Reactions, Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Release Of The CIA Torture Report

Did Torture Yield Results? Expected Report On CIA Practices Sparks Controversy -- Arthur Bright, CSM

A five-year Senate investigation into the CIA's use of torture and other practices that violate international law has US embassies on alert around the world.

US embassies and military bases abroad are bracing for the expected release today of the Senate's controversial report on the CIA's use of torture during the Bush administration.

The 480-page document reveals the results of Senate investigation into the CIA's use of torture and other techniques that violate international law against prisoners held on terrorism-related charges. Though many details of the Senate's findings will remain classified – the document is a summary of a 6,000-page report that is not being released – the report is expected to conclude that the methods used by the CIA to interrogate prisoners during the post-9/11 years were more extreme than previously admitted and produced no intelligence that could not have been acquired through legal means.

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Reactions, Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Release Of The CIA Torture Report

Reaction to Senate CIA Torture Report -- AP
CIA interrogation report reaction (Live) -- BBC
GOP committee members dispute torture report -- USA Today
Republicans insist CIA methods in report helped capture terrorists -- Reuters
6 ways the U.S. military appears in the CIA interrogation report -- Dan Lamonthe, Washington Post
First take: Intel oversight not for the faint of heart -- Ray Locker, USA TODAY
Does Torture Work? The C.I.A.’s Claims and What the Committee Found -- Matt Apuzzo, Haeyoun Park and Larry Buchanan, New York Times
Today’s CIA critics once urged the agency to do anything to fight al-Qaeda -- Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., Washington Post
Here’s What Dianne Feinstein Said About the Torture Report -- Maya Rhodan, Time
Behind Torture Report, Feinstein’s Frustration -- Matthew Cooper, Newsweek
Ex-CIA Directors: Interrogations Saved Lives -- WSJ
CIA Interrogation Made America Safer -- Michael Hayden, Telegraph
Once Again, Torture Debate Hinges on a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ -- Denver Nicks, Time
To deter U.S. from torturing again, those involved should be prosecuted -- Kenneth Roth, Reuters
The 8 biggest lies the CIA told about torture -- Russell Brandom, The Verge
CIA Torture Report: Why It Didn't Help in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden -- ABC News
CIA Torture Report: Bush Was Kept in the Dark for Years -- Josh Rogin & Eli Lake, Bloomberg
CIA interrogation report: Democrats want to punish America, blame Bush -- K.T. McFarland, FOX News
U.S. Torture Report Just the Start of Justice, Rights Groups Say -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Here Are The Most Horrific Details From The Senate Torture Report -- Huffington Post