U.S. Senate Committee Votes To Declassify And Release To The Public Parts Of CIA Torture Report

Image: The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005. Reuters

Senate Votes To Make CIA Report Public -- Time

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted to lift a blackout on key parts of its report on the CIA’s controversial interrogation and detention program. “The report exposes brutality that stands in stark contrast to our values as a nation,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein

A Senate panel voted Thursday to declassify key aspects of a controversial report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation program during the George W. Bush Administration.

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report was written by its Democratic staff, and reportedly concludes that the CIA inflated the effectiveness of so-called “enhanced” interrogation and detention practices, misleading the Justice Department, Congress, and the public.

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WNU Editor: Only the executive summary will be released .... and the White House has already agreed to this request .... but with redactions.

Update: CIA torture report to remain largely secret despite declassification vote -- Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian