.@emptywheel on the Senate Intelligence Committee's still-secret torture report. http://www.salon.com/2013/05/06/why_is_obama_withholding_secret_torture_report_from_americans/ …
@mfpseth We might as roll up democracy then, if in cases where leaders DO have authority we refuse to hold them responsible. @JameelJaffer
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@emptywheel@JameelJaffer Holding individuals solely responsible for systemic problems excuses us from blame for our own inaction. -
@mfpseth Torture is a systemic problem. In THIS CASE declassification is entirely Obama. As he argues. Always.@JameelJaffer -
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@emptywheel@JameelJaffer Absolutely agreed torture is systemic. That's why imo blaming an individual is ludicrous. -
@mfpseth He is, however, responsible for hiding WH (Bush-Cheney) role in ordering it up. -
@emptywheel This is exactly my pt: it's not just Obama hiding torture, it's thousands of intelligence personnel & mil-industrial partners! -
@mfpseth Are you familiar w/how many times Obama's DOJ has argued he has absolute authority over classification? -
@emptywheel No and IDGAF. There is no systemic INCENTIVE for the DOJ to release this. Institutions protect their own (esp. in wrongdoing) -
@mfpseth So you're equating one thing--institutional self-defense--w/POTUS' (claimed) absolute power to classify and declassify. - 4 more replies
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@emptywheel@JameelJaffer It allows us the comfort of defining easy heroes and villains. It blinds us to our own inaction and passivity.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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