Gen. Hayden in Bush’s pocket (Hentoff)

Nat Hentoff, The Examiner
Jun 1, 2006 7:00 AM (17 hrs ago)

.. He was asked to respond to reports that the CIA’s own secret prisons will be in operation for decades.

“I will give you the full answer,” said Hayden, “in closed session.”

Throughout the six hours of public questioning, the general expressed his full support for George Bush’s expansion of presidential powers against the terrorists under Article II of the Constitution — “the President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States” — and thereby he has the inherent constitutional power to authorize the National Security Agency to secretly, without court warrants, eavesdrop on Americans...

But surely he could answer a question on whether waterboarding — a method that makes a prisoner believe he’s drowning — is “an acceptable CIA interrogation technique.” His predecessor, Porter Goss, said it is. But Hayden responded, “Again, let me defer that to closed session.” ..

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And yet the Dems voted for him didn't they....