White House could release more memos on treatment of detainees

[sabra]

Source: CNN

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Earlier this month, the Obama administration released four Bush-era memos detailing "enhanced interrogations" of suspected al Qaeda members. Now, the White House is reviewing former Vice President Dick Cheney's request to make more memos public.

Two weeks before Obama released any memos, Cheney submitted a request to the National Archives calling for the release of other documents.

He says that what he requested will prove that the Bush interrogation tactics -- which critics have called a torture program -- worked.

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The White House is signaling that not only is it considering honoring Cheney's request, it may go even further.

"I think the president, as you know, is a big believer in transparency," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "I think one of the things that will have to be examined is whether there are additional memos that have to be released that give a broader picture of what's gone on in enhanced interrogation techniques."

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/27/torture.memo/

[dgibby]

1. Why do I think Cheney is going to be sorry he asked for this?

[Beetwasher]

2. LOL! Shoulda Kept Yr Big Mouth Shut, Dick!!

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

3. Step away from the shovel, Dick!

lol

[defendandprotect]

4. Who is releasing the photographs . .. ? And what about the videos . . ??

[C_U_L8R]

5. drip drip drip

it's torturing the republicans hahahahaha

[cboy4]

6. Big dick Cheney is going to regret this.

:rofl:

[LynnTheDem]

7. NO. NO. NO. "which critics have called a torture program"

FACT: Which the Geneva Conventions and the US Constitution's "law of the land" calls TORTURE.

FACT: What US law prosecuted and jailed and executed people for calls TORTURE.

FACT: What GEORGE W. bUSH called TORTURE when he was busy accusing Saddam Hussein.

FACT: IT IS TORTURE.

[BelgianMadCow]

8. which the whole civilized world called TORTURE

that snippet stood out to me as well

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