In His Own Words: Deputy AG Comey Names Cheney And Addington In Senate Testimony

May 16 (LPAC)--What the Washington Post left out today in its coverage of former Deputy Attorney General James Comey's testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on the attempted "cold coup" by Cheney, Gonzales et al. to extend their domestic surveillance program, was the name of "Addington," the legal mind behind the U.S. torture policy in Iraq, and other police state measures.

The following excerpt from the May 15 testimony provides Comey's own words on the role of Cheney and Addington:

SPECTER: Well, Mr. Comey, did you have discussions with anybody else in the administration who disagreed with your conclusions?

COMEY: Yes, sir.

SPECTER: Who else?

COMEY: Vice president.

SPECTER: Anybody else?

COMEY: Members of his staff.

SPECTER: Who on his staff?

COMEY: Mr. Addington disagreed with the conclusion. And I'm sure there were others who disagreed, but...

SPECTER: Well, I don't want to know who disagreed. I want to know who told you they disagreed.

COMEY: OK.

SPECTER: Addington?

COMEY: Mr. Addington. The vice president told me that he disagreed. I don't remember any other White House officials telling me they disagreed.

SPECTER: OK. So you've got Card, Gonzales, Vice President Cheney and Addington who told you they disagreed with you.

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