Cory Doctorow reports in CIA boss flips out when Ron Wyden reminds him that CIA spied on the Senate, that John Brennan, CIA Director, had a tantrum when asked about the CIA spying on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
See Cory’s post for the details and an amusing video of the incident.
The easiest way to bring the CIA to heel is for the Senate to publicly release all classified documents that come into its possession and to de-criminalize leaks from any U.S. government agency.
Starting at least with the Pentagon Papers and probably before, every government leak has demonstrated the incompetence and fundamental dishonesty of members of the U.S. government.
We should stop even pretending to listen to the fanciful list of horrors that “will result” if classified information is leaked.
Some post-9/11 torturers might face retribution but since U.S. authorities won’t pursue the cases, is that a bad thing?
I am untroubled by the claims, “…but we did it for you/country/flag….” That is as self-serving as “…order are orders….” And to my mind, just as reprehensible.