
Originally Posted by
longfisher
In response to Atty Gen. Holder's preliminary investigation via Special Counsel into the tortures and murders committed by the CIA I often hear the following:
"Do you want the CIA operatives looking over their shoulder every time they do something or having to consult a lawyer to make sure the orders they got were legal."
My answer...HELL YES I want them bearing in mind their legal restrictions and HELL YES I want them acting strictly within the law and HELL YES I want them fearing legal sanction and personal accoutability for their misdeeds.
I want the same level of accountability and the access to legal sanctions for cops, the FBI, mayors, governors, presidents, members of congress, the dog catcher and you and me. Indeed, I demand it.
Without this the CIA would continue to be fucking President's private army and band of murders they've often been under presidents of all parties.
Some of you who so vociferously (senselessly?) fear Obama had best think about the fact that he has this bunch of killers at his disposal before you continue to advocate a hand's off attitude.
If Obama can't be trusted and Bush couldn't be trusted and Clinton couldn't be trusted and Reagan/Bush I (and so on) couldn't be trusted to act within the law what makes you think any of them can when handed such an anti-democratic weapon as their own private police, executioners, murders, killers and torturers.
I say get rid of the CIA completely or defang it completely. If you haven't noticed they've not exactly done a cracker-jack job of intelligence at any time in their history. We'd be better off just reading the international press than we would be depending on these loose cannon-like incompetents.
Prosecute them and then castrate or eliminate the agency. We'll be safer and more democratic.
LongFisher