SOC 014 Chapter Notes - Chapter NA: CIA Torture: Dirty Bomb, Waterboarding, Counter-Terrorism
31 Mar 2020
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In case after case, the senate select committee found the cia had misled the public on the effectiveness of their interrogation techniques. Key points from the cia torture report created by the senate select committee on. Intelligence following abu ghraib torture allegations: cia interrogation techniques were more brutal and used more extensively then they claimed initially. More prisoners were subjected to advanced interrogation then reported. Harsh techniques were described as used as a means to lead towards psychological and behavioral issues: the interrogation program was mismanaged and not subject to oversight. Intelligence officers were dissatisfied with the competence in the training of interrogators (1) they stated that people who violated agency policy were not held accountable. The cia resisted congressional oversight and restricted access to information: the cia misled congress people and the white house about the affected in this of their interrogation techniques. There was no connection between the information gained from the torture and counterterrorism success.
