Rarely discussed nowadays is the fact that America's political leadership--under the direction of president Obama--decided to, in effect, let bygones be bygones and not pursue investigations into allegations of Bush-era torture. (Eric Holder's Justice Department is investigating some of the most egregious cases, but those seem to be acts of alleged criminal brutality that even John Yoo might not defend.) A reminder comes in the form of this s from the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON — A former CIA officer accused of revving an electric drill near the head of an imprisoned terror suspect has returned to U.S. intelligence as a contractor, training CIA operatives after leaving the agency, The Associated Press has learned.