I heard about the videos that were destroyed by the CIA, of interrogations of operatives supposed to be Al Qaeda, but didn't think much about it, other than the fact that it is being used by those opposed to the war to dig a bit more.

Then I read a post by an attorney that likes to blog, and displayed some good critical thinking skills...

I'm not in the least bit shocked that the CIA would try to destroy the tapes of an interrogation. It's a spy agency for God's sake, not an accounting firm. The whole foundation of the CIA is based on secrecy and covert operations, not transparency and accountability. Yet I too have to confess to being shocked by this revelation. Why? Well, apparently our top spy agency is too inept to handle even a simple cover up operation. This a very despairing revelation.

Good point.