Judge Refuses to Order Hearing on C.I.A. Tapes

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~snip~WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday refused, at least for now, to order a hearing at which the government would have to explain in detail the destruction of C.I.A. videotapes showing the harsh interrogation of two suspected Al Qaeda operatives.

District Judge Henry H. Kennedy refused a request by lawyers for a dozen Yemeni prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he order such a hearing. Instead, he took the matter under advisement and said he would rule later.

But Judge Kennedy, who heard a motion from the prisoners’ lawyers, appeared at one point to be at least partially swayed by Bush administration lawyers that he should not get more deeply involved while Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey is undertaking one of at least three inquiries into the tapes’ destruction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/washington/21cnd-tapes.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

[AndyA]

1. Something tells me Judge Kennedy had some late night visitors.

And they "convinced" :eyes: him to "cooperate," "or else."