Nadler Will Investigate Torture, but Will He Impeach the Torturer-In-Chief?

By Bob Fertik, Democrats.com

This is excellent news. But examining torture methods is just the beginning of the investigation that Nadler needs to lead. That investigation must hold accountable everyone in the White House who authorized torture, especially Dick Cheney, who should be impeached immediately.

Chairman Nadler to Examine Torture and Interrogation Practices

Witnesses Include Military Interrogation Experts

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will hold an oversight hearing on torture and American interrogation practices on Thursday, November 7, at 10:00 A.M.. Witnesses include military experts familiar with interrogation techniques and American treatment of detainees.

What: House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Oversight Hearing on Torture and the Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment of Detainees: The Effectiveness and Consequences of "Enhanced" Interrogation

Who:
Malcolm W. Nance, Anti-terrorism/Counter-terrorism intelligence specialist, former SERE instructor;
Steven Kleinman, Colonel, USAFR, intelligence & national security specialist, senior intelligence officer/military interrogator; and Stuart Couch, Lt. Col. US Marine Corps, Appellate Judge of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals

When: Thursday, November 7, 2007 - 10:00 A.M.

Where: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building