CIA Director Leon Panetta has revealed he initially supported the creation of a Truth Commission to investigate the Bush administration’s counterterrorism policies. Panetta told The New Yorker magazine, quote, “I could see that it would make some sense, frankly, to appoint a high-level commission, with somebody like Sandra Day O’Connor, Lee Hamilton — people like that.” Panetta dropped his support for the Truth Commission after President Obama essentially vetoed the idea in late April.
Report: CIA Director Initially Backed Truth Commission
HeadlineJun 16, 2009