According to Fox News, Dick Cheney is calling for the release of the memos that show the results of extreme interrogation techniques used on some terrorists.  Before I continue, there are two obvious things I would like to point out–first, the people being interrogated were known terrorists, and second, these techniques were not commonly used–they were used in specific cases where the people using them felt they were necessary for national security reasons.  Remember national security?  It used to be really important.  Now it is being used as a cover to go after political free speech.  Because it was important we have not been attacked in this country since September 11th.  I fear that streak will be ending in the not too distant future.  I hope I am wrong.

Anyway, according to Dick Cheney’s interview on Fox:

“Cheney said he’s asked that the documents be declassified because he has remained silent on the confidential information, but he knows how successful the interrogation process was and wants the rest of the country to understand.” 

If the original documents were released because ‘Americans have a right to know’, then it follows that the results should also be released so American can see how the intense questioning effected them.  If we are going to be open, we need to be open–not tell half the story.