murielm99]

14. How dare you be so sane and logical! n/t

[drm604]

4. Maybe he's simply asking the detainees' lawyers for a reason.

And maybe if they give him a reasonable one he'll accept it. I don't think that the fact that he's asking the question necessarily indicates that he is "wary". Phrases like "seems wary" and "appeared reluctant" are completely subjective and may simply be media spin.

[LynnTheDem]

5. Yeah, why shouldn't the DOJ investigate itself. Such an excellent track record

this administration has for that sorta thing.


:eyes:

[Robbien]

6. That poor judge must be under a lot of pressure

I wouldn't want to be in his shoes. He will be on his own with no support if he decides against the GOP's Administration.

[The Stranger]

7. Oh my fucking god. You have to be kidding me.

A very specific federal court order has been intentionally violated, and he is going to do nothing? You have to be fucking kidding me.

This case isn't about the criminal "Justice" department. It is about evidence of a man's liberty being illegally deprived.

The question is "Why in the fuck should a person whose liberty has been illegally usurped have to wait on the god damn criminal justice department?"

[pleah]

8. God damn it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HuffleClaw]

9. sounds like AP spin to me

time will tell

[bemildred]

11. So if I rob the bank, and then I "investigate" myself, the cops will wait until I

finish my "investigation" to start looking into the robbery?

[EFerrari]

12. Because you know the department has been corrupted beyond belief, your honor?

[Jim Sagle]

13. They showed him the chainsaw.