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Memos reveal harsh CIA interrogation methods

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American Torture Technique Details Released

"Detainees subject to sleep deprivation who are also subject to nudity as a separate interrogation technique will at times be nude and wearing a diaper," it said, noting that the diaper is "for sanitary and health purposes of the detainee; it is not used for the purpose of humiliating the detainee and it is not considered to be an interrogation technique."

2002 memo Had to be intent to inflict 'severe pain' to be torture

"If, however, you were to place the insect in the box without informing him that you are doing so ... you should not affirmatively lead him to believe that any insect is present which has a sting that could produce severe pain or suffering or even cause his death," the memo said.

Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the CIA

The release of the documents came after a bitter debate that divided the Obama administration, with the C.I.A. opposing the Justice Department?s proposal to air the details of the agency?s long-secret program. Fueling the urgency of the discussion was Thursday?s court deadline in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had sued the government for the release of the Justice Department memos.

Ex-CIA chiefs slowed 'torture memos' release

It won't please critics on the left who want a fuller accounting and criminal charges. Nor is it winning the White House friends at the CIA, where officials feel exposed and betrayed. But the president has struck a tough and sensible balance.

CIA objections slowed torture memos release

Former CIA chiefs Michael Hayden, Porter Goss, George Tenet and John Deutch all called the White House in March warning that release of the so-called "torture memos" would compromise intelligence operations, current and former officials say. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to detail internal government discussions. President Barack Obama ultimately overruled those concerns after internal discussions that intensified in the weeks after the former directors intervened. The memos were released Thursday.

The Uproar Over the CIA and Torture

Newly-released U.S. government memos spell out in extraordinary detail some of the now-outlawed techniques CIA interrogators used on detainees. The memos of the Bush administration Justice Department were intended to provide legal justification for tougher questioning of suspected terrorists in the days immediately following September 11, 2001.



Attorney: Justice Memos Prove US Did Not Torture

Re ?Memos Spell Out Brutal C.I.A. Mode of Interrogation? (front page, April 17) :

President Obama has decided that the C.I.A. employees involved in the torture of terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted and has justified his position by stating that ?this is a time for reflection, not retribution. The New York Times

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WASHINGTON ? Even as President Barack Obama urges the country to turn the page, his decision to reveal exhaustive details about interrogation methods used by the CIA could lead to a flood of new disclosures about secret Bush administration operations against al-Qaida, current and former government officials said Friday.
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Obama Calls for Unity as He Faces us's Latin American Critics

WASHINGTON ? Even as President Obama urges the country to turn the page, his decision to reveal exhaustive details about interrogation methods used by the Central Intelligence Agency could lead to a flood of new disclosures about secret Bush administration operations against

Memos reveal harsh CIA interrogation methods

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

American Torture Technique Details Released

"Detainees subject to sleep deprivation who are also subject to nudity as a separate interrogation technique will at times be nude and wearing a diaper," it said, noting that the diaper is "for sanitary and health purposes of the detainee; it is not used for the purpose of humiliating the detainee and it is not considered to be an interrogation technique."

2002 memo Had to be intent to inflict 'severe pain' to be torture

"If, however, you were to place the insect in the box without informing him that you are doing so ... you should not affirmatively lead him to believe that any insect is present which has a sting that could produce severe pain or suffering or even cause his death," the memo said.

Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the CIA

The release of the documents came after a bitter debate that divided the Obama administration, with the C.I.A. opposing the Justice Department?s proposal to air the details of the agency?s long-secret program. Fueling the urgency of the discussion was Thursday?s court deadline in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had sued the government for the release of the Justice Department memos.

Ex-CIA chiefs slowed 'torture memos' release

It won't please critics on the left who want a fuller accounting and criminal charges. Nor is it winning the White House friends at the CIA, where officials feel exposed and betrayed. But the president has struck a tough and sensible balance.

CIA objections slowed torture memos release

Former CIA chiefs Michael Hayden, Porter Goss, George Tenet and John Deutch all called the White House in March warning that release of the so-called "torture memos" would compromise intelligence operations, current and former officials say. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to detail internal government discussions. President Barack Obama ultimately overruled those concerns after internal discussions that intensified in the weeks after the former directors intervened. The memos were released Thursday.

The Uproar Over the CIA and Torture

Newly-released U.S. government memos spell out in extraordinary detail some of the now-outlawed techniques CIA interrogators used on detainees. The memos of the Bush administration Justice Department were intended to provide legal justification for tougher questioning of suspected terrorists in the days immediately following September 11, 2001.



Attorney: Justice Memos Prove US Did Not Torture

Re ?Memos Spell Out Brutal C.I.A. Mode of Interrogation? (front page, April 17) :

President Obama has decided that the C.I.A. employees involved in the torture of terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted and has justified his position by stating that ?this is a time for reflection, not retribution. The New York Times

EPA moves toward climate change regulations

WASHINGTON ? Even as President Barack Obama urges the country to turn the page, his decision to reveal exhaustive details about interrogation methods used by the CIA could lead to a flood of new disclosures about secret Bush administration operations against al-Qaida, current and former government officials said Friday.
dwdwdwd

Obama Calls for Unity as He Faces us's Latin American Critics

WASHINGTON ? Even as President Obama urges the country to turn the page, his decision to reveal exhaustive details about interrogation methods used by the Central Intelligence Agency could lead to a flood of new disclosures about secret Bush administration operations against