No Charges Against The CIA For Destroying Tapes

Some of you may remember the headlines from early last year: CIA Destroyed 92 Interview Tapes. These tapes contained interviews and “interrogations” with suspected terrorists. At first the CIA claimed that only two tapes had been destroyed, in violation of a 2005 ruling that all evidence regarding the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo should be preserved.

It was soon discovered that it was actually 92 tapes that had conveniently disappeared, some allegedly showing water-boarding, an “interrogation” technique that the Obama administration classified as torture (pretty much the only good thing Obama has done since he was elected).

The Department of Justice has now – after what I'm sure was a long and difficult and thorough investigation (yeah, right) – come to the conclusion that no-one is to be prosecuted for destroying the tapes. The DoJ choosing not to prosecute the CIA? I know, I'm just as shocked as you...