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Panel Discussion On the Destruction of the CIA Interrogation Videotapes

C-SPAN3 will carry live coverage of a panel discussion on the destruction of the CIA interrogation videotapes and oversight of the war on terror. Follow the link to watch the streaming video online between 12-2 p.m.

The panel discussion, hosted by ACS, will examine the following questions:

• What crimes (obstruction of justice, perjury, conspiracy, etc.) have potentially been committed in the destruction of the tapes?
  
• Aside from the destruction of the tapes, what concerns are raised by the alleged contents of the tapes and the interrogation techniques documented?
  
• When is the appointment of a special counsel merited?
  
• More broadly, what significance does this situation hold for the larger conversation about oversight (including congressional oversight) of the intelligence community and oversight recommendations of the 9/11 Commission that remain unimplemented? 

The panel features:

• Moderator, Marty Lederman, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
• Dan Marcus, Fellow in Law and Government, American University Washington College of Law; former General Counsel of the 9/11 Commission
• Elisa Massimino, Washington Director, Human Rights First
• David Rivkin, Partner, Baker Hostetler
• Frederick "Fritz" Schwarz, Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School; formerly lead counsel for the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activity
  

ACS will post the video from the event on its website.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).