Is CIA Suppressing “Holy Grail” Torture Report That Would Undercut Cheney?

Is CIA Suppressing “Holy Grail” Torture Report That Would Undercut Cheney?


On Friday, there may be a major development in the torture wars: The CIA is set to release portions of a 2004 report that reportedly found no proof that torture foiled any terror plots, which would dramatically undercut Dick Cheney’s claims that torture worked.

But a news story this morning raises the question: Is the CIA trying to keep chunks that would undermine Cheney under wraps?

As I’ve noted here before, Dem staffers on the Hill call this report the “Holy Grail” because it contains a whole chapter on the “effectiveness” — or lack thereof — of torture.

The report has already been released in connection with an ACLU lawsuit, but much of it has been redacted — including the “effectiveness” chapter. That chapter is reported to say there’s no proof that torture foiled any plots, but the details are unknown.

CIA officials have already announced they will release more of the report this coming Friday, in response to the Obama administration’s request to do so. But now today’s Washington Post reports that CIA officials are pushing to keep big chunks of the report classified.

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short of nuclear launch codes was de-classified.

The classification system might keep a few secrets for a short time, but mostly it covers up mistakes, ineptitude and downright criminal behavior on the part of the government.

Why, after 45 years, is ANYTHING connected with the Kennedy assassination still classified? Why, after 55 years, is ANYTHING connected with the Korean War still classified? Why, after 35 years, is ANYTHING connected with the Vietnam War still classified?

Why is ANYTHING about UFOs classified?

Why is ANYTHING about the reasons for the invasion of Panama classified?

It's like the entire government is Colonel Jessep declaring 'You can't HANDLE the truth!'

But I don't blame Obama for keeping the whitehouse guest list secret. The reason why is that anything released will be used to provide "factual" backup for misleading statements by a press corps who's only focus is to destroy the president in a time of crisis in the United States.