CIA Misled On Interrogation Program, Senate Report Says -- Washington Post
A report by the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for years — concealing details about the severity of its methods, overstating the significance of plots and prisoners, and taking credit for critical pieces of intelligence that detainees had in fact surrendered before they were subjected to harsh techniques.
The report, built around detailed chronologies of dozens of CIA detainees, documents a long-standing pattern of unsubstantiated claims as agency officials sought permission to use — and later tried to defend — excruciating interrogation methods that yielded little, if any, significant intelligence, according to U.S. officials who have reviewed the document.
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More News On The U.S. Senate Report Criticizing The CIA's Handling Of It's Interrogation Program
Senate Report Blasts CIA’s Handling of Interrogation Program -- Time
Senate report: Waterboarding didn't lead to Osama bin Laden -- AP
Waterboarding did NOT provide any key evidence in hunt for Osama bin Laden, controversial Senate torture report concludes -- Daily Mail
CIA Interrogations Criticized in Senate Report -- Wall Street Journal
Report: Review finds torture methods not key in bin Laden hunt -- The Hill
Senate report claims evidence obtained by enhanced techniques did not help bin Laden hunt, report says -- FOX News
CIA lied about torture’s effectiveness, according to unreleased Senate report -- RT
Report: CIA misled US on torture of prisoners -- Al Jazeera
My Comment: The report is still classified .... but I would love to know how the U.S. Senate came to such a conclusion.
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