Panetta Pleads for No CIA Punishment

The ideological partnership between the Washington Post and the Central Intelligence Agency is becoming despicable.

For the past several weeks, the Post has carried a series of editorial and op-eds that were designed to prevent the release of the Justice Department memoranda that permitted the use of CIA torture and abuse and to prevent any rigorous examination of these practices that went beyond the permitted guidelines. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 5, 2009

The topics of torture and corruption of the media are commingled, but Goodman puts together a worthy viewpoint.

The editor's note on the piece says: It seems that whenever a Republican administration gets caught abusing its power, the following Democratic ... More »

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by John Louden - Aug. 5, 2009

The editor's note that prefaces the piece shows bias, but I found Goodman's comments and assertions valid.

The Post and Panetta strongly believe that Washington is too “consumed with what the CIA did in the past” and that it is pointless to pursue ... More »

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