Monday, December 8, 2014

Report on CIA torture to be released Tuesday (White House)

A long-delayed Senate report on the US Central Intelligence Agency's brutal interrogation of suspected Al-Qaeda operatives will be made public on Tuesday, the White House said. 

While heavily redacted, the report is expected to be a damning indictment of a secret program to question more than 100 detainees using what President Barack Obama has already called torture.


"We have heard from the committee that they do intend to release the report tomorrow," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters, following reports of a last minute bid to halt its publication.

Earnest said that "prudent steps" had been taken to reinforce security at US facilities and diplomatic missions abroad in case the report, much of which has already been leaked, triggers anger.

"That said, the administration strongly supports the release of this declassified summary of the report," Earnest said, underlining the point that Obama has outlawed harsh interrogation methods.

The report is understood to cover the treatment of around 100 terror suspects rounded up by US operatives between 2001 and 2009 and subjected to water boarding, stress positions and other harsh methods.

The CIA's defenders insist the methods saved American lives by helping to uncover Al-Qaeda's network, while critics say they ran contrary to US values and hardened anti-American attitudes.

AFP - english.ahram.org.eg
8/12/14
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  1. CIA torture report: US raises security ahead of release...

    Security has been stepped up at US facilities around the world ahead of the release of a report expected to reveal details of harsh CIA interrogations, the White House says.

    Embassies and other sites were taking precautions amid "some indications" of "greater risk", a spokesman said.

    A 480-page summary of the Senate report is due to be released on Tuesday.

    It is expected to detail the CIA's campaign against al-Qaeda in the aftermath of 9/11.

    As well as detailing the controversial methods used by CIA operatives in an effort to extract information from high-value suspects, the report is expected to say harsh interrogations failed to deliver appropriate results.

    Publication of the report has been delayed amid disagreements in Washington over what should be made public...............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30383924
    8/12/14

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  2. CIA Torture Report Could Endanger US Foreign Facilities: White House...

    US facilities and individuals around the globe can be threatened after the release of CIA's torture report on Tuesday, the White House spokesperson, Josh Earnest, said Monday.

    "There are some indications that the release of the report could lead to greater risk that is posed to US facilities and individuals all around the world," Earnest told journalists during a press briefing.

    The spokesperson underscored that the Obama administration has taken "prudent steps to ensure that the proper security precautions are in place at US facilities around the globe."

    The administration strongly supports the release of declassified summary of the torture report despite possible consequences, Earnest stressed...................http://sputniknews.com/us/20141208/1015637899.html
    9/12/14

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  3. The CIA torture report scheduled for release Tuesday has prompted US embassies, military posts and personnel across the world to prepare for possible attacks, while protests against police brutality currently rage inside the country, according to numerous media reports....

    The State Department warned its employees overseas of potentially violent backlash in anticipation of the long-delayed release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report, triggered by senior intelligence officials' classified assessments, NBC News reported Tuesday.

    CNN has identified contingency response teams totaling up to 2,000 marines mobilized in Italy, Middle East and on patrol in the Arabian Sea. An additional three teams of 50 marines in Spain, Bahrain and Japan trained to protect vulnerable US embassies are also on alert, a US defense official was cited by the network as saying.

    OUTCRY WILL CAUSE 'VIOLENCE AND DEATHS'

    The White House underscored concerns over potential blowback Monday, with Press Secretary Josh Earnest reiterating at a press briefing that the government has taken "prudent steps to ensure that the proper security precautions are in place at US facilities around the globe.".................http://sputniknews.com/us/20141209/1015660590.html
    9/12/14

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  4. US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the CIA's torture of Al-Qaeda suspects, as documented in a Senate report, had been "contrary to our values."...

    "That is why I unequivocally banned torture when I took office, because one of our most effective tools in fighting terrorism and keeping Americans safe is staying true to our ideals," Obama said.
    http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/117560.aspx

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  5. Ανακρίσεις CIA: Στέρηση ύπνου για 180 ώρες, κλύσματα και εικονικοί πνιγμοί...

    Οι «προωθημένες μέθοδοι ανάκρισης» που χρησιμοποίησε η CIA σε ανθρώπους που κρατούσε σε μυστικές φυλακές ήταν αναποτελεσματικές και δεν προσέφεραν ποτέ πληροφορίες που οδήγησαν στην αποτροπή τρομοκρατικών ενεργειών, αναφέρει η έκθεση της Επιτροπής Πληροφοριών της αμερικανικής Γερουσίας που δόθηκε σήμερα στη δημοσιότητα.

    Η έκθεση των 525 σελίδων αναφέρει ότι η CIA παραπλάνησε την κοινή γνώμη και τους πολιτικούς σχετικά με την αποτελεσματικότητα του προγράμματος, το οποίο διήρκησε από το 2002 ως το 2006 και περιελάμβανε την ανάκριση κρατούμενων σε όλων τον κόσμο, κάποιοι από τους οποίους φέρονται πως ήταν μέλη της αλ Κάιντα.

    Η έκθεση, που έδωσε στη δημοσιότητα η Επιτροπή Πληροφοριών της Γερουσίας έπειτα από τριετή έρευνα (2009-2012), υπογραμμίζει ότι οι μέθοδοι που χρησιμοποίησε η CIA ήταν «πολύ πιο βίαιες» απ' ό,τι είχε ποτέ αποκαλύψει στην κοινή γνώμη και τους πολιτικούς. Παράλληλα η επιτροπή κατηγορεί την υπηρεσία ότι υπέβαλε 39 κρατούμενους σε βίαιες τεχνικές επί πολλά χρόνια, για κάποιες από τις οποίες δεν είχε άδεια.

    Εξάλλου οι γερουσιαστές επεσήμαναν ότι η υπηρεσία ποτέ δεν ενημέρωσε πλήρως τον τότε πρόεδρο των ΗΠΑ Τζορτζ Μπους για τις τεχνικές που χρησιμοποιούσε, αν και ο ίδιος είχε πει το αντίθετο.

    Ο Μπους τερμάτισε αρκετές πλευρές του προγράμματος «Μεταγωγής, κράτησης και ανάκρισης» προτού αποχωρήσει από την προεδρία, ενώ ο διάδοχός του Μπαράκ Ομπάμα απαγόρευσε τις προωθημένες μεθόδους ανάκρισης το 2009 μετά την ανάληψη του θώκου.

    «Το έγγραφο εξετάζει την κράτηση από τη CIA στο εξωτερικό τουλάχιστον 119 προσώπων και τη χρήση εξαναγκαστικών μεθόδων ανάκρισης, οι οποίες σε κάποιες περιπτώσεις ισοδυναμούν με βασανιστήρια», δήλωσε η πρόεδρος της επιτροπής Νταϊάν Φάινσταϊν.....................http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22769&subid=2&pubid=64106214
    9/12/14

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  6. The CIA carried out "brutal" interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said...

    The summary of the report, compiled by Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that the CIA misled Americans about what it was doing.

    The information the CIA collected this way failed to secure information that foiled any threats, the report said.

    In a statement, the CIA insisted that the interrogations did help save lives.

    "The intelligence gained from the programme was critical to our understanding of al-Qaeda and continues to inform our counterterrorism efforts to this day," Director John Brennan said in a statement.

    However, the CIA said it acknowledged that there were mistakes in the programme, especially early on when it was unprepared for the scale of the operation to detain and interrogate prisoners................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30401100
    9/12/14

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  7. Les interrogatoires de la CIA après le 11 septembre: inefficaces et brutaux ...

    Le président Barack Obama a dénoncé mardi des méthodes "contraires" au valeurs des Etats-Unis après la publication d'un rapport du sénat américain sur les techniques d'interrogatoire utilisées par la CIA contre des détenus après le 11-Septembre.

    "Ces techniques ont fortement terni la réputation de l'Amérique dans le monde", indique M. Obama dans un communiqué, promettant de tout faire pour qu'elles ne soient plus jamais utilisées.

    "Aucune nation n'est parfaite", ajoute-t-il. "Mais une des forces de l'Amérique est notre volonté d'affronter ouvertement notre passé, faire face à nos imperfections, et changer pour nous améliorer", poursuit-il.

    Reconnaissant que l'administration de son prédécesseur, George W. Bush, avait été confrontée à des choix "douloureux" au moment de trancher sur la façon de poursuivre Al-Qaïda et d'éviter "de nouvelles attaques terroristes", M. Obama souligne que de "bonnes choses" ont été faites durant "ces années difficiles".

    "Dans le même temps, certaines des actions qui ont été menées étaient contraires à nos valeurs", ajoute-t-il. "C'est la raison pour laquelle j'ai explicitement banni la torture lorsque j'ai pris me fonctions".................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_les-interrogatoires-de-la-cia-apres-le-11-septembre-inefficaces-et-brutaux?id=8544783
    9/12/14

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  8. El informe sobre torturas revela que la CIA se extralimitó ...

    Los agentes de la CIA usaron métodos brutales como ahogamiento simulado al interrogar a los sospechosos de terrorismo durante la década pasada, reveló un informe sobre las torturas practicadas por la agencia de inteligencia estadounidense.

    De acuerdo con el informe, publicado este martes por el Comité de Inteligencia del Senado, los detenidos fueron interrogados con métodos de privación de sueño, amenazas de muerte así como prácticas innecesarias médicamente como "alimentación e hidratación rectal".

    Entre las técnicas usadas para quebrar la voluntad de los interrogados figura también la asfixia por agua simulada que consistió en poner un paño sobre la cara del prisionero, echarle agua y obligarlo a respirar, provocando la sensación de ahogo.

    A este "interrogatorio" fue sometido Jalid Sheij Mohamed, supuesto "cerebro" de los atentados del 11-S .

    El documento, que ha tardado varios años en ser elaborado, tiene más de 600 páginas con las conclusiones de la investigación realizada....................http://sp.ria.ru/international/20141209/163552772.html
    9/12/14

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