Retired admiral Dennis Blair indicated major changes are in store for
US intelligence agencies, which have been embroiled in controversy over
secret prisons, interrogation practics, and warrantless wiretapping of
Americans.
"Torture is not moral, is not legal, is not effective," Blair said at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Blair told the Senate Intelligence Committee he would welcome independent monitoring of the intelligence community "to prevent abuses and protect privacy and civil liberties of Americans."
"Torture is not moral, is not legal, is not effective," Blair said at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Blair told the Senate Intelligence Committee he would welcome independent monitoring of the intelligence community "to prevent abuses and protect privacy and civil liberties of Americans."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/US_intel_nominee_promises_no_unlawful_0122.html
The one sure-fire method to "prevent abuses and protect privacy and civil liberties of Americans"?
Make the government go away.
Bye bye.
