Dubbed the "assassination czar," presumptive CIA
nominee John Brennan has played a key role backing some of the nation’s
most controversial post-9/11 policies, from the secret drone war to
wireless surveillance. Brennan was a rumored pick for the job when Obama
was first elected in 2008 but was forced to withdraw from consideration
amid protests over his role at the CIA under
George W. Bush and his public support for the CIA’s policies of
so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" and extraordinary
rendition. We’re joined by Marcy Wheeler, an investigative blogger with
the website EmptyWheel.net. Wheeler calls Brennan’s nomination "a
testament to what kind of hard-nosed person Barack Obama has become and
the degree to which his policies really are just a continuation of the
Bush-Cheney policies."Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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