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CIA Lied Over Brutal Interrogations

Posted by Soulskill on from the suspects-did-not-actually-enjoy-almost-drowning dept.

mrspoonsi sends this news from the BBC: The CIA carried out "brutal" interrogations of terror suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., a U.S. Senate report has said. The summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee report said the CIA misled Americans on the effectiveness of "enhanced interrogation." The interrogation was poorly managed and unreliable, the report said. President Obama has previously said that in his view the techniques amounted to torture. The Senate committee's report runs to more than 6,000 pages, drawing on huge quantities of evidence, but it remains classified and only a 480-page summary (PDF) is being released. Publication had been delayed amid disagreements in Washington over what should be made public. CIA Director John Brennan has posted a response.

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  1. They THINK they do. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    The intelligence gained from the program was critical to our understanding of al-Qa’ida and continues to inform our counterterrorism efforts to this day.

    You torture me, I will crumble, beg for you stop and tell you what I think you want to hear.

    So, if you I think I am some sort of terrorist Mr. CIA dude, I'm gonna tell you about all the cells in the US, finger everyone I'm associated with and their dogs, and make of shit until you stop. Sure, there may be some truth buried in there (if I am actually a terrorist), but have fun finding out what is the truth. In the meantime, the reality will proceed while you are chasing red herrings.

    Of course, what really happens, is that I spill my guts out and you then torture me and learn absolutely nothing new, as was found in this report.

    But the real question is what is causing the terrorism in the first place.

    Could it be the fact that we are in the Middle East supporting assholes all because we need to secure our oil supply? (See Carter Doctrine and read national interests as 'oil supplies'.)

    It's all about oil, baby. And with more military action in Western Africa and near east to guard pipelines, shipping, and other oil related things, we can expect to experience more terrorism from other peoples - as well as military aid to other oppressive governments.

    All because our economy is based on oil.

    And no, increased domestic production will not solve the problem by a long shot - that's assuming we could.

    Anyway, we have gone down this road of idiotic geo-oil-politics since FDR and there's no turning back without crashing the economy (think post WWI Germany) - making '08 look like a minor recession.