2007-12-10 14:43:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
because they didn't want the smoking gun to be, well, a smoking gun.
2007-12-10 14:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
To protect the identity of the interrogators, of course.
There are a lot of slimy people in Congress, who will "accidentally" leak these tapes, thus revealing covert operations personnel. There is quite a bit of animosity between the CIA and Congress.
You can't trust most Congressmen to keep their big mouths shut. This was the only way to ensure that good CIA employees were not identified. That would ruin their cover.
2007-12-10 14:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Far too many people hit the "report it" button on Yahoo simply because they disagree with points made in a question or answer. It seems that yahoo's current policy is to hand out a violation if more than two people report something, whether it's a genuine violation or not. It seems that those who make perfectly reasonable and inoffensive points get punished, while activists of the extreme right, who often make offensive and/or racist comments, seem to get away with breaking as many Yahoo community guidelines as they please. It makes you wonder if Yahoo are as unbiased in these matters as they claim.
2016-05-22 23:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Bush 41 said it was an act of treason to reveal the identity of a CIA agent
2007-12-10 15:25:55 · answer #4 · answered by whirling W dervish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They said it was to protect the identities of their agents. However, wouldn't this then apply to any and all tapes? And what's wrong with digital alteration?
Bush's Counsel's Office told him it was illegal ( I forget his name). So all further approval after that point has been a crime and therefore an impeachable offence. Hence, the obfuscation and twisting of semantics.
And I LOVE the hand-wringing (here and in the White House) over maintaining the integrity of covert operatives. The name Valerie Plame ring a bell, kids?
2007-12-10 14:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They probably did not "get rid of" the tapes.
It is their job to be a few moves ahead.
I see the normal collection of brainless hatchling are spewing their pseudo-macho vomit according to the book of RonnieGod.
The ONLY traitors on Y/A Politics are those who would appease the fascists who have wiped their posteriors with the Constitution.
I find it humorous when I run into the hatchling ilk on the street and I stick their treasonous regurgitation back into their faces. They are NEVER as macho when faced with a real person willing to call them on their bullfeces.
2007-12-10 14:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Stay off the wheed. I believe they said it was to keep secret the identities of the CIA agents.
I believe when that female agent's identity got "leaked" people like you were screaming about that too!
Can't have it both ways!
2007-12-10 14:55:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm all for torture. I am a veteran Eyota Xin, who was proud to be there for his country. I took the chance of being tortured simply by being a soldier. Something the likes of you will never know, or understand!
2007-12-10 14:47:00 · answer #8 · answered by Glenn T 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
To prevent malicious prosecution from democrats and and/or any other traitors who might come to positions of power in the future.
2007-12-10 14:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because there was no legal reason to keep them, nor is there a legal reason to keep them from be destroyed.
2007-12-10 15:42:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
So the bleeding heart libs can't use them for their anti-American agenda.
2007-12-10 14:48:41 · answer #11 · answered by RICHARD B 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋