CBS News: CIA contracted out "harsh interrogation" job to retired commandos - after agents refusal

[sabra]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/10/eveningnews/main3604018.shtml

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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou led the raid, which captured the al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah, told CBS News he and at least one other CIA officer refused to use the harsh interrogation techniques.

That job, he said, was turned over to retired commandos under contract to the CIA.

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[seafan]

1. AHEM. Would that be *Blackwater*?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2434635&mesg_id=2435038

[groovedaddy]

2. I recall that Reagan issued an order for the CIA that agents

could not deal drugs. That "job" then fell to "contractors." I believe a number of active agents resigned to take on contractor positions.

[LynnTheDem]

3. "harsh interrogation techniques"

Illegal techniques, also known as torture.

At least with george w. bUsh publicly deeming the use of torture official policy, America is now honest about what we are. No more bullshit about us being "the good guys". We're just torturers who used to lie about justice and the rule of law being our cornerstones.