A panel of former 9/11 Commission members say the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) withheld videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects, possibly violating federal law. According to a Saturday New York Times report, the panel began to...
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CIA requests DOJ probe into waterboarding comments by ex-agent
The US Central Intelligence agency (CIA) has requested that the Department of Justice conduct an investigation into whether former CIA agent John Kiriakou illegally released classified information when he spoke to several news organizations last week [JURIST...
Federal judge weighs inquiry into CIA destruction of interrogation videos
US District Judge Henry H. Kennedy on Friday considered the merits of opening a judicial inquiry into whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects violated a 2005 court order. During a...
House panel subpoenas ex-CIA official who ordered destruction of interrogation videos
The US House Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday issued a subpoena for Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA's clandestine branch who ordered the destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects [JURIST...
CIA to give House panel info on destruction of interrogation videos
The US Central Intelligence Agency will turn over information to Congress regarding the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects , Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday....
White House lawyers took part in debate on destroying CIA interrogation videos: NYT
At least four White House lawyers participated in discussions about whether the CIA should destroy videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects , the New York Times reported Wednesday. It had previously been reported that Harriet Miers,...
Federal judge orders hearing on CIA destruction of interrogation videos
US District Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. said Tuesday that he will hold a hearing to consider whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects violated a 2005 court order. Lawyers representing several...
House panel to probe CIA destruction of interrogation videos despite DOJ request
The ranking member of the US House Select Committee on Intelligence said Sunday that the committee would proceed with its investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects, despite the...
DOJ refusing to turn over info on CIA interrogation tapes probe
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday that the Department of Justice will not provide information to congressional officials regarding its ongoing probe into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the interrogation of terror suspects. In a...
Destruction of CIA interrogation tapes raises torture suspicions: UN rights expert
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin said Thursday that the destruction of CIA videotapes suggests that US interrogators may have violated international prohibitions against torture. Scheinin told reporters after the...