NOW WE KNOW WHAT'S BEING DONE IN OUR NAME By Charles P. Pierce on April 11, 2014

[David Morris]

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/cia-torture-report-leak-041114


*Asked to comment on the findings, CIA spokesman Dean Boyd said: "Given the
report remains classified, we are unable to comment. As we have stated
previously, the CIA, in consultation with other agencies, will carry out an
expeditious classification review of those portions of the final SSCI
report submitted to the executive branch for review." Senate Intelligence
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein also declined to comment except to
say: "If someone distributed any part of this classified report, they broke
the law and should be prosecuted."*

This is the debate that started with Edward Snowden, International Man Of
Luggage. It's far beyond him now. What is more important -- for the
government to keep its secrets or for the people to know what they need to
know to govern themselves, and , about what was done in their name, and who
makes the decision about where the "balance" lies. It cannot lie with the
people who committed the crimes, not in this democracy.
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