WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama shrugged off a request by seven former CIA chiefs to end a probe into allegations of prisoner abuse, saying in an interview released on Sunday that “nobody’s above the law.”
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month named a prosecutor to examine whether criminal charges should be filed filed against Central Intelligence Agency interrogators or contractors for going beyond approved interrogation methods.
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Obama: Justice OK to conduct interrogation review — AP
Obama refuses to halt CIA probe — BBC
Obama rebuffs call to nix interrogation probe — Politico
Ex-CIA bosses seek end to probe — The Age
Former CIA heads ask Obama to quash probe — AP
Ex-CIA directors urge Obama to drop abuse probe — AFP
Former CIA Chiefs Urge Obama to Halt Abuse Investigation — Voice of America
My Comment: If there was any doubt that President Obama was the man who initiated the investigation the CIA …. this should put it to rest.



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