Dec 10 Former CIA head Hayden denies lying to Congress about interrogations By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the CIA during President George W. Bush’s second term said Wednesday “I didn’t lie and I didn’t mislead Congress” about the brutal nature of the administration’s interrogations of terrorism-era detainees. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 8:17 Former CIA official rejects interrogation report findings as misleading - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:35 'Torture doesn't work' is big takeaway of CIA report for Sen. Feinstein - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:18 Senate report graphically details brutal CIA interrogation tactics - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 09 Report: CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques 'brutal' and 'ineffective' By Justin Scuiletti The Central Intelligence Agency's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" was "not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees," a Senate report claims. Continue reading
Dec 09 CIA leaked false information to the press in an attempt to outshine the FBI, report finds By Travis Daub CIA officials, concerned that the FBI was getting too much credit for making progress in the war on terror, released false information to boost their own profile and to support their claims that "tougher tactics" were necessary to get information… Continue reading
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 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
Dec 09 What to know about the CIA interrogation report By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe For five-and-a-half years, nearly the entire Obama presidency, the U.S. has waited for a report on the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques. Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee will release the (partially redacted) executive summary of that report. To help… Continue reading
Dec 08 Imminent release of torture report leaves U.S. preparing for backlash By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — American embassies and other U.S. interests abroad are bracing for possible security threats related to Tuesday's planned release of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques, the White House says. Continue reading