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interrogation techniques stories: 67 news summaries

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Mukasey Tells Congress to Back Off CIA Tapes Inquiry

AG won't divulge investigation details

Dec 14, 07 3:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey isn't about to open up to Democratic lawmakers who want details of the Justice Department’s ongoing investigation into the CIA’s destruction of interrogation tapes, the Washington Post reports. In letters sent today, the new AG also restated his objections to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate,... More »

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Congress • CIA • Department of Justice • Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Patrick Leahy • Michael Mukasey • interrogation techniques

CIA Chief
Sheds Little Light on Tapes

Hayden grilled by Senate panel, says videos predate him

Dec 11, 07 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Senators grilled CIA chief Michael Hayden for 90 minutes today, but his appearance behind closed doors shed little light on the agency's destruction of interrogation videotapes, the AP reports. Hayden's session was "useful and not yet complete," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller of the intelligence panel. Afterward, Hayden said... More »

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CIA • torture • Senate • House of Representatives • video • Michael Hayden • waterboarding • interrogation techniques

Gitmo Manual Leaked Online

Wikileaks reveals what FOIA request could not

Nov 14, 07 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A sensitive manual from the military's Guantanamo Bay facility has surfaced online, Wired News reports. It lays out exacting instructions for psychologically manipulating detainees, dealing with hunger strikes, rewarding prisoners with “comfort items” like extra toilet paper, and evading Red Cross inspectors. The administration promised the Red Cross full... More »

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Wikia • Guantanamo Bay • anonymous • Internet leak • interrogation techniques

CIA Sat on Tapes of
Al Qaeda Questionings

Agency told court no recordings existed during trial of Moussaoui

Nov 14, 07 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Though it twice declared otherwise in court, the CIA has three video and audio recordings of high-level al Qaeda interrogations, federal prosecutors revealed yesterday. The defense team for convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui requested the tapes, but the CIA denied their existence. The tapes probably won’t undo Moussaoui’s conviction—... More »

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CIA • torture • secret prisons • terrorist • interrogation • interrogation techniques • Zacarias Moussaoui

Rudy Would Outdo W on
Power Grab

Record shows Hizzoner had little patience for checks and balances

Oct 30, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani’s record in New York shows a leadership philosophy built on overlooking rules, says Washington Monthly’s Rachel Morris. Should the GOP frontrunner end up in the Oval Office, he would seize even more executive power than his assertive predecessor, Morris predicts. More »

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Rudy Giuliani • New York City • First Amendment • interrogation techniques • executive power • George W. Bush

WWII Vets Slam US 'Torture' Techniques

Vet says chess, ping-pong were
old grilling tricks

Oct 6, 07 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Silent for 60 years, a handful of WWII vets are admitting their old interrogation tricks — and slamming alleged torture techniques used by the US today. Almost two dozen ex-fighters met for a ceremony by the Potomac yesterday, the Washington Post reports, but one refused the award, protesting the... More »

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CIA • veterans • torture • Nazi • World War II • interrogation techniques • Iraq war • George W. Bush

 Dems Demand Torture Memos

Anger erupts over secret approval for extreme interrogation techniques

Oct 5, 07 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The disclosure by the New York Times of secret Justice Department memos greenlighting the use of torture techniques on terror suspects has triggered an uproar on Capitol Hill. Democrats have demanded to see the memos, which authorized head-slapping, sleep deprivation, freezing, a near-drowning technique called water boarding and other painful... More »

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CIA • Department of Justice • Arlen Specter • Judiciary Committee • Senate Intelligence Committee • interrogation techniques • John D. Rockefeller • Steven Bradbury

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