We’ve heard CIA Director Michael Hayden’s confusing and risible explanation for why the CIA’s torture tapes were destroyed. And there have been a number of media accounts citing dozens of unanimous government officials that haven’t managed to shed much light. But today’s Washington Post provides about as clear of a narrative as we’re likely to get on why the tapes were made, when they were made, and why they were destroyed.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179000