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Is Panetta Helping or Sealing the Fate of the CIA's Pakistani Accomplice?

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Sun Jan 29, 2012 at 06:55:00 PM EST
Tags: Leon Panetta, Osama bin Laden (all tags)
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Bump: In an interview on "60 Minutes" tonight, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta criticizes Pakistan for arresting Shakil Afridi, the doctor that the CIA asked to run a fake vaccine program in hopes of getting DNA to confirm Osama bin Laden's presence at the Abbottabad compound. An inquiry commission in Pakistan has since recommended that Dr. Afridi be charged with high treason. Panetta says Pakistan should release Afridi:

“For them to take this kind of action against somebody who was helping to go after terrorism, I just think is a real mistake on their part.

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Falling Short: Panetta Wavers on Torture

By lilburro, Section Diaries
Posted on Mon Feb 09, 2009 at 09:25:14 AM EST
Tags: torture, Leon Panetta, Obama Administration (all tags)
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Just a few weeks ago, liberals hailed the selection of Leon Panetta for Director of the CIA - mcjoan described him as "a[s] much of a departure from torture as you could want."  It looked like the ticking time bomb hypothetical was on its way out.  Obama at the announcement of Panetta for D/CIA said "We must adhere to our values as diligently as we protect our safety with no exceptions."

Unless, that is, someone asks us a hard question in a confirmation hearing.

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