Strategies and techniques page 3 when a nonunion employer or its agent security officer, human resource representative, supervisor or manager, etc. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib. The report from the senate intelligence committee on the cias interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept. Apr 21, 2009 michael isikoff talked about his newsweek piece, the lawyer and the caterpillar, on cia interrogation tactics. The cryptonym kubark appears in the title of a 1963 cia document kubark counterintelligence interrogation which describes interrogation techniques, including, among other things, coercive counterintelligence interrogation of resistant sources. January 16, 2008 a house panel has a closed hearing on the destruction of cia interrogation videotapes showing harsh techniques, with top. Dec 10, 2014 washington, dc the us senate intelligence committees report summary on the central intelligence agency cia detention and interrogation program is a powerful denunciation of the agency. Washington, dc the us senate intelligence committees report summary on the central intelligence agency cia detention and interrogation program is. Effectiveness of the cia counterterrorist interrogation techniques 1. Central intelligence agency cryptonym for the cia itself. 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. The kubark manual was written by the cia in the s as a means of standardizing interrogation techniques. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says.
Torture report describes cia interrogation program time. 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. In a book to be published by the naval institute press titled rebuttal. In all instances the general goal of these techniques is a psychological. This information will be detailed in the intelligence committees report. Pdf a careful reading of the kubark manual is essential for anyone involved in. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the.
The cia responds to the senate intelligence committees study of its detention and interrogation program, these officials will give their rationale as to why such techniques had to be employed. Cia detainees who were subjected to the cias enhanced interrogation techniques were usually subjected to the techniques immediately after being rendered to cia custody. 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. In 1997, two additional cia manuals were declassified in response to a freedom of information act foia request filed by the baltimore sun. Cia training manual, kubark counterintelligence interrogation. Cia torture report free ebook download as pdf file. This article argues that the bush administration attempted to legitimate the use of enhanced interrogation techniques by making torture normal work. The attached document contains classified national security council information. The cia may have pushed the envelope with interrogation techniques, but even it thought some techniques were too far.
The cia vastly overstated the effectiveness of its techniques. Mar 18, 2014 a large section of the intelligence committee report is devoted to the interrogation of abu zubaydah, according to al jazeeras sources. 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. Dec 09, 2014 the report from the senate intelligence committee on the cia s interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept. The former military psychologists who designed the cias torture program are now describing it in their own words for the first time, reopening. The cryptonym kubark appears in the title of a 1963 cia document kubark counterintelligence interrogation which describes interrogation techniques, including, among other things. Abu zubaydah was the first highvalue detainee captured after 911 and the first subjected to the agencys enhanced interrogation program, and claims about his case were later used by the bush administration to justify new guidelines for those. Cia director george tenet issued formal guidelines for interrogations and conditions of confinement at detention sites in january 2003, by which time 40.
May 07, 2019 kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual pdf admin may 7, 2019 leave a comment this page report, classified secret, was drafted in july as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining. Cia headquarters authorized what it called enhanced interrogation techniques and what critics call torture the same day, according to the report, and the enhanced procedures were put. Dec 09, 2014 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. Tsnf results cia s use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques. The cia carried out brutal interrogations of alqaeda suspects in the years after the 911 attacks on. Timeline of cia detention and interrogation program. File d 1 8 2 3 russian methods of interrogating captured personnel world war ii by. Former cia official jose rodriguez, the man behind the enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation, told his story to lesley stahl on 60 minutes this week. 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. Foia documents related to the former detention and interrogation program 6541535 rippub. 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.
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. Enhanced interrogation techniques have been referred to as harsh interrogation methods or a form a torture by cruel and unusual punishment for decades. Cia kubark counterintelligence interrogation manual, human resource exploitation training manual, art and. Kubark counterintelligence and interrogation techniques of the cia by cia. While the cias enhanced interrogation techniques were used against ksm and allibbi, the pair provided false and misleading information during their time in cia custody. A stillclassified report on the cias interrogation program established in the wake of 911 sparked a furious row last week between the agency and senate intelligence committee chairwoman dianne feinstein. Jun 21, 2017 the former military psychologists who designed the cias torture program are now describing it in their own words for the first time, reopening one of the grimmest chapters in washingtons war. Michael isikoff talked about his newsweek piece, the lawyer and the caterpillar, on cia interrogation tactics. 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. Jul 04, 2018 there is nothing mysteriouo about interrogation.
Heres a look at the key numbers in the senate report. Senate report on cia torture 2014 pdf internet archive. A report by the senate intelligence committee concludes that the cia misled the government and the public about aspects of its brutal interrogation program for. This memorandum responds to your request for an independent study of the foreign intelligence efficacy of using enhanced. Us senate report on cia detention interrogation program. Statement of michael hayden, former cia director, scott hennen show. The cias torture program, as explained by the psychologists. Learn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation. This is the oldest manual, and describes the use of abusive techniques, as exemplified by two. 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. The manuals in question have been referred to as the torture manuals by many us media sources. Interview and interrogation welcome to posttest interrogation.
Tsnf results cias use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques. Perspectives on enhanced interrogation techniques every crs. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the guardian. Foia documents related to the former detention and interrogation program 6541535 rippub 4 june. A majority of the findings discussed in this report arose from laboratory settings with a diverse population and. It was conducted between 2002 and 2009, with the authorization of officials in the bush administrations white house and the department of justice. 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. And, contrary to what feinstein claims, they will document how effective. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib, authorized by. Jul 14, 2017 the cia may have pushed the envelope with interrogation techniques, but even it thought some techniques were too far. Information from its description page there is shown below.
Senate report slams cia torture, lies human rights watch. Cia misled on interrogation program, senate report says the. If it is the latter, thats great, because acting is an important ingredient in a successful interrogation. I assume that if you have reached this point, youre doing just fine in the course, or you have fooled a lot of instructors.
Aug 06, 2015 in a book to be published by the naval institute press titled rebuttal. Topics leaked cia topsecret training manual collection opensource language. It is to be read and discussed only by persons authorized by. Cic inquiries into many subjects that arc closely related to interrogation. 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. 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. Al jazeera has learned from sources familiar with its contents that the committees report alleges that at least one highvalue detainee was subjected to torture techniques that went. The cias use of its enhanced interrogation techniques was not an. Other detainees provided significant accurate intelligence prior to, or without having been. Enhanced interrogation explained the cias detention and interrogation program allowed the use of socalled enhanced interrogation techniques on detainees captured after 911. 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. Dan levin describes the cias interrogation techniques. Interrogation units screened, interrogated, or debriefed 49,350 enemy prisoners of war epws, and gathered enough captured enemy documents ceds for.
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