The top Republican on the Senate intelligence committee has pulled out of the panel's bipartisan review of Bush-era terrorist interrogation techniques, saying Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s criminal investigation into the CIA undermines the committee's ability to interview witnesses.
Sen. Christopher S. Bond, the panel's vice chairman, said Mr. Holders decision to ignore President Obamas pledge to look forward - not back - has hampered the panels effort.
The Department of Justice "sent a loud and clear message that previous decisions to decline prosecution mean nothing and old criminal charges can be brought anytime against anyone - against these odds, what current or former CIA employee would be willing to gamble his freedom by answering the committee's questions?" the Missouri Republican said.
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Interpretation:
“I am a Republican and will not be responsible for putting George Bush and Dick Cheney, my buddies, in prison. Besides, the CIA is like the Republican elephant and never forgets who their enemies are. I don’t want to find a horse head in my bed one morning. Of course, I also don't want the CIA to release pictures and videos of what I do in my private life.”
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