Dec 09 Two military psychologists were paid $81 million to develop the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques By Laura Santhanam Two military psychologists were contracted by the U.S. government for $180 million to develop the enhanced interrogation tactics within the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation and Detention Program, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Executive Summary revealed after it was released Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 09 CIA interrogators used rectal feedings to encourage prisoner compliance, report reveals By Laura Santhanam At least five detainees in U.S. custody were given food or liquids through their rectums, according to newly released report about enhanced interrogation tactics from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Continue reading
Dec 09 Senate report: Harsh CIA tactics — including waterboarding, sleep deprivation — didn’t work By Bradley Klapper, Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of CIA practices Tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation with narratives of life-saving interrogations unsubstantiated by its own records. Continue reading