DUer Paul Thompson Has A New Time-Line For CIA Tape Scandal...

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Paul Thompson has a new time-line for the CIA tapes scandal...

Larisa Alexandrovna - Paul Thompson has made a new time-line of the CIA tape scandal over at his massive investigative database, Cooperative Research. Amazing research and investigative work as usual by him and his team in gathering, organizing, and sharing a wealth of information. For journalists and bloggers in need of good sourcing materials, I highly recommend this resource:

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Spring-Late 2002: CIA Videotapes Interrogations of High Value Detainees The CIA videotapes interrogations of high-value al-Qaeda detainees. The interrogations of at least two detainees are taped. One of the detainees is Abu Zubaida, who helped run a training camp in Afghanistan (see March 28, 2002 and Mid-May 2002 and After). Central Intelligence Agency, 12/6/2007 Another is Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, chief of al-Qaeda operations in the Arabian peninsula (see November 8, 2002 and Shortly After November 8, 2002). New York Times, 12/8/2007 The tapes run to a “couple hundred hours,” and mostly show 24 hour a day coverage of Zubaida in his cell. However, some portions show aggressive interrogations, including waterboarding. According to one source, full transcripts are not made, although summaries are drafted and sent back to CIA headquarters. Fox News, 12/13/2007; Washington Post, 12/18/2007 Another source says the opposite, “A detailed written transcript of the tapes’ contents—apparently including references to interrogation techniques—was subsequently made by the CIA.” Newsweek, 12/11/2007 However, after tapes of Zubaida and al-Nashiri’s interrogations are destroyed in 2005 (see November 2005), some tapes are still in existence (see September 19 and October 18, 2007), suggesting that either not all tapes of their interrogations are destroyed, or that one or more other detainees are videotaped. Another detainee whose interrogations may be taped is Ramzi bin al-Shibh, because he is the most important remaining al-Qaeda leader who is captured during this time period (see June 13-September 25, 2000 and September 11, 2002). In addition, at least one audio recording is also made. US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, 10/25/2007 According to a statement by CIA Director Michael Hayden, the interrogations are recorded because “new” procedures are used during the interrogations and the tapes are “meant chiefly as an additional, internal check on the program in its early stages.” The videotaping apparently ends in 2002. Central Intelligence Agency, 12/6/2007 However, there are various allegations these detainees are tortured (see Mid-May 2002 and After, June 16, 2004, Shortly After September 6, 2006, and March 10-April 15, 2007). Some of the tapes are destroyed in 2005 (see November 2005) and there will be a media and political outcry when this is revealed in 2007 (see December 6, 2007).

Entity Tags: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, Michael Hayden, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Abu Zubaida, Central Intelligence Agency
Timeline Tags: Torture in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, Complete 911 Timeline