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  • December 2007
    • CIA to Surrender Tape Records

      CIA to Surrender Tape Records

      (Newser) - The CIA will provide documents on the destruction of interrogation videotapes to the House Intelligence Committee and allow the agency's top attorney to testify, the New York Times reports. It's unclear whether the man who ordered the videos destroyed, clandestine service chief Jose Rodriguez, will also testify. The tapes showed al-Qaeda suspects being subjected to water boarding. More »

    • CIA Was Warned Not to Destroy Tapes

      CIA Was Warned Not to Destroy Tapes

      (Newser) - The CIA destroyed interrogation videotapes in 2005 against the advice of the White House, Justice Department, and members of Congress, the New York Times reports. All warned of the potential legal risks of destroying the tapes, which showed the harsh interrogation of two al-Qaeda operatives. The agency's chief of clandestine operations overruled the advice and destroyed them without notifying even the CIA's top lawyer. More »

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      George W. Bush   Congress   al-Qaeda   CIA   Department of Justice   Michael Hayden   interrogation   Peter Hoekstra

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