An interesting torture story developing today. From publius:
According to Drudge (always a shaky way to start), Frist and Hastert are going to announce an investigation not into our mini-gulag in Eastern Europe, but into the leak of the black sites to the Post.Then, here’s digby:This is EXACTLY why the Espionage Act should be read in the way that I read it. By roping Libby within its scope, you give the government a perfect weapon to punish all unfavorable reporting on national security issues. Inevitably, people will abuse the power – because that’s what people tend to do. An expansive reading of the Espionage Act will remove a check to corrupt and illegal practices – which is precisely what Frist and Hastert (surely at the direction of others) are trying to do.
Whole Lotta LoveThink Progress has the video.Wow. CNN is reporting that Trent Lott just said that the Washington Post leak was probably perpetrated by a Republican Senator! Apparently, the gulag was discussed at the Republican-Senator-only meeting last week in which Cheney begged them to back-off the anti-torture policy.
Lott said, “we have met the enemy and he is us.” Man a majority leader scorned is fearsome creature, ain’t he?
I do find it fascinating that Cheney was discussing this Gulag opernly in front of the GOP caucus after they had just recently voted 90-0 for the anti-torture amendment. Seems old Dick is a little slow on the uptake. He didn’t learn a thing from his earlier leaking campaign, did he?
Related: Fox News: “Why All The Fuss About Torturing People?”
