A 6,000-plus page Senate CIA torture report followed by a 540-page heavily redacted summary is an awful lot of content, but those expecting to see the Senate follow up are likely to be very disappointed.
Sen. Richard Burr (R – NC), the incoming Senate Intelligence Committee, shrugged the whole thing off as a “footnote in history,” saying there would be no hearings or any further action, adding that he didn’t see the point.
Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) has more of a problem with torture than most, and while he warned about the lack of effectiveness and immorality of the practice, even he didn’t suggest there would be a serious chance for policy changes.
One of the only senators pushing for reforms was Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D – WV), but he’s retiring at the end of the month. The White House insisting changes were possible, but “they may not be the kind of changes we can announce.”
Each and every single time our government does something like this we are told it will be the last time and that it's now all in the past. "looking forward" and all that garbage.
The fact is that reports like this only have one purpose. Their sole intent is to convince the public that it's over and will not be repeated. It's so Orwellian that it's laughable to anyone who can remember more than one or two years at a time.
Of course there will be no follow-up http://ronaldthomaswest.com/2014/08/03/we-torture…
Feinstein is playing a game of covering her own butt
If there ever was a time ripe for a ground swell of public outrage and citizens demanding that those responsible for what was done in the name of the American people, this is it.
But, it's cold out and Christmas is just around the corner and the football playoffs are getting ready to start…and …and… and…
And torture get the seal of approval from the fine folks in Congress.
"The White House insisting changes were possible, but “they may not be the kind of changes we can announce.” "
One might think that any changes for the better would be something the White House or Congress would want to announce. Conversely, keeping those changes secrets would seem to indicate they aren't changes anyone, outside the lunatics and psychopaths in DC, would consider "better."