Well we now have the fourth version of the "absolute truth" from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. First she was never briefed on the use of waterboarding and the other methods that she now denounces as torture. Then, in the face of CIA memos that confirm her briefing by the CIA, she claimed that she was only told that enhanced interrogation methods were legal, but not that they had been used. While this was bad enough -- did she think that the CIA would brief her on legal interrogation methods only to refrain from using them -- additional CIA documents put the lie to this claim as well. As a result, Pelosi next claimed that she was only briefed about the use of "torture" after the fact. Of course, since she neither said or did anything about this until she decided years later to try to use this as a weapon against Republicans,the hypocracy evident in this version is overwhelming. Still, further CIA documents revealed that Pelosi was briefed about ongoing use of waterboarding and other methods. Tonight, Pelosi has now admitted that she was indeed briefed about ongoing use of waterboarding in 2002. She further claims however, that she did not do or say anything about it because she was respecting legislative protocol and allowing Jane Harman to take the lead in protesting the use of waterboarding.
Amazing! What a piece of work! Pelosi changes her story three times in the face of documentary evidence and then hide behind legislative protocol as an excuse. The truth is that Pelosi is a liar and has been revealed as such by her own words. what is even worse, however, is that the Speaker does not feel the need to explain to the American people why she lied consistently on this subject. Indeed, she does not even address the reasons for the change to her story. Here it is at last -- Change we cannot believe.
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