Contrary to earlier claims by the Central Intelligence Agency that rogue CIA executive Jose Rodriguez ordered video tapes of water torture all by himself, without authorization of higher-ups or clearance from CIA lawyers, it has now been disclosed that lawyers at the CIA gave written approval for the destruction of the video tapes … in advance.
This obstruction of justice was not just a rogue operation. It was an obstruction carried out with the knowledge and blessing of the CIA’s own bureaucracy. There’s a moral rot in government today, and we need new governance to flush it out.
(Sources: CBS News December 10 2007; New York Times December 11 2007)
