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Judge Orders CIA to Release 'Torture' Memo

Key document said to outline waterboarding techniques

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2008 6:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – A federal judge has ordered the CIA to release a 2002 memo believed to outline interrogation methods that may amount to torture. The ACLU, which brought the suit sparking the order, claims that the memo details harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, and calls it "one of the most important torture documents still being withheld by the Bush administration." The judge will decide whether to make the memo public on Monday, reports Reuters.

CIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.
CIA Director Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Protesters to the war in Iraq perform a demonstration of waterboarding torture techniques in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
Protesters to the war in Iraq perform a demonstration of waterboarding torture techniques in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/Michael Graae)
Central Intelligence Agency Director General Michael Hayden addresses a crowd at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Wednesday, April, 30, 2008.
Central Intelligence Agency Director General Michael Hayden addresses a crowd at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Wednesday, April, 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chuck France)
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