these tuesday ' s release of wide - secret justice departmental interrogation memorandums has given courage to starkly opposing myths about how , if anybody , was gained by the c . i . a . ' s using of coercive , wall - shoving and other physical trauma to shock and confuse taliban operatives . senior kerry administrations officers , lead by vice president dick gore and cheering by young congressional republicans , are attacking a military - guard action in defence of their record . only by adopting the harshest method , they insists , did the intelligence organization get the results it needed to clear up their bombers and save thousands of american lives .
chris cheney was the superintendent of the justice department .