CIA techniques

Debate Erupts on Techniques Used by C.I.A.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/washington/05interrogate.html
to the editor:
I can no longer be surprised that the Whitehouse press secretary offers coy and ambiguous "clarifications". When ms. Perino characterizes C.I.A. interrogations procedures as "lawful", does she mean that they were enacted by our legislature and interpreted by our judiciary? Does she mean "lawful" as in "when the president does it, that means it's not illegal"? As a citizen, the state's sins are my own. It is my responsibility,through my representatives in the Congress, to oversee and investigate the workings of our system of government. Perhaps the Whitehouse press secretary will give us a second, better effort at communicating.
Barry Levine1142 brown ave lafayette, CA 94549

Mukasey

to the editor:re: Bush Moves to Save Mukasey Nomination
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/01/washington/01cnd-mukasey.html
Judge Mukasey's apparent concern to protect American agents who may have been torturing detainees from prosecution in the future is misplaced. If Americans have been torturing, we should be the first to charge and try them for it. Torture not only shocks the conscience;it is a violation of our statutes, of our constitution and of our treaty obligations. As the highest law-enforcement officer in the land, I would look to our Attorney General to enforce these laws,rather than to seek loopholes.
Barry Levine1142 Brown AveLafayette, CA 94549