Because th geographic limitation on the race of article 6 renders. Thirteen enhanced interrogation techniques interrogation methods are at the center of the senate intelligence committee report about the cia s use of harsh interrogation tactics after. The report also detailed enhanced interrogation techniques a euphemism for torture that the department of. While the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques were used against ksm and allibbi, the pair provided false and misleading information during their time in cia custody. This manual cannot teach anyone how to be, or become, a good its purpose is to provide guidelines for kubark interrogation, and. Enhanced interrogation explained the cia s detention and interrogation program allowed the use of socalled enhanced interrogation techniques on detainees captured after 911. A list of the enhanced interrogation techniques used by. Pdf a careful reading of the kubark manual is essential for anyone involved in anticipating modernday interrogation guides such as cia s kubark. Below is a list of torture tactics that the cia used on prisoners after 911. Tsnf results cia s use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques. The senate select committee on intelligence ssci released the executive summary of its study on the central intelligence agency s cia rendition, detention, and interrogation program, along with corollary reports from the ssci minority and the cia. In late august of 2009, headlines in all major media outlines talked about a cia report detailing interrogation techniques and the cia. Psychological perspectives on the authors 2017 interrogation.
A senate report on the central intelligence agency s post911 interrogation program concludes the agency misrepresented the program to both the justice department and congress, the wall street. Foia documents related to the former detention and interrogation program 6541535 rippub 4 june. Enhanced interrogation techniques have been referred to as harsh interrogation methods or a form a torture by cruel and unusual punishment for decades. Throughout its history, the cia has been the subject of a number of controversies, both at home and abroad. Army and cia interrogation manuals wikipedia soon after, the u. The kabul fort has also been the subject of confusion. 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. Torture report describes cia interrogation program time. Apr 21, 2009 michael isikoff talked about his newsweek piece, the lawyer and the caterpillar, on cia interrogation tactics. Ninety tapes were made of zubaydah and two of alnashiri. The report from the senate intelligence committee on the cia s interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept.
The cia was right in the 1950s and wrong a half century later. The cia failed to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of its enhanced interrogation techniques. The cia rarely reprimanded or held personnel accountable for serious or significant violations, inappropriate activities, and systematic and individual management failures. Recognizing and developing countermeasures to al qaeda resistance to interrogation techniques. Statement of michael hayden, former cia director, scott hennen show.
Cic inquiries into many subjects that arc closely related to interrogation. Other detainees provided significant accurate intelligence prior to, or without having been. Dec 17, 2016 a cia contractor said saturday that allowing enhanced interrogation techniques many of which are considered to be torture to be used on terrorist detainees remains necessary. The cia may have pushed the envelope with interrogation techniques, but even it thought some techniques were too far. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive.
Topics leaked cia topsecret training manual collection opensource language. Jessen, one of the two contract psychologists who designed the cias enhanced interrogation techniques, spent 10 days in the secret prison near kabul, afghanistan, in november 2002. By brian ross and richard esposito higher intellect. Results cias use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques, as part of a comprehensive. Specific interrogation team members may request prior approval from headquarters to employ any or all of the enhanced techniques. Dci guidelines on confinement conditions for cia detainees, 28 january 2003 e. The mna, standardized for the elderly population, 30 is the preferred tool for nutritional assessment in ltc associated with anaste calabria, although, in the literature, authors report different opinions kubfak its use in institutionalized elderly with dementia. The cryptonym kubark appears in the title of a 1963 cia document kubark counterintelligence interrogation which describes interrogation techniques, including, among other.
The cias use of its enhanced interrogation techniques was not an. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture. During the war on terror, the bush administration authorized the us central intelligence agency to employ enhanced interrogation techniques to extract intelli. The cia interrogation videotapes destruction occurred on november 9, 2005. This information will be detailed in the intelligence committees report. Jan 19, 2017 the new information is consistent with the conclusion of the senate committees torture report that the c. The history of the cia by tim weiner accuses the cia of covert actions and human rights abuses. Enhanced interrogation explained the cias detention and interrogation program allowed the use of socalled enhanced interrogation techniques on detainees captured after 911.
Torture is wrong under any circumstances, whether its called torture, enhanced interrogation techniques, stress positions, or anything else. Law enforcement interrogation of terrorism suspects introduction when terrorism suspects are captured or arrested, it is important for the united states to learn all that it can from these individuals to prevent future attacks and gain knowledge about terrorist groups and others plotting to harm the country. Sanctioned interrogation techniques must be specifically approved in advance by the director, ctc in. Law enforcement interrogation of terrorism suspects. He is the author of a seminal al qaida manual on resistance to interrogation methods. Army and cia interrogation manuals are seven controversial military training manuals which were declassified by the pentagon in 1996. Cia director george tenet issued formal guidelines for interrogations and conditions of confinement at detention sites in january 2003, by which time 40.
Cia interrogation manuals written in the 1960s and 1980s described coercive techniques such as those used to mistreat detainees at the abu ghraib prison in iraq, according to the declassified documents posted today by the national security archive. This memorandum responds to your request for an independent study of the foreign intelligence efficacy of using enhanced. The following is a list of controversies involving the central intelligence agency cia. Mi interrogation units are a proven and valued collection asset. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib. Release of this information has sparked a renewed debate regarding whether the use of socalled enhanced interrogation techniques was.
Effectiveness of the cia counterterrorist interrogation techniques 1. Aug 31, 2018 the cia began interrogation training more than seven months after taking custody of abu zubaydah, and more than three months after the cia began using its enhanced interrogation techniques. The majority concluded that the use of the cias enhanced interrogation techniques eits was not an effective means of. Isikoff responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Dod case, the interrogation was harsh, but did not involve the cia. 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. Major documents in the history of american intelligence interrogation are included in this unique ebook compilation, including two famous manuals, the cia. Jul 04, 2018 there is nothing mysteriouo about interrogation. In 1963, the central intelligence agency compiled the historical understanding of such noninvasive interrogation techniques into a howto guide titled kubark counterintelligence interrogation, informally known as the kubark manual. Think of the reid technique for detectives in the same way as the basic negotiation techniques used by crisis negotiators. Richelson of the national security archive has been critical of its claims. Cia s harsh interrogation techniques described page 3 of 4. Jan 25, 2008 a panel discussion was held on issues surrounding the destruction of the central intelligence agency cia interrogation tapes which was revealed the previous month.
This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says the. Senate report claims cia misled on interrogation program. Senate report slams cia torture, lies human rights watch. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the.
As is true of all 19 jan 2002 rogation standards laid out in the army field manual 222. Cia detainees who were subjected to the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques were usually subjected to the techniques immediately after being rendered to cia custody. As we previously have discussed at greate lengthr, interrogations conducted pursuant to the program have led to specific, actionable intelligence about terrorist threats to th e united states and its. Elicitation techniques documents elicitation is a technique used to collect information that is not readily available and do so without raising suspicion that specific facts are being sought. Khalid sheikh muhammad is captured and transferred to a cia detention site where he is subjected to the cias coercive interrogation techniques, including 183 instances of. Torture has been defined by article i of the torture convention as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such.
Kubark counterintelligence and interrogation techniques of the cia by cia. Permissible interrogation techniques consist of both a standard techniques and b enhanced techniques. The first manual, kubark counterintelligence interrogation, dated july 1963, is the source of much of the material in the second manual. This committee study documents the abuses and countless mistakes made. Foundations secret detention and enhanced interrogation techniques. Dec 09, 2014 the report from the senate intelligence committee on the cia s interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept. Jessen substantive information in document authored by mitchell and jessen about resistance techniques. In august 2002, doj provided to the agency a legal opinion in which it determined that 10 specific enhanced interrogation techniques.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the guardian. Dec 10, 2014 the summary concludes that cia abuses were far more brutal, systematic, and widespread than previously reported. Khalid sheikh muhammad is captured and transferred to a cia detention site where he is subjected to the cia s coercive interrogation techniques, including 183 instances of. Central intelligence agency cryptonym for the cia itself.
Gina haspels cia torture file national security archive. The videotapes were made by the united states central intelligence agency cia during interrogations of alqaeda suspects abu zubaydah and abd alrahim alnashiri in 2002 at a cia black site prison in thailand. The central intelligence agency s use of enhanced interrogation techniques was not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees, a senate report claims. In 1997, two additional cia manuals were declassified in response to a freedom of information act foia request filed by the baltimore sun. Interrogations and interrogation techniques the black vault. Interrogation of an alqaida operative, 1 august 2002 d. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program. Timeline of cia detention and interrogation program.
The kubark manual was written by the cia in the s as a means of standardizing interrogation techniques. Mar 03, 2015 central intelligence agency cia inspector general ig files. Prior to the initiation of the cia sdetention and interrogation program and throughout the life of the program,the legaljustificationsfor the cia senhanced interrogation techniquesrelied on the cia sclaim that the techniques were necessary to save lives. Committee on intelligence ssci report on endition, detention, and interrogation rdi the cias r program during the bush administration addressed the issue of efficacy clearly. Several intelligence sources involved in both the enhanced interrogation program and the program to ship detainees back to their own country for abc news. The manuals in question have been referred to by various media sources as the torture manuals. Khalid sheikh muhammad is captured and transferred to a cia detention site where he is subjected to the cia s coercive interrogation techniques, including 183 instances of waterboarding. Where a specifia time period was allowed for a particular technique, a timekeeper was used to ensure that the. State secrets privilege 41 us bates 001158 001161 cia cable. For example, the bush administration authorized coercive interrogation practices by the cia and the military that amounted to torture, and instituted an illegal secret cia detention. The trump administrations nominee to be cia director, gina haspel, personally supervised the torture of a cia detainee in 2002 leading to at least three waterboard sessions, subsequently drafted the cable that ordered destruction of the videotape evidence of torture, and served as a senior cia official while the agency was lying to itself, presidents george w.
Documents related to the former detention and interrogation. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the program of systematic torture of detainees by the central intelligence agency cia, the defense intelligence agency dia and various components of the u. It was conducted between 2002 and 2009, with the authorization of officials in the bush administrations white house and the department of justice. The cias counterterrorism center ctc distinguishes detainees. John kiriakou, the only cia officer related to the torture program to do time for blowing the whistle on it told whowhatwhy. Jessen, one of the two contract psychologists who designed the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques, spent 10 days in the secret prison near kabul, afghanistan, in november 2002. Learn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. The highvalue detainee interrogation group hig is a threeagency entityfbi, central intelligence agency cia, and department of defense dodestablished in 2009 that brings together. Perspectives on enhanced interrogation techniques every crs.
Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. Documents in pdf format require the adobe acrobat reader. How the cia tried to break prisoners in the salt pit. According to cia records, interrogators began using the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques at detention site cobalt a few minutesafter the questioning of ksm began, it stated. Jun 14, 2018 john kiriakou, the only cia officer related to the torture program to do time for blowing the whistle on it told whowhatwhy. The manuals in question have been referred to as the torture manuals by many us media sources.
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