Dec 09, 2014 the executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. 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. Senate democrats release scathing cia torture report. The executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. The committee has released a 525page unclassified summary version for public distribution as well as the executive summary of the full 6000 page report. Senate report on cia torture released the daily dot. Pressure is building on the cia to release one of the most potentially explosive documents of the post911 era. Topics cia, torture, crime, terror, war on terror, document, pdf, download, free download collection opensource language. 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. 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 report by the senate intelligence committee concludes that the cia misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says washington post. The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of. This is the executive summary of the committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program, a u. 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. United states senate select committee on intelligence. 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. Senate, cia, torture collection opensource language english. The official senate cia torture report stanford libraries.
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The senate intelligence committee report on torture. The full torture report is the most comprehensive account of the torture program to date. 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. Dec 20, 20 pressure is building on the cia to release one of the most potentially explosive documents of the post911 era. Committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program paperback december 30, 2014. After memorandum of notification, the cia disavows torture and. The senate select committee on intelligence torture report. The committees investigation began in 2009 and three years later morphed into a 6,300 page report with. Dec 09, 2014 the report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Nc stop torture now asks mccrory to investigate states. The committees investigation began in 2009 and three years later morphed into a 6,300 page 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. Torture report describes cia interrogation program time. 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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Todays report by the senate select committee on intelligence details one element of our nations response to 911the cias detention and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Senate select comiiiittee on infelligeoee amnesty international usa. The comprehensive report has come to be known in shorthand as the cia torture report. Senate democrats are wrapping up their tenure in the majority by reigniting debate on the use of torture enhanced interrogation techniques by the u. Senates cia torture report will go into obama archive. Now available to the public for the first time, the senate s landmark torture report delivers a damning indictment on cia interrogation practices. The complete document consists of a 6000 page report, which remains classified. 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. Feinstein statement on cia detention, interrogation report.
Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. 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. The release included redacted versions of the committees executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. Senate report on cia detention interrogation program that details the use of torture during cia detention and interrogation. 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. John yoo defends his work crafting the legal justification for harsh cia interrogation techniques and slams the senate torture report. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release torture. 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. In december 2014, the ssci sent the full torture report to several executive branch agencies. The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia.
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An important read and source material for people working on this issue from diverse background. Senate report reopens battle over cia interrogations usa today. 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. Source document contributed to documentcloud by wilson andrews the new york times. Dec 10, 2014 that is why i unequivocally banned torture when i took office, because one of our most effective tools in fighting terrorism and keeping americans safe is staying true to our ideals at home and abroad.