On the Floor of the Senate last night, he gave a long speech that totally refuted Cheney's lies and most of the conventional narrative on the subject.  "I want my colleagues and the American public to know that, measured against the information Ive been able to gain access to, the story-line that we have been led to believe, the story about waterboarding that we have been sold, is false in every one of its dimensions..." 

He began by citing historical times in war that the United States did not resort to torture, that we always held true to our principles.

He laid out testimony he has heard about the successful interrogation of Abu Zabayda, and contrasted it with the utter lack of usable information from the cruel and inhumane torture sessions done by the Contract Interrogators, and told how much further their inhumane methods went than even the DOJ had signed off on.  He blasted the DOJ for ignoring the opinions from various counsels who asserted the illegality of the program, and bemoaned the fact that it is only the Executive Branch that is able to de-classify the documents that could once and for all provide us with the true history of this ugliness that has lost the United States so much credibility and goodwill in the world.  One could assume there is plenty he has heard or read that he is not at liberty to share.

It is a barnburner of a speech; he tries very hard to speak calmly and rationally, but in a few spots you can hear his closely held rage.

Many of us are waiting to see which documents or photos will be enough to tip the Obama administration into ordering investigations by the DOJ.  Sheldon just gave us some hope. 

The ever-diligent Emptywheel at firedoglake put up the link; apparently it was a bit of a job to get cspan to put up the video...here is her link; the second full speech played for me, not the first.  Thank you, Marcy.

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com

Apparently the CIA's own Inspector General's report from that era (2004?) is to be released June 19.  I'm sure it will be a pip.

p.s. If anyone could help me in the comments section about the method for pasting in a link, I would appreciate it.  This is all new to me, and the help menu hasn't helped, and the design, preferences, and tools dropdown menus are all dark.  Anyway, thanks in advance.