CIA Report Leaves Much To The Imagination August 27, 2009 • While the report offers up the largest public disclosure of CIA methods and tactics since the Iran-Contra hearings, some 36 pages were partially redacted and another 30 were completely blacked out. That leads some people to ask whether the missing sections could be covering up abuses the public hasn't even heard about yet. CIA Report Leaves Much To The Imagination Listen · 3:58 3:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112277788/112281215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pentagon Rated Reporters' Work In Afghanistan August 27, 2009 • The Department of Defense hired an outside contractor to track the coverage of journalists reporting on the U.S. military. A military spokeswoman disputes allegations in the Stars and Stripes newspaper that the information has been used to decide whether to embed journalists with troops in Afghanistan. Pentagon Rated Reporters' Work In Afghanistan Listen · 3:03 3:03 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112311430/112311429" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Did Harsh CIA Interrogations Work? August 27, 2009 • The recently released 2004 CIA report detailed interrogation techniques used against terror suspects. The debate continues about whether to call the methods "torture" or "enhanced techniques." Former vice president Dick Cheney says the report proves the methods saved lives. Did Harsh CIA Interrogations Work? Listen · 30:18 30:18 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112294911/112294907" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Post-CIA, Who Will Ask The Questions, And How? August 27, 2009 • The Obama administration said this week that it will create a new office managed by the FBI and overseen by the White House to run interrogations, but officials have yet to work out exactly who the interrogators will be or where the sessions would take place.
Opinion Differences Of Opinion: CIA Interrogations August 26, 2009 • News that a federal prosecutor will examine whether the CIA broke the law in its interrogations of detainees prompted both support and criticism in the United States and beyond. At the same time, newly released documents allowed a deeper look into past CIA tactics, sparking renewed outcry.
Politics CIA Probe Not Enough To Please Disaffected Liberals August 26, 2009 • It will take more than a newly launched Justice Department inquiry into the CIA's post-Sept. 11 interrogations of terrorism suspects to convince President Obama's restive supporters that he has the political will to follow the facts wherever they lead.
CIA Documents: 'Black Sites,' White Noise And Intel August 25, 2009 • A set of documents released by the Justice Department this week provides new windows into the details of the CIA's now-shuttered network of secret prisons overseas, as well as its treatment of al-Qaida detainees. Here, a look at some notable excerpts.
CIA Bruised By Probes Of Prisoner Abuse August 25, 2009 • The naming of a federal prosecutor to investigate alleged abuse of detainees by the CIA is a blow for an agency that has been battered by a wave of uncomfortable disclosures about its operations overseas. For many at the CIA, who never relished their role, the changes come as something of a relief.
ACLU: Holder Should 'Go Ahead And Prosecute' August 25, 2009 • The Justice Department says it will conduct a "preliminary review" of possible criminal cases stemming from CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects. But the ACLU — which has waged a five-year legal battle pushing for such a probe — wants the DOJ to go farther. ACLU: Holder Should 'Go Ahead And Prosecute' Listen · 3:41 3:41 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112196336/112196320" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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CIA Report Details Interrogation Techniques August 25, 2009 • The re-released report provides details of the interrogations and the range of abuses inside the CIA's overseas prisons. The report was previously released in 2007 but was so redacted that it revealed little new information. The less censored version is the largest single release of information about the Bush administration's detainee interrogation program so far. CIA Report Details Interrogation Techniques Listen · 4:04 4:04 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112196368/112196329" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Holder Names Prosecutor To Probe Interrogations August 24, 2009 • Attorney General Eric Holder has picked prosecutor John Durham to investigate CIA mistreatment of terrorism suspects. The decision comes as the Obama administration releases a newly unclassified CIA report detailing the agency's treatment of terrorism suspects. Hear Ari Shapiro's Report On 'All Things Considered' Listen · 4:20 4:20 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112182593/112182909" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Holder's Statement On Naming CIA Case Prosecutor August 24, 2009 • Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday named a prosecutor to investigate possible CIA mistreatment of terrorism suspects. Holder announced a preliminary review into "whether federal laws were violated in connection with the interrogation of specific detainees at overseas locations."
Panetta Statement On CIA Detention Reports August 24, 2009 • As the government prepared to disclose information, including a 2004 CIA inspector general's report, about alleged abuses during CIA-run interrogations of top al-Qaida suspects, CIA Director Leon Panetta on Monday sent a note to the agency's workforce.
White House To Oversee New Interrogation Team August 24, 2009 • President Obama has approved the creation of a team of elite interrogators responsible for questioning top terrorism suspects. The FBI — not the CIA — will take the lead role in interrogations. White House To Oversee New Interrogation Team Listen · 4:16 4:16 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112169988/112182911" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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CIA Under Scrutiny As Prosecutor Leads Abuse Inquiry August 24, 2009 • Attorney General Eric Holder selected federal prosecutor John Durham to investigate CIA treatment of terrorism suspects. Hear Ari Shapiro's Report On 'All Things Considered' Listen · 4:20 4:20 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/112166549/112182909" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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