They have most of the same details as well. If everyone doesn’t raise hell with their representatives over this, this story will go away, and our country, and the world, will be the worse for it.
The former intelligence official described Cheney and the top national security officials as deeply immersed in developing the CIA’s interrogation program during months of discussions over which methods should be used and when.
At times, CIA officers would demonstrate some of the tactics, or at least detail how they worked, to make sure the small group of “principals” fully understood what the al-Qaida detainees would undergo. The principals eventually authorized physical abuse such as slaps and pushes, sleep deprivation, or waterboarding. This technique involves strapping a person down and pouring water over his cloth-covered face to create the sensation of drowning.
The American people need and deserve to see the minutes of these meetings. Was waterboarding demonstrated for Cheney and his friends in their private torture club?
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