It is not my way to trumpet fact I would first first woman, but woman across the IC consider it a good sign for their prospects.
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Burr: I would remind members that we are in an open session. Did Burr actually give Wyden the side eye when he asked that?
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Burr pitches the video destruction as entirely Rodriguez' decision. "The tape issue had lingered at CIA for a period of about 3 years. A great deal of concern about security risk to CIA officers depicted on tapes."
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Haspel: Rodriguez has made it very clear that he and he alone made the decision. I did not appear on those tapes as has been alleged.
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Haspel: The official record is the cable record, we use that to detail all our operations. [So why is that not sufficient to do a SSCI report off of? That makes NO SENSE.]
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In her description of legal/policy issues behind destroying tapes so far, Haspel hasn't mentioned the active request from Carl Levin for tapes.
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Haspel says there was a HPSCI investigation that never produced a report. She says HPSCI Chair found no problem. That's VERY curious given that Pete Hoekstra had a briefing the day of the destruction.
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Warner: Were you aware of Senator Levin's actions [proposing 9/11 style commission]? Warner: Were you aware of those actions [from multiple opposing view points] Haspel: I recall security concerns, I don't recall pending legislation.
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US Army prosecuted grunts for torture not chain of command which ordered it. When Congress showed interest, CIA decided they didn't want to rely on signed orders from the White House authorizing enhanced interrogations?https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/994221746290069504 …
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They can't trust themselves to secure a video tape in CIA headquarters?
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