Ninth in a series  mediumdirt.thumbnail.jpgA little while back
the NYTimes had an article just saturated in irony. It seems
that when the CIA had that stupendously stupid and morally
bankrupt clever idea to minimize the possible exposure of its
agents to worries about POSSIBLE criminal prosecution for cruel
and unusual punishment related to the torture harsh
interrogation techniques used against Al Qaeda suspects, they
seem to have DEFINITIVELY put themselves in legal jeopardy for
destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice.  Oh, and the
icing on the cake: Al Qaeda suspects who have actually been
charged with crimes and who might have been convicted after an
actual trial — they’re maybe gonna walk because of the
destruction of evidence problem.  Read the article. For a
lawyer, it’s mind-blowing. The CIA agents had minimal exposure
for the torture interrogation techniques because, as I
understand it, they refused to use them until they got a legal
opinion stating that it was legal. A legal opinion from?