Where have we heard this before…
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary and Senate Intelligence Committee are warning Attorney General Eric Holder that by appointing a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of torture by the CIA during the Bush era, he’ll be endangering national security.
Such an investigation could have a number of serious consequences, not just for the honorable members of the intelligence community, but also for the security of all Americans,” reads a letter the senators sent yesterday.
It goes on, obliquely recalling the September 11 attacks.
“The 9/11 Commission emphasized that keeping our country safe from foreign attack requires that the Justice Department work cooperatively with the intelligence community, but the appointment of a special prosecutor would irresponsibly and unnecessarily drive a wedge between the two.”
The letter also lambastes Holder and the Justice Department for dedicating more resources to investigating torture allegations than to investigating terrorists.
Knock me over with a feather.
