ACLU outing CIA agents to terrorists
The Washington Post‘s Peter Finn writes this morning about some lawyers investigating detainee abuse at Guantanamo who showed their clients pictures of CIA agents in an attempt to ID perpetrators of the alleged abuse. Some agents were pictured outside of their homes.
The photos were taken by researchers hired by the John Adams Project, a joint effort of the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, to support military counsel at Guantanamo Bay, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the inquiry. It was unclear whether the Justice Department is also examining those organizations.
Both groups have long said that they will zealously investigate the CIA’s interrogation program at “black sites” worldwide as part of the defense of their clients.
That’s kind of odd, because the ACLU was pretty upset at the supposed “outing” of Valerie Plame by the Bush Administration.
The ACLU/SC board urges the House of Representatives to investigate impeachable offenses by the President and Vice President, including:
• Manipulating intelligence before the Iraq War and deceiving the American people about imminent threats they faced. • Authorizing the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and other military prisons and handing over suspects to other nations who tortured them (a practice known as “extraordinary rendition”). • Authorizing the firing of federal prosecutors for political reasons and obstructing justice by defying Congressional subpoenas investigating the firing. • Authorizing wiretaps on U.S. citizens without warrants and in violation of the Constitution, and concealing the program from Congress and the public. • Conspiring to disclose the name of Valerie Plame, a covert agent in the Central Intelligence Agency. This action risked her life and the lives of her intelligence contacts.
Now they’re showing CIA agents’ pictures in front of their homes to honest-to-goodness terrorists? Why, that seems a bit hypocritical doesn’t it?
Category: Antiwar crowd, Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Liberals suck, Terror War, Usual Suspects
You know the family guy clip where Chris had to ID a robber at a police line up and Peter totally outs Chris to the Crook? Yea that clip would fit this perfect.
DAMN! Can’t the ACLU be sued or prosecuted for national secrets or national security for this? But then again, who would prosecute? DOJ? Red Shed? Homeland Security? All in the SocDem’s back pockets, Chicago-style.
Maybe the CIA could have a little “internal only” (not-even-Leon-knows) covert ops to break some ACLU kneecaps (you want to play Chicago style? we’ll give you Chicago style!). Just thinkin’ out loud. . .
I don’t know the current procedures for search of lawyers entering Club Gitmo. However, in the past if a lawyer was walking in with photos of people, that would have been approved WAY up the food chain.
I have met many lawyers defending the detainees, and have found them to be very professional, and they all have TS clearances…. I think in the 30 or so that I have met, I could only plug one or two as hippie scum. (probably due to having to be able to get a TS clear)
Two things are possible in this situation.
#1 This was approved at a very high level, I would say all the way to Holder, if not to POTUS. Think witch hunt to “clear out the bad apples” Frankly it is a scary scary thought. IF they are willing to toss these men and women that literally put their lives on the line for this country out into the cold. Imagine how much of a setback this would be for our intelligence gathering capabilities.
God I hope not, as much as I dislike the current administration, I always hold the faith they even different ideals, they still want what is best for the nation….
#2 Some lawyers committed treason.
sorry to ramble on here….