Tuesday, April 21, 2009

What Releasing the CIA Memos is Really About

[HT:BM]
It's realistic, not cynical, to assume political entities generally act out of their own self-interests. And political self-interests are what the CIA memos are really about. The oldest declassified CIA memo is from 2002, the youngest from 2005. So one question is about timing. Why now?

Here's another option. It's about controlling the news cycle, putting opponents on the defensive, and diverting attention away from other, more-timely battles underway...

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