Exclusive: Psychologist Not Named In Torture Report Confirms His Role in CIA Interrogation Program -- Jason Leopol, Vice News
A retired Air Force psychologist widely considered the architect of the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program confirmed to VICE News today what has been an open secret for the past decade — that he was under contract to the agency after 9/11 and that he was "part" of the program.
Dr. James Mitchell has been identified in dozens of news reports and investigations conducted by Congress and human rights groups as being the central figure who devised the CIA's controversial enhanced interrogation techniques used on high-value detainees, which included waterboarding. But Mitchell has never been able to confirm the specific role he played in the top-secret program — and whether the allegations about him were accurate — because he signed a non-disclosure agreement with the CIA that prohibited him from discussing it. The CIA has also never confirmed his role in the program or declassified any aspect of his involvement.
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My Comment: Since the U.S. Senate CIA Torture report is now out the U.S. Senate/CIA should permit him to speak openly .... but I suspect that they are not going to give it to him. The above video is a fascinating and a must see.
Update: He is probably right .... CIA Enhanced Interrogation Program Architect Says Democrats Using Report to Gain More Control Over CIA (Washington Free Beacon)
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