Obama administration delays release of CIA report detailing interrogation, secret detentionsJune 19th, 2009 Gov't delays release of report on interrogationsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is delaying by a week its release of an internal CIA report on the agency's Bush-era secret detention and interrogation program. The roughly 150-page report was expected to be released Friday, but a CIA spokesman said government officials were still poring through the documents.
House majority leader says Congress should investigate Bush-era interrogation tacticsMay 13th, 2009 Top Democrat calls for probe of interrogationsWASHINGTON — The House majority leader said Tuesday that Congress should investigate whether the Bush administration authorized the torture of terrorism detainees, and he contended that the Republican focus on what Speaker Nancy Pelosi learned about harsh interrogation methods was a distraction. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., was asked at a news conference about a controversy over what Pelosi was told during a 2002 intelligence briefing.
House Democratic leader says hearings should look into Pelosi's interrogation briefingMay 12th, 2009 House No. 2: Explore Pelosi interrogation briefingWASHINGTON — The House majority leader reluctantly agreed Tuesday that congressional hearings should investigate Speaker Nancy Pelosi's assertion that she wasn't informed, more than six years ago, that harsh interrogation methods were used on an al-Qaida leader. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called Republican challenges to Pelosi's assertion a diversion from the real question of whether the Bush administration tortured terrorist suspects.
Former Rice aide protested interrogation methods, to testify at Senate hearingMay 12th, 2009 Former Rice aide to testify on interrogationsWASHINGTON — As a member of Condoleezza Rice's inner circle at the State Department, Philip Zelikow argued within the Bush administration that simulated drowning and other extreme interrogation techniques were illegal. Congress will get a look at those internal battles when Zelikow testifies Wednesday before a Senate committee.
Senate Judiciary chairman invites federal judge to testify on torture memos he approvedApril 30th, 2009 Senate chairman invites testimony on torture memosWASHINGTON — U.S. Circuit Judge Jay Bybee was asked Wednesday to provide Senate testimony on the memos he approved while at the Justice Department authorizing harsh interrogation methods for detainees.
Top House Republicans press CIA to release congressional interrogation briefing recordsApril 27th, 2009 GOP to CIA: Release interrogation briefing recordsWASHINGTON — Top House Republicans are calling for the CIA to release to Congress its records on the classified briefings it conducted for lawmakers on its harsh interrogation program in an effort to establish what Democrats knew about those techniques. A spokesman for the Republicans said Monday that they would decide whether to ask that the records be declassified after they have been handed over.
Extreme duress can yield unreliable information from terrorism suspects: us military agencyApril 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A military agency has said that harsh interrogation techniques can often yield unreliable information from terrorism suspects. In a July 2002 document sent to the Pentagon's chief lawyer, the military's Joint Personnel Recovery Agency warned:The unintended consequence of a U.S.
Senate Democrats hold back on independent panel as probe continues into harsh interrogationsApril 23rd, 2009 Democrats hold back on second interrogations probeWASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders don't appear inclined to appoint an independent panel to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation program before the Senate Intelligence Committee completes its own probe near the end of the year. The panel is investigating the legal underpinnings for the interrogation program as well as the value of the information it gathered.
Attorney General Holder tells Congress he won't play 'hide and seek' with interrogation secretsApril 23rd, 2009 Holder won't play 'hide and seek' with memosWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.
New document: CIA asked for permission to waterboard alleged terrorist in May 2002April 22nd, 2009 CIA first proposed waterboard in May 2002WASHINGTON — A new document indicates the CIA first proposed waterboarding alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to top Bush administration officials in mid-May 2002, three months before the Justice Department approved the interrogation technique in a secret legal opinion. The document released Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee provides the most detailed timeline yet for how the CIA's harsh interrogation program was conceived and approved.
New document: CIA asked for permission to waterboard alleged terrorist in May 2002April 22nd, 2009 CIA first proposed waterboarding in May 2002WASHINGTON — A new document indicates the CIA first proposed waterboarding alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to top Bush administration officials in mid-May 2002, three months before the Justice Department approved the interrogation technique in a secret legal opinion. The document released Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee provides the most detailed timeline yet for how the CIA's harsh interrogation program was conceived and approved.
Obama releases CIA interrogation memosApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Thursday released four internal legal opinions that were used by former president George W. Bush's administration as justification for harsh CIA interrogations, but ruled out prosecuting anyone involved in such practices.
Bush administration cleared CIA use of insects to torture GITMO detaineesApril 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is reported to have given its approval to the Central Intelligence Agency to use insects as a method of torture against Guantanamo Bay detainees. The New York Times quotes the Justice Department as saying in a report the methods approved by the Bush administration for extracting information from senior operatives of Al Qaeda in careful detail - like keeping detainees awake for up to 11 straight days, placing them in a dark, cramped box or putting insects into the box to exploit their fears.
CIA no longer uses secret prisons, says spy chiefApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - CIA Director Leon Panetta has said that the US spy agency no longer uses secret prisons to detain terrorism suspects and is working on a plan to close the existing facilities. Panetta made the remarks in a letter Thursday to the employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
CIA closes secret prisons for terrorism suspectsApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US will no longer hold terrorism suspects in secret prisons and plans to shut down any facilities still in operation, CIA Director Leon Panetta has said, marking the latest reversal of terrorism policy by the new administration. President Barack Obama has already ordered the eventual closure of the controversial prison camp in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and repealed some of the harsh interrogation tactics used under president George W.
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