CNN on-air: CIA refers leak of classified secret prison info to DOJ

[DeepModem Mom]

Leak of classified information re. secret prisons abroad to the Washington Post referred by the CIA to the Justice Department. Just reported by David Ensor.

Ed Henry repeats this information to Lou Dobbs at the top of the hour.

[LSparkle]

1. Don't pack your bags, Pat Fitzgerald ... you have another case

:rofl:

[Xipe Totec]

2. Does this mean the CIA admits it's true?

:shrug:

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. Sure sounded like

Trent Lott did.

[Halliburton]

3. doesn't surprise me with Porter in charge

[xultar]

6. I'm sure they were open before Porter? During *'s Afghanistan debacle

[Halliburton]

16. I didn't mean torture prisons

it didn't surprise me that Porter would call for an investigation into who leaked something like this.

[BlueManDude]

13. exactly. but he may have acted too soon.

in his rush to do the bidding of the gop congress he may end up embarrasing the party.

[Punkingal]

Boy, they wasted no time on that one!

I guess Fitz is going to be busy for a few years. I hope it was McCain, because I don't want him running for President.

[xultar]

8. Looks to me like some folks in the CIA want the Bushies out of their

spy game. Thanks to Cheney and his evil fuckin ass he's turned the CIA into the SS

[robertpaulsen]

18. Wouldn't be Fitz though. This would go straight to Alberto G.

Remember the Plame case went straight to Ashcroft until he was forced to recuse himself. Then Comey appointed Fitz.

[notadmblnd]

5. here's the transcript?

CNN TRANSCRIPT!!!!
CNN congressional correspondent Ed Henry is standing by. And he joins us now from the latest.

What do you know, Ed?

ED HENRY, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, good afternoon, Betty.

We actually have some new information, which is questions now being raised about whether a Republican senator, a Republican, not a Democrat, but a Republican, leaked this classified information. As you know, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist earlier today announcing they are launching a joint committee investigation between both chambers to get to the bottom of who leaked this classified information last week to "The Washington Post," a story about these so-called secret prisons that are holding terror suspects.

As we reported earlier today, a senior Republican had told CNN that the belief here on the Hill was that perhaps current and former CIA officials had leaked it. But, just a few moments ago, Republican Senator Trent Lott told reporters he believes it was a Republican senator who leaked this information. Lott says the detail of these secret prisons were discussed at last Tuesday's Republican-senators- only luncheon. That is a luncheon that happens every Tuesday behind closed doors here on the Hill.

And Vice President Cheney normally attends and was there last Tuesday. According to Lott, there was a lot of discussion about this amendment by Senator John McCain to tighten up anti-torture standards, to make sure the government is not torturing terror suspects. Trent Lott basically says that, after that meeting, where this was discussed -- quote -- "a lot of it" -- in that "Washington Post" story -- a lot of it came out of that room last Tuesday, pointing to the room in the Capitol where Republican senators met.

Then, Lott added -- quote -- "We can't keep our mouths shut. We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us" -- Lott saying that believes, as this investigation moves forward, it will wind up being an ethics investigation of a Republican senator or maybe a Republican staffer as well.

He believes, he theorizes, it went from a Republican senator. The information then went to a Republican staffer, and then on to "The Washington Post." It's very important to note, Senator Lott, obviously, is the former majority leader. He was pushed out by fellow Republicans, doesn't have a good relationship with the White House or with the current Senate majority leader, Bill Frist.

But, a few moments ago, we also caught up with Bill Frist's spokesman. He said he had no comment on what Senator Lott was saying. We asked whether or not this secret prison -- prison classified information was discussed at this Republican luncheon -- again, Frist's office not commenting yet -- a very curious development. Initially, there were reports maybe it was CIA people who leaked this information. Maybe it was Democrats who leaked classified information.

Now a Republican senator, Trent Lott, is saying that, actually, Republicans leaked the information. You can bet we have not heard the last of this -- Betty.

NGUYEN: Oh, no. And it's just interesting, following all the many trails of it.

Ed Henry, thank you for that.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051108/pl_nm/security_prisons_congress_dc

[DeepModem Mom]

7. That's the first, or second, chapter to the story. The referral to DOJ...

is another chapter. The leak, like Plame, is a crime, so it now goes into the hands of the Justice Department.

[0rganism]

9. Which is more alarming...

...the leak about the secret prisons, or the fact that we have them at all?

Grover Norquist has a point. I sure wouldn't mind seeing this version of the federal government "drowned in a bathtub."

[DeepModem Mom]

10. Pat Leahy made that point on CNN a short time ago. He said...

the fact that we had these prisons (I think he mentioned in the former Soviet Union) was more important than who leaked the info.

[Double T]

12. The fact that these secret prisons even exist is probably illegal......

and NOW they want to go after the leaker of the illegal prisons. Is this bass ackward or what???

[doublethink]

17. Reminds me of when Rumsfield was complaining of ......

the cell phone cameras in existence when the torture pictures were originally being released. These idiots have no shame. He was more upset about the access to little cameras to expose all this bullshit than the actual torture ....... creeps. Peace. :)

[LiberalEsto]

11. I'm alarmed that Rethug Senators know about it

and can discuss it over lunch without gagging
and keep this a secret from the American people

[johnnydrama]

14. if this is true

and Bill Frist was at that meeting, what kind of dumbass is Bill Frist?

[Catrina]

15. Exactly

Now the Democrats need to refer this matter to the DOJ. If someone is operating secret Gulags in the old Soviet Union, they need to be outed and tried. I think Harry Reid said something like that also ~

This is a Rove trick ~ twist the facts and use what the other side has to beat them with it. I hope no one in their right mind falls for this.

This matter, if true, should also be referred to the ICC and any country participating in it, should be tried there imo.

When will this nightmare end?

[ninkasi]

19. Investigating the subject of the leak...

the secret prisons, and the torture that goes on there, is far more important than investigating who leaked the information. As far as I'm concerned, the prisons are what is illegal, not that they have been exposed. I find it telling that the Republicans, who considered the whole Plame affair as a non-issue, now get up on their collective high-horses, and find leaking so immoral.

Incredible, that they are brazen enough to even bring attention to the fact that they didn't consider illegal, secret prisons a problem, but DO consider having the facts of the illegal secret prisons brought to light. And they are the party of "moral values"?

[Freedomfried]

21. Exactly, this is nothing but a scam to belittle the Plame investigation

don't fall for it!

[ninkasi]

24. We at DU

don't fall for it. We are amazed that the Bushbots still use blatant tactics like this, which are so obvious as to be like watching the Keystone Kops, and mistaking them for real law enforcement. The depths to which they will stoop apparently has no bottom.

If Republicans blab, it's ok, it's patriotic; if Dems whistelblow to bring attention to illegal activities, it's wrong, until they find out it was Republicans, then it becomes..."nothing to see here, move along..." Apparently, the word hypocrisy was invented with Republicans in mind.

[cyberpj]

20. I don't understand the sudden hub-bub on this - we've known this

and, I believe, seen it in print before.

Am I losing it? I could swear I've known this for some time already.

Is it that there was no way to prove it before?

[rateyes]

22. Barney Fife (Cheney) is shooting himself in the

foot once again. Repugs repeating what Cheney told them to try and get support for the CIA exemption on torture.....BWAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAaaa.

Hey Frist, investigate ALL the damned leaks that harm national security....do it...do it.....do it......won't be another damned Republican Majority anywhere for decades.......investigate, investigate, investigate.......

[Just Me]

23. BWAHAHAHA!!! The lawless, murderous neoconsters are SCREWED!!!!

:rofl: All those "the law does not apply to us" are up shit creek with no paddles!!! :rofl:

Those bastards violated the trust of the American people, crapped all over the U.S. Constitution, pissed on civil and human rights, were so arrogant as to behave like the rule of law didn't apply to them, didn't give a damn about the likes of "democracy" or "freedom",...and NOW they are so SICK and SOCIOPATHIC as to attack the very people who are the most patriotic.

The death penalty is just too easy for these fuckers. They must be forced to live with their disgrace and humility and dishonor and bloodshed.

[Oilwellian]

25. I'm sure Roberts will want to investigate immediately

:rofl: