Interrogation techniques
NYT: Εx-CIA officer John Kiriakou involved in pardon transactions
In 2019, John Kiriakou, a former CIA analyst and case officer jailed for revealing to a reporter the use of waterboarding in the interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects, sought a pardon from President Donald Trump. This had been revealed then by the Washington Times.
BaThe espionage world at Spy Museum
A lipstick pistol, a button-hole camera, a lethal umbrella and an authentic waterboarding table: The espionage world's heroic, ingenious and sordid sides are all on show in Washington's all-new, much-expanded International Spy Museum.
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Jeb Bush leaves door open for use of torture by government
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on August 13 declined to rule out resuming the use of torture under some circumstances by the U.S. government.
Iliescu Admits Romania Hosted Secret CIA Base
Romania's former president, Ion Iliescu, has said in an interview with the German newspaper Der Spiegel that between 2002 and 2003 he approved "in principle" a US request for the CIA to set up a centre in Romania.
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CIA chief defends agency, but admits 'abhorrent' abuses
US spymaster John Brennan staunchly defended CIA officers on Thursday as "patriots" but admitted some interrogators had used "abhorrent" tactics in the past decade.
Turkey slams CIA torture in post-9/11 era, after Senate report
Turkey has condemned the torture committed by the CIA against terrorism suspects in the post-Sept. 11 era, following the recent release of a report issued by the U.S. Senate's Intelligence Committee.
CIA tortured suspects 'until the point of death': Report
The CIA tortured al-Qaeda suspects "until the point of death" by drowning them in water-filled baths, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported on Sept. 8, ahead of the publication of a U.S. Senate report on interrogation techniques.
CIA concedes it spied on US Senate investigators, apologizes
The CIA has conceded that it had improperly monitored computers used by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in an investigation of interrogation tactics and secret prisons for terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.