In 2009 the senate armed services committee published a report pdf detailing the abuse of detainees under the jurisdiction of the department of defense and the u. Senate democrats release scathing cia torture report. Senate report on cia detention interrogation program that details the use of torture during cia detention and interrogation. 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. On november 26, 2001, attorneys in the cia s office of general counsel circulated a draft legal memorandum describing the criminal prohibition on torture and a potential novel legal defense for cia officers who engaged in torture. The committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate. Dec 20, 20 pressure is building on the cia to release one of the most potentially explosive documents of the post911 era. The ssci report is not the first official accounting of harsh interrogation methods conducted during the bush administration, but it is the first to examine the cia s role. Dec 15, 2014 home post the official senate cia torture report our mission free government information fgi is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players libraries, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc. Dec 09, 2014 the report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Dca, the chair of the united states senate select committee on intelligence, speaks.
The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of. Senate democrats are wrapping up their tenure in the majority by reigniting debate on the use of torture enhanced interrogation techniques by the u. The us senate select committee on intelligence has released its report on the cia s detention and interrogation program. Now available to the public for the first time, the senate s landmark torture report delivers a damning indictment on cia interrogation practices. Committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program paperback december 30, 2014.
An exhaustive report by the senate intelligence committee found the cia tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal and mismanaged program. The full torture report is the most comprehensive account of the torture program to date. Home post the official senate cia torture report our mission free government information fgi is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players libraries, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release torture. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says washington post. Senate panel releases scathing report on cia interrogations. Senate select committee on intelligence ssci is releasing a declassified 500pluspage executive summary of its longawaited report on the cia s interrogation and detention program in the years after september 11. Dec 09, 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.
The official senate cia torture report our mission free government information fgi is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players libraries, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc. A longawaited senate report concludes that the cia repeatedly misled the public, congress and the white house about the agencys aggressive questioning of detainees including waterboarding. This is the executive summary of the committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program, a u. Finally declassified and released after five years in the making, the senate intelligence committees report on the cias torture program, which describes in. The complete document consists of a 6000 page report, which remains classified.
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Senates cia torture report will go into obama archive. Pat mccrory to investigate the states role in the practices. The comprehensive report has come to be known in shorthand as the cia torture report. The senate select committee on intelligence torture report. The us senate report on cia detention interrogation program that details the use of torture during cia detention and interrogation. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says. This the us senate select committee on intelligence committee report on cia torture programs that were set in place post 911. Senate intelligence committee study on cia detention and. The committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate select committee on intelligence ssci about the central intelligence agency cias detention and interrogation program and its use of various forms of enhanced interrogation techniques in u. Finally declassified and released after five years in the making, the senate intelligence committees report on the cia s torture program, which. Apr 01, 2014 the possible declassification and release of a senate report into the cias detention and interrogation program begun in the wake of the 911 terrorist attacks could have a huge impact on the controversial military tribunals happening at guantanamo bay, experts and lawyers believe.
Senate cia torture report could throw gitmo hearings into. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. Senate report on cia torture open society foundations. Todays report by the senate select committee on intelligence details one element of our nations response to 911the cias detention and. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release. Dec 09, 2014 washington the senate intelligence committees release tuesday of a searing report condemning the cias use of torture against suspected terrorists reignited the decadeold debate about how. What you need to know about the senates cia torture report. President obama on tuesday addressed the senate report that details what he called sometimes brutal interrogation techniques, and acknowledged that the revelations could put americans overseas at risk in an interview with telemundo, which was partially carried by sister network nbc, the president said the. The official senate cia torture report stanford libraries. Nc stop torture now asks mccrory to investigate states.
Senate select committee on intelligence ssci is releasing a declassified 500pluspage executive summary of its longawaited report on the cias interrogation and detention program in the years after september 11. After memorandum of notification, the cia disavows torture and. Senate select committee on intelligence released its study of the cia s detention and interrogation program foreword, findings, and conclusions, and executive summary. With addition of errata pages, chart issued by commitee. A democratled senate panel released a scathing report tuesday on cia interrogation practices amid warnings from lawmakers that the findings could endanger the lives of americans a concern. Read the senate intelligence committees damning findings techniques used by the cia included threatening to sexually assault a detainees mother, intense sleep. Senate report on cia interrogation methods has tortured. The senate intelligence committee report on torture by. Watch video of feinsteins remarks here what the report shows, according to its introduction. The memorandum stated that the cia could argue that the torture was necessary to prevent imminent, significant. Jan 29, 2015 read cnns cia torture report fast facts to learn about the us senate select committee on intelligences report on the cia s detention and interrogation program.
Senate torture report restarts fight on terror policy. Former justice department lawyer john yoo wrote in the new york times oped that he had grave concerns about mr. Senate s cia torture report will go into obama archive. Why the torture report wont actually change anyones. Senate report on cia torture released the daily dot. Senate report reopens battle over cia interrogations usa today.
Dec 09, 2014 an exhaustive report by the senate intelligence committee found the cia tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal and mismanaged program that produced little valuable intelligence. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program. The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia. The report was compiled by the senate select committee on intelligence ssci, the senate committee charged with conducting oversight of the cia s secret activities.
The united states senate select committee on intelligence sometimes referred to as the intelligence committee or ssci is dedicated to overseeing the united states intelligence communitythe agencies and bureaus of the federal government of the united states who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. The global reaction to the reports release has been muted, possibly due to the fact that before the release of the report, substantial amounts of information about the united states use of torture and other cruel interrogation methods had already been made public, including a cia inspector general report, and a senate armed services. The release included redacted versions of the committees executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. Pressure is building on the cia to release one of the most potentially explosive documents of the post911 era. An executive summary of the senate intelligence committees twoyearold torture report will be made public before democrats relinquish control of the senate to republicans in january but. Feinstein statement on cia detention, interrogation report.
The senate intelligence committee released hundreds of pages of a report on secret cia torture practices conducted over seven years at hidden sites around the world after the 911 attacks. The committee has released a 525page unclassified summary version for public distribution as well as the executive summary of the full 6000 page report. The report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Source document contributed to documentcloud by wilson andrews the new york times. The senate report found cia officials gave the new york times information about the interrogation of detainee abu zubaydah that directly conflicted the agencys records.
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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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I am filing today the full classified report with the senate in its final form. In the wake of the senate report on the cia s use of torture, a group tracking the north carolina ties wants gov. The longanticipated torture report released by the senate reveals the cia misled congress and the white house about harsh interrogation tactics. Committee study of the central intelligence agency. In response to evidence that the cia misled the ssci about the interrogation program and destroyed. Senate, cia, torture collection opensource language english.
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