CIA,  Nancy Pelosi,  Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich: Speaker Nancy Pelosi LIED to the House About Waterboarding – Inquiry Warranted

May 15, 2009 /
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Political Cartoon by Michael Ramirez

Why, of course House Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi LIED about CIA enhanced interrogation techniques and the briefings that made her complicit in waterboarding.

And, former Speaker Newt Gingrich is RIGHT in calling Pelosi out on her deception.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich today offered a blistering critique of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handling of oversight on harsh interrogation tactics, in a major escalation of partisan attacks being aimed at Pelosi.

In an interview with ABC News Radio’s Marcus Wilson, Gingrich, R-Ga., said Pelosi, D-Calif., “has lied to the House” in claiming that she was never briefed by the CIA about the Bush administration’s use of waterboarding and other harsh tactics.

“I think she has lied to the House, and I think that the House has an absolute obligation to open an inquiry, and I hope there will be a resolution to investigate her. And I think this is a big deal.  I don’t think the Speaker of the House can lie to the country on national security matters,” Gingrich said.

He continued: “I think this is the most despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort I’ve seen in my lifetime.”

“She is a trivial politician, viciously using partisanship for the narrowist of purposes, and she dishonors the Congress by her behavior.”

“Speaker Pelosi’s the big loser, because she either comes across as incompetent, or dishonest.  Those are the only two defenses,” Gingrich said. “The fact is she either didn’t do her job, or she did do her job and she’s now afraid to tell the truth.”

Let’s bring on the CIA Wateboarding “truth commission” and place Speaker Pelosi under oath and on television. Americans deserve an explanation.

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