torture

Debating Torture
Debating Torture
Debating Torture
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on captured al-Qaida operative Abu Zubaydah, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.
CIA Chief Challenges Senate Torture Report
CIA Chief Challenges Senate Torture Report
CIA Chief Challenges Senate Torture Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did "abhorrent" things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can't prove the harsh treatment made the prisoners cooperate. But he defends the overall post-9/11 interrogation program for stopping attacks and saving lives.
Bracing for Torture Report
Bracing for Torture Report
Bracing for Torture Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — American embassies, military units and other U.S. interests are preparing for possible security threats related to the release today of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas facilities after the 9/11 terror attacks.