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CIA Spied on Senate Spying Panel; Despicable White House Torture Talking Points
Yes, Admits CIA Chief, We Spied on Senate Panel Investigating Torture. Lawmakers were briefed on the report by the CIA Inspector General’s Office earlier this week and the head of the agency, John Brennan, issued an in-person apology to lawmakers on Tuesday over the agency’s behavior during a meeting with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif), who chairs the Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ala.), the committee’s vice chair.
State Dept. ‘Torture Talking Points’ Reveal White House PR Machine Ahead of Senate Report. The document states that “no American is proud” of the CIA’s tactics, but that “the story” of illegal, indefinite torture and imprisonment is part of a larger message, one in which “America’s democratic system worked just as it was designed to work in bringing an end to actions inconsistent with our democratic values.”
