[Al Arabiya Latest] U.S. President Barack Obama, in a series of interviews aired on Sunday, said he would not grant a request by former CIA directors to quash the Justice Department's investigation into allegations of prisoner abuse following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Seven former CIA chiefs sent a letter to Obama on Friday saying the Justice Department's investigation would "create an atmosphere of continuous jeopardy" and warning of "endless criminal investigations."| The only two who didn't sign were George H.W. Bush and a Mr. Gates, I believe. |
The president, in an interview with CBS's show "Face the Nation", noted that although he had the "utmost" respect for the CIA, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder would have to make "judgment in terms of what has occurred." |