Just-Asking Jane Accepts a Spy-Guy Brush Off

Drop by drop we learn more about Tapegate. Yesterday, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) released a telling declassified letter exchange between herself and the CIA about a plan to destroy an interrogation tape. What makes it telling is that the letter was written in 2003. CIA officials have said the tapes were destroyed in 2005. So that would mean the issue was discussed for at least two years. What makes it compelling is that the CIA never directly responded to the concerns Harman raised and the veteran lawmaker evidently was willing to accept “no answer” for an answer. Shame on the CIA for blowing off a serious inquiry. But shame on Harman for allowing it to happen.

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