The furor continues over whether Nancy Pelosi was told or not told about CIA waterboarding in 2002. If she was told, which the CIA claims, and then remained silent, shame on her. If not, shame on the CIA for making the claim she was.
But amid all the back and forth on this being pushed by Republicans, you should remember that one thing is clear: no one is claiming that Pelosi championed waterboarding and other torture. Don’t forget that the direct responsibility for the illegal torture committed by this country was the office of the president of the United States. And the CIA memos show that waterboarding had already been full operation months before the Pelosi briefing A full investigation is desperately needed, including of Pelosi and any other Democrats and Republicans were briefed and did not oppose the program. But the people who gave the orders are the ones most culpable.