It also chronicles the agencys evasions and lies to congress, the white house, the media, and the public. Conclusion finally, the committee notes that, as is the case with all. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program. The release included redacted versions of the committee s executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. Senate cia torture report details ruthless brutality of.
Feinstein statement on cia detention, interrogation report. Dec 09, 2014 news world americas cia torture report in full. It is clear that practices most americans would condemn have been used in secret by our intelligence agencies to pursue information in americas ongoing conflict with radical islam. Committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program. The study found that american torture was not confined to a handful of. This is the executive summary of the committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program, a u. Dec 09, 2014 the executive summary of the senate intelligence committee s report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. The cia did not brief the leadership of the senate select committee on intelligence on the.
Assessment ica produced by cia, nsa, and fbi in january of 2017 on. Recent senate committee reports parliament of australia. The senate intelligence committee released a report on bush era torture tactics today. The senate intelligence committee sentire study on the cia sdetention and interrogation program is themost indepthand substantive oversight initiative that thecommittee has ever undertaken, and itpresents extremely valuable insights into crucial oversight questions and problems that need to be addressed at the cia. The report was released today by the senate intelligence committee. Jones was a senate select committee on intelligence staffer assigned by dianne feinstein, played by annette benning in the report, to lead the investigation into the cia s detention and. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release. Senate panel releases scathing report on cia interrogations. Senate select committee to study governmental operations with.
Dianne feinstein, the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, writes in the report that it is her personal conclusion that, under any common meaning of the term, cia detainees. An important read and source material for people working on this issue from diverse background. With the release by the senate select committee on intelligence of a major study of the cia s detention and interrogation practices, americans have been forced to confront some disturbing facts. Senate report finds cia interrogation tactics were ineffective. The senate intelligence committee s report, the culmination of a yearslong battle between the california democrat and the cia, is expected to. In 2009 the senate armed services committee published a report pdf detailing the abuse of detainees under the jurisdiction of the department of defense and the u. Apr 20, 2020 redacted december 2014 agency accountability board report pdf 12. Source document contributed to documentcloud by wilson andrews the new york times. Dec 09, 2014 an exhaustive report by the senate intelligence committee found the cia tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal and mismanaged program that produced little valuable intelligence. Senate select committee on intelligence july 3, 2018 the senate select committee on intelligence ssci is conducting a bipartisan. Read the senate intelligence committee s damning findings.
The committee will address the contents of the reports and their handling by the united states government in a separate part of its report. The investigative report was produced by the senate select committee on intelligence and describes horrific human rights abuses by the cia. Full text of final report of the select committee to. The report uses the same designations consistently, so country j, for example, refers to the same country throughout the committee study. Who is daniel jones from the report inside the senate.
The ssci report is not the first official accounting of harsh interrogation methods conducted during the bush administration, but it is the first to examine the cia s role. Redacted december 2014 agency accountability board report pdf 12. The church committees thoughtful and careful investigative work, which earned it the respect of many members of the senate, ultimately led to reform efforts throughout the intelligence community. A senate committee released a 600page assessment of the cia s interrogation program in the five years after 911. Dec 09, 2014 the senate committees report on the c. An exhaustive report by the senate intelligence committee found the cia tortured suspected terrorists in a brutal and mismanaged program that produced little valuable intelligence.
Full text of final report of the select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities, united states senate. Techniques used by the cia included threatening to sexually assault a detainees. The senate intelligence committee report on torture. The senate intelligence committee has released its report on foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election. This the us senate select committee on intelligence committee report on cia torture programs that were set in place post 911. Al jazeera has learned from sources familiar with its contents that the committee s report alleges that at least one highvalue detainee was subjected to torture. Further, the cia requested that the committee replace the original code names for cia detention sites with new identifiers. Senate torture report foia american civil liberties union. Source document contributed to documentcloud by tish wells mcclatchy washington bureau.
Senate select committee on intelligence released its study of the cia s detention and interrogation program foreword, findings, and conclusions, and executive summary. Committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program together with foreword by chairman feinstein and additional and minority views december 9, 2014 s. The official senate cia torture report free government. The report is 525 pages, heavily redacted, and includes graphic details about the torture techniques used by the cia. Almost exactly a year ago, the senate intelligence committee approved, by a 96 bipartisan vote, a 6,300page inquiry into brutal interrogations conducted by the cia on suspected alqaida detainees. Feinstein says cia trying to hide facts in torture report. Senate select committee on intelligence ssci is releasing a declassified 500pluspage executive summary of its longawaited report on the cias interrogation and detention program in the years after september 11. The united states senate select committee on intelligence sometimes referred to as the intelligence committee or ssci is dedicated to overseeing the united states intelligence communitythe agencies and bureaus of the federal government of the united states who provide information and analysis for leaders of the executive and legislative branches. Senate select committee in 1975 that investigated abuses by the central intelligence agency, national security agency, federal bureau of investigation, and the internal revenue service. Cia director john brennan apologized to the senate intelligence committee on thursday and admitted the agency spied on computers used by its staffers who prepared an investigation of the. Committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program paperback december 30, 2014. The cia did not brief the leadership of the senate select committee on intelligence on the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques until september 2002, after the techniques had been approved and used. The senate intelligence committee undermined the trust that intelligence agencies had accorded it when its staff broke the rules on access to cia computers made available for their investigation. The report, which also includes recommendations for future security, came out.
According to the report, in april 2007, former cia director michael hayden provided the select committee on intelligence with. The release included redacted versions of the committees executive summary and findings and conclusions, as well as additional and minority views. Report of the select committee on intelligence united states senate covering the period january 3, 2017 to january 3, 2019 march 28, 2019 s. The committee s report is more than 6,000 pages long. Report of the select committee on intelligence, covering the period january 3, 20 to january 5, 2015 march 31, 2015 s. Jul 25, 2019 the senate intelligence committee has released its report on foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Jones is a former united states senate investigator, best known for his role in leading the investigation into the cia s use of torture in the wake of the september 11 attacks. Conclusion finally, the committee notes that, as is the case with all intelligence questions, information continues to be gathered and analyzed. Report says cia misled congress, white house on interrogation. Senate intelligence committee study on cia detention and. Person referred to in the senate chris enright pdf 162kb senate environment and communications legislation committee additional estimates 201920 pdf 301kb. United states senate select committee on intelligence. A stillclassified report on the cia s interrogation program established in the wake of 911 sparked a furious row last week between the agency and senate intelligence committee chairwoman dianne feinstein. Aug 31, 2018 the report therefore lists these countries by letter. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The church committee formally the united states senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities was a u.
Adi, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest investigations around the world that promote accountability. Senate report on cia interrogation methods has tortured. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture. The cia s security concerns about releasing the full report resulted in a compromise earlier this year by the white house and the committee to release a redacted version of the executive summary. Watch video of feinsteins remarks here what the report. The report, from the senate intelligence committee, claimed the interrogation techniques used were brutal and far worse than the cia represented to lawmakers. Full text of final report of the select committee to study. Dec 20, 20 almost exactly a year ago, the senate intelligence committee approved, by a 96 bipartisan vote, a 6,300page inquiry into brutal interrogations conducted by the cia on suspected alqaida detainees.
A history of notable senate investigations prepared by the. Congress approved legislation to provide for greater checks and balances of the intelligence community. Senate intelligence committee presses cia to release torture. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. Read the senate intelligence committee report pdf on the senate floor, she acknowledged concerns that releasing the report could provoke blowback. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. In response to evidence that the cia misled the ssci about the interrogation program and destroyed. The committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate select committee on intelligence ssci about the central intelligence agency cia s detention and interrogation program and its use of various forms of enhanced interrogation techniques in u. Senate report on cia torture open society foundations. The committee study of the central intelligence agency s detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate select committee on intelligence ssci about the central intelligence agency cias detention and interrogation program and its use of various forms of enhanced interrogation techniques in u. The executive summary of the senate intelligence committee s report on cia torture was released on tuesday morning. Senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities the church committee resolution passed. Senator howard baker rtn senator barry goldwater raz. Torture report describes cia interrogation program time.
Jones is the founder and president of advance democracy, inc. United states senate permanent subcommittee on investigations committee on homeland security and governmental affairs carl levin, chairman tom coburn, ranking minority member keeping foreign corruption out of the united states. Senate select committee on intelligence july 3, 2018. Senate select committee on intelligence ssci is releasing a declassified 500pluspage executive summary of its longawaited report on the cia s interrogation and detention program in the years after september 11.
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