abcnews.go.com - 5/1/2009
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Harsh interrogation techniques authorized by top officials of the CIA have led to questionable confessions and the death of a detainee since the techniques were first authorized in mid-March 2002, ABC News has been told by former and current intelligence officers and supervisors. They say they ...
washingtontimes.com - 5/1/2009
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washingtontimes.com —
In a rare gesture, House intelligence committee Chairman
Silvestre Reyes sent a letter this week to all...
CIA employees suggesting that Congress shared some blame for the CIA interrogation controversy and should play a more robust role in the ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Congress to oversee CIA more closely
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realclearpolitics.com - 5/5/2009
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realclearpolitics.com —
Has Barack Obama made an enemy who can
sabotage his presidency? The presidency of George W. Bush...
began to unravel when some in high positions at the Central Intelligence Agency began waging a covert campaign against him. It began in the summer of 2003 ...
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The CIA's Fight With Obama
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Good News! ABC Outs CIA Contractors!
Pirate's Cove —
... As the secrets about the CIA’s interrogation techniques continue to come out, there’s new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture. ...
Good News! ABC Outs CIA Contractors!
Stop The ACLU —
... As the secrets about the CIA’s interrogation techniques continue to come out, there’s new information about the frequency and severity of their use, contradicting an 2007 ABC News report, and a new focus on two private contractors who were apparently directing the brutal sessions that President Obama calls torture. According to current and former government officials, the ...
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In another thread, Bob Schacht wrote ,
BTW, according to CNN, Haynes and Mukasey are claiming that “half” of what we “know” about Al Qaeda came from torture sessions. Did they really write that, and if so, I’m ...
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