Friday, April 16, 2010

CIA Under The Spotlight For Destroying Video Tapes

Destruction Of Interrogation Videotapes Raised Concerns At CIA -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—Top Central Intelligence Agency officials were concerned over whether it was proper to have destroyed videotapes showing the interrogation of terrorism suspects, according to internal documents released Thursday.

The documents, released to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and then given to the media, include a memorandum suggesting that the then-head of the CIA, Porter Goss, agreed with the decision to destroy the tapes. A spokeswoman for Mr. Goss didn't immediately respond late Thursday to a request for comment.

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More News On The CIA Destroying Interrogation Video Tapes

2005 destruction of interrogation tapes caused concern at CIA, e-mails show -- Washington Post
C.I.A. Document Details Destruction of Tapes -- New York Times
Destruction of CIA tapes sparked concerns -- CNN
Ex-CIA chief approved destroying interrogation tapes: report -- AFP
Destruction of videotapes documented in CIA e-mail -- AP
Documents cover tape-destruction talks -- UPI
Ex-CIA Director Joked About Destroying Interrogation Tapes -- Washington Independent

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