Torture Probe Might Target Cheney's Office, Dodd Says

From Politico:

A Dodd supporter just sent us an extended version of the video clip we posted earlier. In this one, the Connecticut Democrat goes considerably farther in calling for hearings and possibly a criminal investigation into Bush-era interrogation tactics -- and suggests such a probe may need to focus on Dick Cheney's staff.

For openers, Dodd criticizes the White House for de-classifying the so-called "torture memos" without having a follow-up plan for dealing with the fallout -- quipping, "I don't know who the genius was in the room that night."

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My Comment: A part of me says that Sen. Dodd is doing this to divert attention from his ethics problems .... but another part of me says that there is more support for such an investigation than what is being reported on.

I personally expect some form of "investigation" in the next few months. This criminalization of policy is going to set up a terrible precedent on how the justice system can be used to persecute political opponents. This may bring a considerable amount of support from opponents to the previous administration's ,policies on interrogation .... but by going through with such an action I can guarantee you that there will be blowback from the Republicans when they return to power in the next 4, 8, or 12 years.