Glenn Greenwald reminds us today of this November 2010 incident:
Central Intelligence Agency officials will not face criminal charges for the destruction of dozens of videotapes depicting the brutal interrogation of terrorism suspects, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
After a closely watched investigation of nearly three years, the decision by a special federal prosecutor is the latest example of Justice Department officials’ declining to seek criminal penalties for some of the controversial episodes in the C.I.A.’s now defunct detention and interrogation program.
NYTimes
Yeah, “now defunct.” Obama said it’s over. It’s over. And elephants can fly. I saw it on a Disney movie one time.
All of the major combat commands in the United States military will soon have dedicated forces to conduct cyberattacks alongside their air, naval and ground capabilities, Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, President Obama’s nominee to run the National Security Agency, told the Senate on Tuesday. He said the activation of the long-discussed combat units would help counter the perception around the world that the United States is “an easier mark” for cyberattacks because it did not “have the will to respond.”
NYTimes
Yeah, hold on. That is not the perception “around the world.” That is a GOP
talking ranting point.
Admiral Rogers, currently the head of the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command, was cautious in what he said in the hearing about the future of the N.S.A.’s domestic surveillance activities, notably its collection of the metadata — telephone numbers and durations of calls — for virtually every call placed in the United States.
I bet he was.
He said he was only beginning to learn about their details since Mr. Obama tapped him for one of the most powerful job combinations in Washington: head of the country’s electronic surveillance and code-breaking operations, and commander of its growing corps of cyberwarriors.
Yes, he’s only just beginning to learn. And elephants can fly.
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