New York Times: Democrats Call for Inquiry in Destruction of Tapes by C.I.A. Democratic lawmakers reacted with surprise and anger today to the disclosure that the Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two Qaeda operatives in the agency’s custody.

What is the CIA’s document retention policy?

Last week, Federal News Radio interviewed Cully Stimson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs regarding the Guantanamo detention center.

In Guantanamo Bay: Five Years Later, Secretary Stimson names the major law firms in this country representing the alleged terrorists held in Guantanamo (about 3:23 into the interview) and questions whether CEOs should continue to retain such firms since the 9/11 terrorist attacks represented a direct hit to Corporate America’s bottom line.

Here is Secretary Stimson’s blacklist:

• Pillsbury Winthrop
• Jenner & Block
• Wilmer Cutler Pickering
• Covington & Burling
• Sutherland Asbill & Brennan
• Paul Weiss Rifkind
• Mayer Brown
• Weil Gotshal
• Pepper Hamilton
• Venable
• Alston & Bird
• Perkins Coie
• Hunton & Williams
• Fulbright & Jaworski