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It's a step... It's worth something but it's not like there wasn't a ton of resistance to it. The question on my mind, were their CIA operatives that refused
by Nelson69 12y ago
It's a step... It's worth something but it's not like there wasn't a ton of resistance to it.
The question on my mind, were their CIA operatives that refused to comply with orders? Take the various police brutality cases, what's lost in the echochamber about it all is that these guys volunteer to be police, nobody is forced to, some of them want to carry guns, that really changes the situation a bit when an unarmed person ends up dead. The CIA has the same problem here, I know there are people in the CIA that "want to kick some terrorist ass." I'd feel better if there were some outspoken CIA operatives who were coming out saying that they refused to take part. If not, it's not just an ugly stain but the whole organization is broken, they have no respect for law..
- waterlesscloud 12y agoThere were CIA officers that disagreed, protested, and withdrew from the situations. It's mentioned in the report.
- dragonwriter 12y agoAnd if things like this become public without anyone being held accountable -- signalling public approval for the abuses -- that will happen less the next time.
- rasz_pl 12y agoRemember Abu Ghraib? there was only ONE guy not ok with what was happening. It usually takes only one man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFEV35tWsg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFEV35tWsg in case of US concentration camps there also was one man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kiriakou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kiriakou he is still in prison, because ratting on your fellow men is against the law There usually are no 'good cops' either, because doing something in the face of evil marks you as a traitor
- tptacek 12y agoThe Kiriakou case is not that straightforward. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8726344 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8726344