New Interviews Show "Harsh" Interrogation Techniques Split Apart Officials Charged With Questioning

washingtonpost.com:

Now, as the Senate intelligence committee examines the CIA's interrogation program, investigators are focusing in part on Mitchell and John "Bruce" Jessen, former CIA contractors who helped design and oversee Abu Zubaida's interrogation. These men have been portrayed as eager proponents of coercion, but the former U.S. official, whose account was corroborated in part by Justice Department documents, said they also rejected orders from Langley to prolong the most severe pressure on the detainee. The former official's account, alongside the recollections of those familiar with events at the CIA's secret prison in Thailand, yields a more nuanced understanding of their role than has previously been available.

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Comments

[RationalityPlease]

Quibbling over wrong and wronger?

[sense oar sheep]

another great article from the washington post.
in this article, i noticed how a non-federal private entity, mitchell, had perceived authority over the FBI and CIA.
where was this perceived authority derived?
I imagine Mitchell's authority came the All Mighty.

washington posts' commentary is another matter.

[LemonMeringue]

"not a single significant plot was foiled"

[MisterHands]

More right-wing spin.

[newyorkid]

The debate should be torture vs. not torture. It shouldn't be harsh torture vs less harsh torture. That is how propaganda works. Torture is always wrong.

[jan4insight]

Agree. And what's with the harsh in quotations marks????

[LiveLifeNow]

Bingo. When do the prosecutions begin..

[alwaysthere]

the black water jesus split our church in two too !