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Rep. Loebsack showed bin Laden photos, says Obama did right thing by not releasing

By | 05.12.11 | 6:17 pm | More from The Iowa Independent

This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Mount Vernon) became one of only a handful of elected officials to view photos of a dead known terrorist, Osama bin Laden, who was recently killed in a U.S. military raid in Pakistan.

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Panetta’s Problem

By | 04.10.09 | 11:49 am

Following up on Spencer’s post about CIA Director Leon Panetta’s letter to his employees: Panetta’s statement that CIA officers “should not be investigated, let alone punished,” because this “is what fairness and wisdom require,” is not surprising. But it may not be all that wise, either.