By David Francis and Sabine Muscat
The CIA’s actions detailed in a long-awaited torture report released yesterday are “a stain on our values and our history.” Those are the words of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The report, a damning indictment of the CIA’s post-9/11 interrogation program, is filled with shocking instances of CIA abuse, including “rectal rehydration” and physical threats. It provides evidence to those at home and abroad who accuse the CIA of going too far in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The CIA continues to maintain that its actions were necessary …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
