The impetus for our investigation came from the longawaited publication of a report into cia torture by the us senate select intelligence. Senate select committee on intelligence ssci is releasing a declassified 500pluspage executive summary of its longawaited report on the cias interrogation and detention program in the years after september 11. M ore than 10 years after the last al qaeda operative was waterboarded, the senate intelligence committee is set to release parts of its 6,000page report. For ali soufan, who interrogated senior alqaeda operatives without the need for eits before and after 911, he has no such moral qualms and will entertain the possibility that torture. In december 2014, the ssci sent the full torture report to several executive branch agencies. The torture report written and directed by scott z. Senate select committee on intelligence released its study of the cias detention and interrogation program foreword, findings, and conclusions, and executive summary.
The definition of sits and examples in appendix a provide context for the discussion of eits. Jul 26, 2014 a summary of the report, documenting the controversial interrogation practices the cia used after 911, is expected to be declassified in the coming weeks. Senator feinstein prelap this report on the destruction of tapes by the cia has been two years in the making. What is the us government trying to hide on guantanamo forcefeeding. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In response to evidence that the cia misled the ssci about the interrogation program and destroyed. The cia kept incomplete records of their detainees, so it is unclear if 119 is a complete count. The torture report friends committee on national legislation. Dec 09, 2014 the senate intelligence committee released hundreds of pages of a report on secret cia torture practices conducted over seven years at hidden sites around the world after the 911 attacks. An important read and source material for people working on this issue from diverse background.
The senate intelligence committee released a report on bush era torture tactics today. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program ebook. You, the reader, are granted a license to remix, tweak, and build upon this work noncommercially, so long as your new creations are under identical terms. Home post the official senate cia torture report our mission free government information fgi is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players libraries, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc. The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions what is the report. A complete discussion of what constituted sits and how they were used is not within the scope this report. The senate torture report can be read for free online here.
Dec 09, 2014 the report, written by the senate intelligence committees democratic staff, examines the cias use of torture during the bush administration. Report of the select committee on intelligence, covering the period january 3, 20 to january 5, 2015 march 31, 2015 s. The senate select committee on intelligence torture report. Potter,from the committee on government operations, submitted the following made through its permanent subcommittee on investi gations by its subcommittee on korean. Also included is a special introduction by daniel j. Its all politics an executive summary of the senate intelligence committees twoyearold report will be made public before democrats. The longanticipated torture report released by the senate reveals the cia misled congress and the white house about harsh interrogation tactics. The official senate cia torture report our mission free government information fgi is a place for initiating dialogue and building consensus among the various players libraries, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, researchers, journalists, etc. Dec 09, 2015 one year after the senate torture report, no ones read it and it might be destroyed. Nov 19, 2014 senate torture report findings expected this year.
The report was compiled by the senate select committee on intelligence ssci, the senate committee charged with conducting oversight of the cias secret activities. The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of. The senate report on cia torture frequently asked questions. Senate democrats are wrapping up their tenure in the majority by reigniting debate on the use of torture enhanced interrogation techniques by the u. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. Release the senate torture report politico magazine. The committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate select committee on intelligence ssci about the central intelligence agency cias detention and interrogation program and its use of various forms of enhanced interrogation techniques in u.
Dec 09, 2014 the executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture. Archived pdf from the original on december 9, 2014. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. War atrocities january11 legislative day, january7, 1954. In it, the committee cited numerous areas that the united states needs to improve upon in order to be fully compliant with the convention against torture. The senate intelligence committee report on torture. In december 2014, the senate intelligence committee released a report on the methods and results of the cias enhanced interrogation program during the post911 war on terror. Key findings of us senate torture report key findings of the us. Dec 09, 2014 the report released by the senate select committee on intelligence discloses new details about the c.
Senate cia torture report details ruthless brutality of. Intelligence agencies know that torture doesnt work interestingly enough, the fbi interrogator who worked on alqaeda operatives shares the same opinion. This is the complete official summary report of the senate intelligence committees investigation of central intelligence agency interrogation and detention programs launched in the wake of the 911 attacks. Dec 15, 2014 the pdf version was created using acrobat 11. Senate report slams cia torture, lies human rights watch. The official senate cia torture report free government.
The tortured history of the senates torture report. Jones, the lead investigator of the senate intelligence committee report on torture. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program. Dec 15, 2014 making sense of the torture report datavia datalangentweet previous. A tiny brooklyn publishing house printed a 50,000copy run of the senate torture report and its flying off shelves faster than the goldfinch. Evaluating the senate select intelligence committees torture. Apr 29, 2016 the report is the results of an investigation into the use of torture called enhanced interrogation techniques by the cia, bush administration and senate investigators on detainees captured. Senate select committee on intelligence just security. Senate intelligence committee study on cia detention and. With addition of errata pages, chart issued by commitee. Dec 10, 2014 10 craziest things in the senate report on torture from rectal feeding to mock executions, the most horrifying revelations about how we abused prisoners after 911. Hart senate building hallway morning 17 dan signs in at a desk in front of the senate scif.
One year after senate torture report, no ones read it and it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the senate. Senator dianne feinstein, the chairman of the senate. The senate intelligence committeesentire study on the ciasdetention and interrogation program is themost indepthand substantive oversight initiative that thecommittee has ever undertaken, and itpresents extremely valuable insights into crucial oversight questions and problems that need to be addressed at the cia. United states senate select committee on intelligence. Senate report on cia torture open society foundations. The senate intelligence committee report on torture movie.
Watch video of feinsteins remarks here what the report. This the us senate select committee on intelligence committee report on cia torture programs that were set in place post 911. Dec 09, 2014 the executive summary of the longawaited senate report on c. The 2014 torture report released by the senate intelligence committee is a 500pluspage denunciation of the cias use of eits, or enhanced interrogation techniques. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release.
Senate select comiiiittee on infelligeoee amnesty international usa. Propublica has created a useful timeline to put the report in perspective. Dec 09, 2014 the report paints a devastating picture of an agency that was ill equipped to question terrorism suspects, bungled the job and misrepresented the results. Pdf is a complex format that may expose some of your private information in some cases. Senate torture report foia american civil liberties union. Make sure to configure your pdf viewer in a safe way. The official senate cia torture report stanford libraries. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program kindle edition by senate select committee on intelligence, feinstein, dianne. Torture report describes cia interrogation program time.
The full torture report is the most comprehensive account of the torture program to date. The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia. The senate torture report officially known as the senate select committee on intelligences study ofthe central intelligence agencys. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Here, you can hear the report in its entirety, with selected footnotes omitting those sections that are yet to be declassified as read by members of the cast of the film. The findings are very troubling, but it will remain classified. A graphic novel adaptation of the senate torture report. An exhaustive report by the senate intelligence committee found the cia tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal and mismanaged program that produced little valuable intelligence. We talked to jones about the cias torture program and the fight to. The release included redacted versions of the committees executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. Releasing the senate torture report human rights first. The huge new senate report on cia torture, explained vox. Senate torture report in bookstores before new years. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program paperback december 30, 2014.
Dec 10, 2014 washington, dc the us senate intelligence committees report summary on the central intelligence agency cia detention and interrogation program is a powerful denunciation of the agency. The report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Senate torture report restarts fight on terror policy. Paul smith former senior coordinator, us program, 20 2018. Legal defense for using techniques considered torture.
So we pushed for release of the senate select committee on intelligence report on the cias enhanced interrogation program. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release torture report secret 6,300page report details enhanced interrogation lawyer nomination brings. Entertainment weekly given the swift and harsh condemnations of cia interrogation tactics, the torture report is sure to top nonfiction charts for months to come mark my words. Congress, senate select committee on intelligence, minority views of ssci members senators burr, risch. Key findings of the us senate intelligence committee report into detention and interrogation methods used by the cia. Source document contributed to documentcloud by wilson andrews the new york times. Dec 12, 2016 the full senate torture report, which documented brutality by the cia against at least 119 detained terrorism suspects, will be held out of public view at obamas presidential library. Dec 15, 2014 the senate torture report, so many years and obstacles in the making, should only be the starting point for a discussion, not the final word on u. Committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program together with foreword by chairman feinstein and additional and minority views december 9, 2014 s. Read the senate intelligence committees damning findings techniques used by the cia included threatening to sexually assault a. The cia engaged in a torture program that didnt work, tortured and killed innocent people, and the agency lied systematically to the authorities while. I am filing today the full classified report with the senate in its final form. The executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning.
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