Cia interrogation, from the cold war to the war on terror. This morning, the senate intelligence committee released a report detailing brutal interrogation methods used by the cia in the aftermath of the 911 attack on the world trade center. May 14, 2009 by paul kane house speaker nancy pelosi today accused the cia of misleading her on the use of harsh interrogation techniques in the fall of 2002, acknowledging for the first time publicly she knew alleged terrorist detainees were subjected to waterboarding more than six years ago. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. The cia misrepresented the interrogation techniques it was using at secret prisons abroad and it also overstated the techniques efficacy. Dec 10, 2014 washington, december 9 the cia routinely misled the white house and congress over its harsh interrogation programme for terrorism suspects and its methods, which included waterboarding, were more. Senate report says cia misled americans on severity, efficacy. The cia marginalized and ignored numerous internal critiques, criticisms, and objections concerning the operation and management of the cias detention and interrogation program. Cias interrogation program was more brutal than believed the senate intelligence committee released a report examining the cias secret overseas detention and interrogation program. The report refers to ronald kesslers book the cia at war.
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Apr 01, 2014 a senate report on the central intelligence agencys post911 interrogation program concludes the agency misrepresented the program to both the justice department and congress, the wall street. Among other controversial conclusions, the report has found that the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques were not effective in acquiring intelligence to avert terrorist threats. Cia misled congress about terror interrogations, report. Study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program. Apr 01, 2014 information is leaking out about a senate panels classified report on bushera cia interrogations of terrorism suspects and it paints the cia as brutal and deceitful. This is a report based on interviews with officials who have read the torture report. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading report on torture. Cia misled lawmakers, public on enhanced interrogation news on 6 the senate intelligence committee released the findings from their three and a half year investigation into the cia. Cia misled media to shape coverage of torture, senate report. The cia provided inaccurate information to the white house, congress, the justice department, the cia inspector general, the media and the american public about the brutal interrogation. Cia report reveals harrowing details of agency interrogations.
Senate report says cia misled americans on severity. The cia misled congress and the white house about its interrogations of terror suspects and mismanaged a program that was far more brutal and less effective than publicly portrayed, according to a report by democrats on the senate intelligence committee. Dec 10, 2014 the report says the agency routinely misled the white house and congress about the information it obtained from the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Apr 01, 2014 the cia for years misled congress about its interrogation programs, according to a stillclassified report from the senate intelligence committee. Did enhanced interrogation help the cia find osama bin laden. The cias detention and interrogation program was inherently unsustainable and had effectively ended by 2006 due to unauthorized press disclosures, reduced cooperation from other nations, and legal and oversight concerns. Enhanced interrogation techniques amnesty international usa. Senate releases longawaited report on cia interrogations. Washington, december 9 the cia routinely misled the white house and congress over its harsh interrogation programme for terrorism suspects and its methods, which included waterboarding, were more. The senate intelligence committee has released a controversial report on the cia s enhanced interrogation methods.
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State department endorses senate report that says cia. The 2005 detainee treatment act prohibits the use of any interrogation. Committee study of the central intelligence agency. Book, paperback senate select committee on intelligence, dianne feinstein, john. Inside the minds and motives of the islamic terrorists trying to destroy america mitchell ph. Dec 09, 2014 the cia provided inaccurate information to the white house, congress, the justice department, the cia inspector general, the media and the american public about the brutal interrogation. Apr 01, 2014 a report by the senate intelligence committee concludes that the cia misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for years concealing details about the. Senate report says cia repeatedly misled policymakers about. Pelosi accuses cia of misleading her on interrogations. Cia gave faulty information to media in order to mislead public on. The senate intelligence committee report on torture book. An exhaustive fiveyear senate investigation of the cia s secret interrogations.
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