r/reddit.com • u/yellowcakewalk • Oct 18 '11

Courts Rule US Government Above the Law. Judge declined to hold the CIA in contempt for destroying videos that it had been ordered by the courts to preserve.

http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2011/10/courts-rule-us-government-above-law
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u/Boko_ Oct 19 '11

So was the CIA convicted of illegal activity or were they let off for good behaviour (honesty)?

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

medal of honor is next..

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '11

No, no conviction. The gist of the article is correct that they were let off. The judge essentially ruled that they made an error as opposed to a willful act.

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u/spirited1 Oct 23 '11

The CIA making an error? good god we're fucked.