COTD: Give It An F

clipped from pajamasmedia.com Let’s see, Wretchard: this new policy — is it part of the hope or part of the change? Before Jamie Gorelick became a multi-millionaire by overseeing the destruction of Fannie Mae she was in the Clinton Justice Department, where she wrote the so-called “firewall” preventing the FBI from talking to the CIA. That lead ultimately to one intelligence agency NOT telling the other they suspected something was up with Saudis taking flight training. That was before 9/11. Now the Gorelick wall has apparently been turned inside out: the CIA must act like the FBI before taking prisoners or asking them questions. The circus must envy the way this administration has hired so many clowns. I think LOTM has it right: fewer live prisoners. That means less actionable intelligence and a lot of gritted teeth on the part of JAG lawyers. F