By David Francis and Sabine Muscat
President Barack Obama refuses to take sides as the fallout from the torture report continues. The CIA maintained Wednesday that its post-9/11 enhanced interrogation program yielded intelligence that saved American lives and prevented attacks. The Senate report categorically denies these claims. Obama, who has been accused of abandoning the intelligence community in the past, is now walking a fine line between supporting the CIA — the White House said the president has “complete confidence” in CIA Director John Brennan — and his liberal base, which has long been appalled by the CIA’s enhanced interrogations.
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Source: Foreign Policy
