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Civil Liberties
June 14, 2018 | James Henry
Tags: CIA, enhanced interrogation, torture

Internal CIA Docs: ‘Enhanced Interrogation’ Is Torture

Reading Time: 3 minutes A recently released CIA report from 1956 shows the agency once condemned the torture techniques of communist regimes as immoral. But the agency would later end up using many of those same methods — and worse — in the War on Terror.

Mike Pompeo,Gina Haspel
Podcast
March 13, 2018 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: CIA, enhanced interrogation, Gina Haspel, John Kiriakou, torture

Trump Nominee for CIA Director Played Key Role in Torture Program

Reading Time: 17 minutes President Donald Trump has nominated Gina Haspel — a person deeply involved in the agency’s former torture program — to be the new director. Last year, we interviewed CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou about his role in exposing this illegal program.

Waterboarding
Video
August 17, 2017 | WhoWhatWhy Staff
Tags: CIA, enhanced interrogation, waterboarding

Why Isn’t the Mainstream Media Honest about US Torture?

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s been almost 10 years since US citizens learned that their government was engaging in torture. Why does the media continue to sugarcoat this state-sanctioned crime by calling it “enhanced interrogation?”

John Kiriakou
Podcast
March 10, 2017 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: CIA, enhanced interrogation, John Kiriakou, torture

The CIA vs. Donald Trump

Reading Time: 17 minutes John Kiriakou was a 15-year CIA veteran before he exposed its torture program. Today he analyzes an agency unchecked by oversight and whose power is underestimated by the Trump administration.

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