In March 2004 (just as torture, spying cut back) fabricator went to CIA in Pakistan and said, "Janat Gul wants to attack US elections."
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USG (including Jim Comey) reauthorized torture, to be used with Gul. Including waterboarding & techniques CIA had already used w/o approval.
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USG (including Comey & John Brennan) also used election year plot based off fabrication as one reason FISC had to approve Internet dragnet.
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There were, of course, leaks to the press about this election year plot.
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CIA kept torturing and torturing Janat Gul, because they needed details of an election year plot based off a fabrication.
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It wasn't until October that someone said, "Hey, let's go check if that guy claiming Gul wanted to attack US election was lying!" He was.
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But Gul had served purpose: election year scare, reauthorizing torture, getting FISC approval for dragnet. Not bad for one torture victim!
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Comey didn't know CIA immediately raised concerns abt fabricator's claims. It's one thing Cheney/Gonzales prevented him fr learning in 2005
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Comey signed off on torture again, including waterboarding w/o knowing that that case was all based off a fabrication.
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But Comey has also refused to read torture report, which lays all this out. He's avoiding learning what he did in 2004, 2005. Brennan too!
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I lay all this out bc, w/history like this, IC (still led by Brennan & Comey) should be VERY careful abt leaking election year plots.
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Succinctly: They cried wolf in 2004. And have yet to face accountability for that.
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Here's where I laid all this out in 2014. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/22/false-witness-ciatorture.html … Most important revelation in Torture Report, IMO.
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