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Our tactics compromise our ability to respond

by: Jason Springer

Thu Mar 05, 2009 at 03:15:00 PM EST

Former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer, who was the Senior Counsel on the 9/11 Commission testified before a Senate Committee yesterday that the Bush administration's detention and treatment of suspected terrorists needs to be investigated by an independent commission:

"We have now reached a point where the tactics we have adopted in the struggle against terrorism have compromised our ability to respond to the 9/11 conspiracy itself," Farmer said.

Farmer served as Attorney General under Governors Whitman and DeFrancesco. He originally opposed the independent commission, but said he decided it was necessary after the government didn't prosecute the 20th hijacker because he was tortured. He continued:

"No amount of internal bureaucratic review will suffice to allay public concern about the way its government has been conducting itself," Farmer said.

Watching highlights of the testimony yesterday, you had Republicans on the committee seemingly opposing the idea of a commission because they said the matter should be investigated by the Justice Department. On the Rachel Maddow show last night, Senator Pat Leahy was talking about just this and said they should be careful what they wish for:

The Obama administration hasn't seemed very interested in pursuing the matter as of yet. Leahy doesn't think we will get the full truth unless we proceed with an independent commission. He also made a good point, that you have to read the page before you turn it so that you don't have future administrations tempted to break the law again.

Jason Springer :: Our tactics compromise our ability to respond

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