Monday, August 24, 2009

U.S. Department Of Justice Report Recommends Investigating The CIA


Justice Dept. Report Advises Pursuing C.I.A. Abuse Cases -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s ethics office has recommended reversing the Bush administration and reopening nearly a dozen prisoner-abuse cases, potentially exposing Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors to prosecution for brutal treatment of terrorism suspects, according to a person officially briefed on the matter.

The recommendation by the Office of Professional Responsibility, presented to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in recent weeks, comes as the Justice Department is about to disclose on Monday voluminous details on prisoner abuse that were gathered in 2004 by the C.I.A.’s inspector general but have never been released.

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More News On The CIA

CIA Faulted for Conduct at Prisons -- Wall Street Journal
Official: DOJ unit wants CIA abuse cases reopened -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. Justice Dept advises pursuing CIA abuses-NYT -- Reuters
Call to reopen US prison abuse cases: report -- AFP
US Justice Department Considers Criminal Prosecution of Interrogators -- Voice of America
CIA staff face new investigation as full details of prisoner abuse released -- The Telegraph
Calls to reopen CIA abuse cases -- BBC
CIA report into Bush Administration’s treatment of suspects released -- Times Online
New Unit to Question Key Terror Suspects -- Washington Post
Five Questions for the CIA IG's Interrogation Report -- Time Magazine
Investigate Everyone Who Knew? -- Daniel Gallington, Washington Times opinion.
CIA Accountability -- Jeffrey H. Smith, Washington Post opinion.

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