Senate Intelligence Committee

Report Reveals Deeply Misguided Interrogation Tactics, Feinstein Says

2:16pm December 10, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Senate's "torture report" finds that the CIA conducted brutal interrogations of detainees in the years after 9/11, misled elected leaders, and got little useful information from the harsh tactics.

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Ex-CIA Lawyer Says No One Was Misled On Torture, Abuses Were Reported

6:33am December 10, 2014

by Renee Montagne

John Rizzo, who spent six years as acting general counsel for the CIA, says that while he believes intelligence gains justified the agency's interrogations, he understands those who feel otherwise.

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State Department Feared Torture Report Would Spark Fury. Where Is It?

6:23am December 10, 2014

by Ari Shapiro

The U.S. beefed up security at embassies ahead of the CIA interrogation report's release in anticipation of a violent reaction. But around the globe, the response was relatively muted.

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An IKONOS satellite image of a facility near Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2003, shows what is reportedly the largest CIA covert prison in Afghanistan, code-named the Salt Pit.

Report Says CIA Misled Congress, White House On Interrogation Program

7:27pm December 09, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

The report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques used by the CIA after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The report found the techniques provided no useful intelligence.

As Torture Report's Release Nears, CIA And Opponents Ready Responses

12:27pm December 09, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The Senate's release will focus on case studies of the treatment, at times brutal, of 20 or so high-value detainees in the counterterrorism efforts following 9/11, and whether those methods paid off.

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Senate intelligence committee chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is again defending her report on CIA torture methods, which was set to be released this week.

Congress Clashes Over Release Of CIA 'Torture Report'

9:06am December 09, 2014

by Lauren Hodges

Senate Democrats plan to release the long-withheld report on interrogation techniques this week, but the State Department wants more delay because of feared repercussions — both at home and overseas.

U.S. Boosts Security At Facilities Ahead Of 'Torture Report' Release

8:53am December 09, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The White House says the report "could lead to a greater risk" to U.S. facilities and individuals around the world, but that the president supported the Senate's release scheduled for Tuesday.