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

December 21, 2007
Judge Refuses to Order Hearing on C.I.A. Tapes
By DAVID STOUT and DAVID JOHNSTON

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday declined to rule immediately on a request to compel the government 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 said he would rule later on a request by lawyers for a dozen Yemeni prisoners being held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, that he order such a hearing.

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

“Why should the court not permit the Department of Justice to do just that?” Judge Kennedy asked David H. Remes, a lawyer for the detainees.

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BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TRUST THE FUCKING DOJ, idiot! Sheesh!

DAMN it, why aren't more people supporting Biden's call for an independent counsel?

Duh, because the AG still isn't sure if Waterboarding is Torture even though, historically, the US (and World) have deemed it to be AND because the AG is a political appointee who wouldn't want to p*ss off his bosses and their friends (in high places).

Sheez, it's like asking why you shouldn't have the Consigliere investigate the Don!