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ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« on: March 16, 2018, 07:42:52 pm »

ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah

'This error was particularly unfortunate because it muddied an important national debate about Haspel and the CIA’s recent history'


BY: David Rutz   
March 15, 2018 8:35 pm

The nonprofit journalism site ProPublica posted a correction Thursday of a 2017 report that Gina Haspel oversaw the waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah.

Haspel has been nominated by President Donald Trump to take over the CIA in place of Mike Pompeo, who in turn has been nominated to be the next Secretary of State to replace Rex Tillerson.

ProPublica initially reported on Feb. 22, 2017—after Haspel was nominated to be CIA Deputy Director—that she oversaw the "black site" base in Thailand when Zubaydah, a suspected leader of the terror group al Qaeda, was waterboarded, and it also said she mocked his suffering.

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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2018, 08:09:25 pm »
Now the real trick is to find out how many other media outlets, and assorted pundits, politicians, and tweeters who so gleefully trumpeted this when it was first reported will issue retractions themselves.....
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2018, 08:26:07 pm »
Does this also mean that Sen. John McCain, R-AZ will retract his condemnation of her, too?

BTW waterboarding cause no serious physical harm. It is a technique to really, really scare a person into possibly revealing facts that could save many lives.

..."really, really scared" is a mental discomfort, only. If a person is upset over the use of such a mostly harmless method, they do not deserve to have anything to do with decisions of such importance.

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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2018, 04:36:12 pm »
Interestingly, I just learned that Haspel WAS responsible for the destruction of the videotapes of said waterboarding.  I love the fact that Clapper, Panetta, and Hayden all support her.
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2018, 06:52:30 pm »
Quote from: Maj. Bill Martin on March 16, 2018, 08:09:25 pm
Now the real trick is to find out how many other media outlets, and assorted pundits, politicians, and tweeters who so gleefully trumpeted this when it was first reported will issue retractions themselves.....

They will not.

@truth_seeker Neither will McCain.  "Bernie's" puppet master will just quietly drop the subject and make another play for sympathy.
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2018, 07:01:24 pm »
Quote from: LauraTXNM on March 18, 2018, 04:36:12 pm
I love the fact that Clapper, Panetta, and Hayden all support her.

Really?

That gives me SERIOUS pause.
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2018, 07:27:17 pm »
Quote from: DB on March 18, 2018, 07:01:24 pm
Really?

That gives me SERIOUS pause.

I detected a /SARC tag in Laura's comment...
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2018, 07:28:49 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on March 18, 2018, 07:27:17 pm
I detected a /SARC tag in Laura's comment...

Foolish me...
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2018, 07:38:13 pm »
Quote from: DB on March 18, 2018, 07:28:49 pm
Foolish me...

Could be Foolish Me.  I'm just guessing that nobody's that naive. :shrug:  (Not her anyway, she's shown a lot of intelligence, we just disagree on things.)
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2018, 12:40:11 am »
@DB @Cyber Liberty
Hey there!  Sorry I,wasn't clear.  It is accurate that Panetta, Hayden, and Clapper support Haspel.  I thought it was ironic that she is supposed to be a great conservative choice. 
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2018, 12:53:56 am »
Quote from: LauraTXNM on March 19, 2018, 12:40:11 am
@DB @Cyber Liberty
Hey there!  Sorry I,wasn't clear.  It is accurate that Panetta, Hayden, and Clapper support Haspel.  I thought it was ironic that she is supposed to be a great conservative choice.

That's what I thought....If Clapper supports her, I think Trump should search a bit more before making her the head of the CIA.  I'll bet Brennan likes her too.
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Re: ProPublica Retracts Report that Trump’s CIA Pick Oversaw Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2018, 09:54:19 am »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on March 19, 2018, 12:53:56 am
That's what I thought....If Clapper supports her, I think Trump should search a bit more before making her the head of the CIA.  I'll bet Brennan likes her too.

@Cyber Liberty Yep, I get the feeling she is popular with "the intelligence community".  And thanks for your vote of confidence ;).
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