Arts Nov 29 What new film ‘The Report’ says about the CIA and post-9/11 torture tactics By Jeffrey Brown
Nation Jun 02 Democrats say GOP is trying to bury torture report The critics claimed Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the Senate intelligence committee chairman, is trying to "erase history."… By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press
Nation Dec 24 Senate, CIA agree interrogation program was mismanaged WASHINGTON — While the Senate report on the CIA's interrogation program and the spy agency's official response clash on almost every aspect of the long-secret operation, both reports largely agree the agency mismanaged the now-shuttered program. By Stephen Braun, Associated Press
Nation Dec 23 Torture can affect the brain, leaving long-term psychological scars WASHINGTON — At times, waterboarding rendered al-Qaida terror suspect Abu Zubaydah hysterical. But later, a message to CIA headquarters described an interrogator merely lifting his eyebrow and snapping his fingers, leading Zubaydah to "slowly (walk) on his own to the… By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Politics Dec 14 CIA report revives legal debate on harsh interrogation methods When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Sep 08 State Deparment kicks off security review of all U.S. diplomatic posts ahead of CIA report By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press This initiative comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee edges toward releasing parts of a report documenting CIA abuses of terror suspects after the Sept. 11 attacks. The CIA has contested the conclusions of the report. Continue reading