Friday, August 21, 2009

GOP Senators To Holder: Your Plans To Investigate Torture Will Endanger The Country

TPM:


Republican members of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Intelligence Committee are warning Attorney General Eric Holder that by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture by the CIA during the Bush era, he'll be endangering national security.

Such an investigation could have a number of serious consequences, not just for the honorable members of the intelligence community, but also for the security of all Americans," reads a letter the senators sent today.
It goes on, obliquely recalling the September 11 attacks.
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