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Senator john mccain raz today delivered the following statement on the floor of the u. Th ciae s use of its enhanced interrogatio techniquen was s not an effective means of acquiring intelligenc oer gaining cooperation from detainees. The report also notes the interrogation of mohammad rahim resulted in no disseminated intelligence reports. Cia and fbi on the assessment that putin and the russian government aspired to. The senate intelligence committee report on torture. Pressure is building on the cia to release one of the most potentially explosive documents of the post911 era. Release of the report, with appropriate redactions, can help prevent torture from happening again. Dec 30, 2014 the senate intelligence committee report on torture paperback committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program. With addition of errata pages, chart issued by commitee. Committee study of the central intelligence agency. Inaccurate and misleading assertions related to the cia detention and interrogation program in the book, rebuttal. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. The executive summary of the senate intelligence committees report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. Al jazeera has learned from sources familiar with its contents that the committees report alleges that at least one highvalue detainee was subjected to torture techniques that went.
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