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10 Mar 2009, 10:33 am
During his confirmation hearings, however, Leon Panetta indicated that the U.S. could continue rendition for interrogation and prosecution.Related Readings on Dissenting Justice:Obama's "Interesting" Comments About RenditionRendition, Secrecy and Torture: Inseparable? [read post]
7 Mar 2009, 10:36 pm
Leon Panetta has said that we're going to continue renditions, provided we're not sending people to countries that torture. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 11:03 am
A QUESTIONABLE CHARITY OFFERS PRIVATE JET RIDES TO POLITICOS: “CBS News has learned that high-profile names on the Educap flight list include CIA Director Leon Panetta, former Sens. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 9:00 pm
CIA Director Leon Panetta has also said that the CIA will continue the practice of rendition, a program which transfers individuals to other countries without the formal procedures associated with extradition. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 4:11 pm
The Senate confirmation hearings for the new Director of the Central Intelligence, Leon Panetta, raised the most significant flag when he told Senators that he had no intention of holding CIA officers responsible for the policies they were told to carry out – effectively suggesting the historically discredited defense of “only obeying orders” would be given currency by the Obama administration. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 8:36 am
Falling Short, by lilburro, regarding the unconvincing testimony of Leon Panetta on interrogation methods. [read post]
9 Feb 2009, 1:00 am
I'm not sure if that's because it's been an otherwise busy news day - stimulus, [Ruth Bader] Ginsburg, [Hilda] Solis, [Leon] Panetta, bad economic numbers - again, or some other reason. [read post]
7 Feb 2009, 12:28 pm
And today's edition of The Los Angeles Times contains an article headlined "Panetta tells Senate panel he'll examine the effectiveness of coercive interrogation; Leon Panetta, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, says he'll look into claims that coercive methods can produce reliable information; That could open the door to reinstatement of some techniques. [read post]
6 Feb 2009, 9:36 am
[JURIST] Nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] Leon Panetta [profile] said Friday that the Obama administration will not prosecute CIA officials who used harsh interrogation techniques, reiterating testimony [JURIST report] he gave Thursday. [read post]
6 Feb 2009, 9:33 am
The L.A. times article, however, quotes a spokesperson for Human Rights Watch who says that rendition can work so long as individuals receive access to courts after a transfer occurs.Panetta BacktracksYesterday, Leon Panetta, Obama's nominee to head the CIA, echoed the allegations of many members of the human rights community when he said that Bush outsourced torture through the rendition program. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 8:25 am
[JURIST] Nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] Leon Panetta [profile] testified [testimony, PDF; materials] Thursday before the US Senate Intelligence Committee [official website] that he would perform his duties according to the law while upholding the Constitution. [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 12:00 am
Leon Panetta, however, has said that he will use diplomacy to minimize the risk of torture, but that the CIA could seek the use of harsher interrogation methods "if necessary. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 8:05 pm
QUESTIONS ABOUT Leon Panetta, rendition, and torture. [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 5:45 am
"Departing CIA chief Hayden defends interrogations; 'These techniques worked,' says outgoing Director Michael Hayden; He lists Iran's nuclear ambitions and Mexico's drug violence as top challenges to be faced by his designated successor, Leon Panetta": The Los Angeles Times contains this article today. [read post]
10 Jan 2009, 2:57 pm
HMM: What Did Leon Panetta Know About Rendition And When Did He Know It? [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 7:58 am
[JURIST] US President-elect Barack Obama [transition website] on Friday announced his nominations for the top posts [press release] in the US intelligence community, designating Admiral Dennis Blair to be Director of National Intelligence and Leon Panetta [profile] to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website]. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 11:17 pm
I've been enjoying watching Dianne Feinstein lately....This week, she bristled when Barack Obama picked fellow Californian Leon Panetta to be CIA director. [read post]
7 Jan 2009, 10:41 am
Just when we thought Caroline Kennedy was the only person unqualified for a job she’s seeking, the qualifications of Barack Obama’s expected nominee to be Director of the CIA, Leon Panetta, have been called into question, according to the Washington Post. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 5:34 am
Will Panetta do a good job? [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 3:02 am
.-- Leon Panetta, whom President-Elect Barack Obama's just nominated to be the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. [read post]
