Comments on: Scott Horton http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/ Interviews of foreign policy experts, writers and activists. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:43:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stress » No Comment http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Stress » No Comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:07:38 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=313#comment-582 [...] to report to you the sad news that world renowned human rights attorney and anti-torture hero, The Other Scott Horton, is hanging up his blogging cap and closing down No Comment at the Harper’s magazine [...] [...] to report to you the sad news that world renowned human rights attorney and anti-torture hero, The Other Scott Horton, is hanging up his blogging cap and closing down No Comment at the Harper’s magazine [...]

]]> By: darryl http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/comment-page-1/#comment-493 darryl Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:46:37 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=313#comment-493 the assholes in the pentagon do not realize that a disarming first strike capability is meaningless because of the nuclear winter scenario this is what we spend a trillion dollars a year on the assholes in the pentagon do not realize that a disarming first strike capability is meaningless because of the nuclear winter scenario this is what we spend a trillion dollars a year on

]]> By: Scott Horton http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Scott Horton Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:27:32 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=313#comment-492 The file is fine. Try clearing your temp files. The file is fine. Try clearing your temp files.

]]> By: John Pittman Hey http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/comment-page-1/#comment-489 John Pittman Hey Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:48:59 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=313#comment-489 The audio file (mp3) and player file is corrupt. Somebody, please upload a good copy! The audio file (mp3) and player file is corrupt. Somebody, please upload a good copy!

]]> By: Mike http://antiwar.com/radio/2008/04/02/scott-horton-8/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Mike Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:22:06 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=313#comment-488 Some of the leading advocates of (post 9/11) torture were officials named by CIA IG Helgerson in his internal review of pre-9/11 conduct. Helgerson recommended the convening of disciplinary panels but Goss refused to do so. Goss also refused to declassify the report. The executive summary of the report was finally declassified due to an amendment in the <i>Improving Americas Security Act of 2007</i>. Hayden's comment on the executive summary declassification: <i>While meeting the dictates of the law, I want to make it clear that this declassification was neither my choice nor my preference. Two Directors of National Intelligence have supported the agency’s position against release. The long, grueling fight against terrorism, which depends in very real part on the quality of our intelligence, demands that we keep our focus on the present and the future. We must draw lessons from our past—and we have—without becoming captive to it. I thought the release of this report would distract officers serving their country on the frontlines of a global conflict. It will, at a minimum, consume time and attention revisiting ground that is already well plowed. I also remain deeply concerned about the chilling effect that may follow publication of the previously classified work, findings, and recommendations of the Office of Inspector General. The important work of that unit depends on candor and confidentiality. <a HREF="http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2007/08/cia082107.html" rel="nofollow">Link</A></i> Hayden later ordered an internal review of Helgerson's office. No chilling effect there I'm sure. It is strange that officials who didn't do their jobs (no idea why as the 9/11 Commission didn't want to 'play the blame game') in the lead up to 9/11 seem to expect unconditional trust from the public in regards to the necessity of employing torture. Some of the leading advocates of (post 9/11) torture were officials named by CIA IG Helgerson in his internal review of pre-9/11 conduct. Helgerson recommended the convening of disciplinary panels but Goss refused to do so. Goss also refused to declassify the report. The executive summary of the report was finally declassified due to an amendment in the Improving Americas Security Act of 2007.

Hayden’s comment on the executive summary declassification:

While meeting the dictates of the law, I want to make it clear that this declassification was neither my choice nor my preference. Two Directors of National Intelligence have supported the agency’s position against release.

The long, grueling fight against terrorism, which depends in very real part on the quality of our intelligence, demands that we keep our focus on the present and the future. We must draw lessons from our past—and we have—without becoming captive to it. I thought the release of this report would distract officers serving their country on the frontlines of a global conflict. It will, at a minimum, consume time and attention revisiting ground that is already well plowed. I also remain deeply concerned about the chilling effect that may follow publication of the previously classified work, findings, and recommendations of the Office of Inspector General. The important work of that unit depends on candor and confidentiality. Link

Hayden later ordered an internal review of Helgerson’s office. No chilling effect there I’m sure.

It is strange that officials who didn’t do their jobs (no idea why as the 9/11 Commission didn’t want to ‘play the blame game’) in the lead up to 9/11 seem to expect unconditional trust from the public in regards to the necessity of employing torture.

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