Something weird happened when we learned that the CIA was probably spying on a Congressional committee tasked with investigating CIA abuses, including allegations of torture -- you know, like beyond all the torture we already knew about. We are outraged, of course, but our outrage doesn't feel like it used to. All we feel is a strange sensation at the base of our skull, like a little man yelling "Hey! This is disgraceful! Face redden! Vein pop! Stomach knot, form of pretzel!" But none of that is happening. Maybe that's because we have heard this joke before, and the punchline is "a slap on the wrist, and everyone forgets." We'd tell you the setup, but it's classified.
They do not appear to do a good job of looking at all the possible outcomes of thie nefarious actions on behalf of FREEDOM or their own interests or whatever the fuck it is that motivates the creeps.
It's the Secret Fifth Amendment: You can't prosecute the CIA for commiting crimes when they're committed in order to cover up other CIA crimes.
That's totally what Thomas Jefferson and Jeebus (secretly) intended.
"The 6,300 page torture report that’s 'said to be a searing indictment of the program,' ... gruesome, unspeakable, highly illegal shit all the goddamn time."
Is there a chance that Hollywood might stop making TV shows about noble heroic CIA agents now? Or at least stop airing them in other countries? Because I'm getting a little tired of that.
This is the main Wonket site, the industrial-strength version. I think we deserve weapons-grade Full-Frontal-Sideboob here.
I forgot to mention: send it via public Wi-Fi, through Tor, using a VPN. It&#039;ll take them <i>hours</i> to find you.
Weapons-grade, full metal jacket ... oh wait. That&#039;s no fun.
<i>Brennan replied that he&rsquo;d have to get back to Wyden</i>
Because he was currently busy planning his upcoming wedding to Morgan Fairchild.
Yeah, that&#039;s it.
I just hope they release a &#039;Best of Congress&#039; CD.
They do not appear to do a good job of looking at all the possible outcomes of thie nefarious actions on behalf of FREEDOM or their own interests or whatever the fuck it is that motivates the creeps.
Also &quot;proudly assassinating Fidel Castro since 1960&quot; (Dave Barry), so the incompetence ain&#039;t new either.
It&#039;s the Secret Fifth Amendment: You can&#039;t prosecute the CIA for commiting crimes when they&#039;re committed in order to cover up other CIA crimes.
That&#039;s totally what Thomas Jefferson and Jeebus (secretly) intended.
You can&#039;t expect the CIA to comply with the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - it&#039;s against their religious beliefs.
&quot;The 6,300 page torture report that&rsquo;s &#039;said to be a searing indictment of the program,&#039; ... gruesome, unspeakable, highly illegal shit all the goddamn time.&quot;
Is there a chance that Hollywood might stop making TV shows about noble heroic CIA agents now? Or at least stop airing them in other countries? Because I&#039;m getting a little tired of that.
On the bright side, if I lose any computer files, there is a chance that between the CIA and the NSA I can recover them.