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Ex-CIA Agent: Waterboarding Useful Torture

He saw a key prisoner break in 35 seconds; intel saved many lives

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 11, 2007 8:09 AM CST

(Newser) – The highly controversial use of  waterboarding in terrorist interrogations has "probably saved lives" but is torture, a former CIA officer told ABC News last night and the Today show this morning. John Kiriakou watched a prisoner break down under waterboarding in 35 seconds, he...   Read full story »

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