Orwell 2010: Corrupt Immoral Judge Rules CIA Can Withhold Info About Illegal Methods

A federal judge has backed CIA efforts to conceal information about treatment of detainees, even if the suppressed records contain details about illegal activity on the part of the intelligence agency.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that he was unwilling to “second-guess the CIA Director regarding the appropriateness of any particular intelligence source or method,” while rejecting the American Civil Liberties Union’s request to obtain records related to the treatment of detainees, those who died in U.S. custody and the names of anyone kidnapped and sent to secret prisons.

ACLU Deputy Legal Director Jameel Jaffer said his organization was “dismayed” by Hellerstein’s decision, which could be construed as giving the CIA “a license to suppress evidence of criminal activity.”

http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Judge_Rules_CIA_Can_Withhold_Info_about_Illegal_Methods_100726

makes sense.

if you charge a department with a task that is classified or involves operating clandestine then questioning that for information is counter productive to the task which is assigned. If one were to consider oversight of such a department then the oversight needs to be classified or clandestine as well and not public. Which consistantly seems to be the case with any intelligence agency in which they are accused of "policing themselves" inappropriatley.

course there is not other real solution since public admittance or adherence to policys reguarding public is counter productive to its very purpose.

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They themselves demand obedience to the 'law.'

Then promptly violate their very own standards.

Not to mention, that the whole statist racket, is grossly immoral to start with...

Orwell 2010: Corrupt Immoral Judge Rules CIA Can Withhold Info About Illegal Methods

Orwell 2010: Corrupt Immoral Judge Rules CIA Can Withhold Info About Illegal Methods

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