Jeremy Scahill: Obama Paved Way for Haspel to Head CIA by Failing to Hol...

When asked whether he now thinks that deciding to “look forward” on CIA torture was an error, former president Barack Obama said, “Honestly, I think the best thing for us to do as a country is to reject the cynicism, reject the Monday-morning-quarterbacking, and just look forward. That will be $950,000, please—and make it snappy: I have to meet Branson for a windsurfing date and his plane’s coming to pick me up. Make sure you have a good long look at my Nobel Peace Prize on the way out.”