John Carson wrote:
Bob Graham, who was on the Senate Intelligence committee says he wasn't briefed. ... Maybe Graham is lying too. Or is confused.
Graham has a reputation of both honesty and a nearly obsessive compulsion when it comes to documenting his actions. The CIA claimed that he was briefed 4 times when his record only indicate once. Given the cast of players in this faux drama, Graham is the most believable. When it comes to torture, the CIA,including Goss, have a consistent record of lying. Even more to the point, Pelosi has already admitted that she became aware of ongoing torture in the Spring of '03 and did nothing. Put that together with her continue calls for a Truth Commission, it makes it look like she is on pretty solid ground in regards to what she was told in the September 02 briefing. As you said earlier "Republicans are really quite brilliant at misdirection, at making big issues about small, marginally relevant things."