(Congressman Leonard) Boswell defends Pelosi in water boarding flap

Source: Radio Iowa

Congressman Leonard Boswell, a former member of the House Intelligence Committee, is defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who has come under fire for saying she was "misled" by the Bush Administration about the interrogation techniques used on terror suspects.

Boswell, a Democrat from Des Moines, was on the House Intelligence Committee in September 2002.

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"A letter went forth to inquire about that. It was representing all of us and someday, when things are unclassified, maybe you'll be around to see that," Boswell told a group of Iowa reporters this weekend.

Boswell, who is 75 years old, spent 20 years in the Army. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, flying helicopters which were used in both assault and rescue missions. Boswell is among those who classify water boarding as torture.

"I absolutely do not support this type of (interrogation). I haven't and I know the speaker does not either," Boswell said Saturday. "And that's just the way it is."

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"I was there when Ms. Pelosi was the ranking member and we took the oath that we were in a classified setting," Boswell said. "And in my experience, I certainly lived up to it and I'll verify that she's lived up to it."

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I don't believe a word he says. If he is correct, and maybe he is, I'd need to hear it from a reliable source before believing a word of it.

Rather than that twittering piece of work Grassley or that south end of a north bound horse Steve King.

Way to go Rep. Boswell!

So I have no doubt that they can make classified documents appear and/or disappear with ease. She's in a pickle. Whatever happened to the truth commission idea?