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White House, Justice Department, Congress told CIA not to destroy
interrogation tapes
12/07/2007 @ 9:32 pm
Filed by Katie Baker
Update: "White House and Justice Department officials, along with
senior members of Congress, advised the Central Intelligence Agency in
2003 against a plan to destroy hundreds of hours of videotapes showing
the interrogations of two operatives of Al Qaeda, government officials
said Friday," according to the New York Times.
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"The chief of the agency’s clandestine service nevertheless ordered
their destruction in November 2005, taking the step without notifying
even the C.I.A.’s own top lawyer, John A. Rizzo, who was angry at
the decision," the Times said. "Top C.I.A. officials had decided in
2003 to preserve the tapes in response to warnings from White House
lawyers and lawmakers that destroying the tapes would be unwise, in
part because it could carry legal risks, the government officials
said."
interrogation tapes
12/07/2007 @ 9:32 pm
Filed by Katie Baker
Update: "White House and Justice Department officials, along with
senior members of Congress, advised the Central Intelligence Agency in
2003 against a plan to destroy hundreds of hours of videotapes showing
the interrogations of two operatives of Al Qaeda, government officials
said Friday," according to the New York Times.
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"The chief of the agency’s clandestine service nevertheless ordered
their destruction in November 2005, taking the step without notifying
even the C.I.A.’s own top lawyer, John A. Rizzo, who was angry at
the decision," the Times said. "Top C.I.A. officials had decided in
2003 to preserve the tapes in response to warnings from White House
lawyers and lawmakers that destroying the tapes would be unwise, in
part because it could carry legal risks, the government officials
said."