CIA Ignored Court Order, Bush: I knew nothing.

So, since when is the President of the United States working at a "need to know basis"? Is he as out of the loop as his father was supposed to be?
Why are the president's men (and women) keeping this man in the dark? Or is Cheney to be blamed once again?

ABC News' Martha Raddatz Reports: In an exclusive interview with ABC News President Bush said Tuesday he did not know about the destruction of CIA videotapes of detainee interrogations.

The President said he was told just a few days ago.

Ordered not to destroy the tapes, the CIA still went ahead with operation white-wash. Will heads roll?? I can't blame anyone for being cynical that once again, nothing will happen to these guys.

Who will hold these criminals responsible?

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration was under court order not to discard evidence of detainee torture and abuse months before the CIA destroyed videotapes that revealed some of its harshest interrogation tactics.

Normally, that would force the government to defend itself against obstruction allegations. But the CIA may have an out: its clandestine network of overseas prisons.

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In legal documents filed in January 2005, Assistant Attorney General Peter D. Keisler assured Kennedy that government officials were "well aware of their obligation not to destroy evidence that may be relevant in pending litigation."

"It's logical to infer that the documents were destroyed in order to obstruct any inquiry into the means by which statements were obtained," Remes said.

As for Michael Hayden:

Speaking in public after delivering classified testimony before a Senate committee, General Hayden said that the decision to record the interrogations in 2002 was made under George J. Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, and that the destruction of those tapes in 2005 came under the watch of Porter J. Goss, who succeeded Mr. Tenet.

Now, for the stupidest quote from our own president, from the same article:

In an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, President Bush said, "It will be interesting to know what the true facts are," after the inquiry by the Justice Department and C.I.A. inspector general is complete.

Interesting? sigh
It will be "interesting" to impeach let his term expire so we as a nation can heal from this 8 year disaster. Interesting.