CIA destroyed 92 torture videos, attorney claims
The CIA has destroyed 92 controversial interrogation videos, a US attorney said in a letter Monday obtained by AFP.
"The CIA can now identify the number of videotapes that were destroyed," Acting US Attorney Lev Dassin wrote in his letter dated March 2 to New York Judge Alvin Hellerstein.
"Ninety-two videotapes were destroyed."
The tapes reportedly showed "war on terror" Al
More..-Qaeda suspects undergoing waterboarding, in which prisoners are subjected to a process of simulated drowning that is widely considered torture.
In December 2007, then CIA chief Michael Hayden disclosed the existence of tapes showing the interrogations of two Al-Qaeda suspects, made in 2002 and destroyed in 2005 to protect the identity of agency operatives.
Dassin on Monday asked for the CIA be given until March 6 to prepare a schedule for bringing any records on the tapes to court in a case first brought against the CIA by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in December 2007.
"This letter provides further evidence for holding the CIA in contempt of court," said Amrit Singh, ACLU staff attorney, in a statement.
"The large number of videotapes destroyed confirms that the agency engaged in a systemic attempt to hide evidence of its illegal interrogations and to evade the court's order."
Virginia acting US attorney, John Durham, is conducting a criminal investigation into the destruction of the tapes to see if the CIA broke any laws.
Dassin asked to be given until Friday so that the CIA could prepare a list of the destroyed records, as well as a list of any summaries or transcripts relating to them.
He also wrote that he expected that the CIA would be asked to provide the names of any witnesses who might have seen the tapes before they were destroyed.
"The CIA intends to produce all of the information requested to the Court and to produce as much information as possible on the public record to the plaintiffs," Dassin concluded.
George Tenet was CIA chief when the tapes were made, and Porter Goss headed the agency when the tapes were destroyed. Less..
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"The tapes reportedly showed "war on terror" Al-Qaeda More.. suspects undergoing waterboarding"
According to who? 3 top tier scum-bags have been water-boarded for a combined total of something like 4 minutes.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "ST0NEP0NY" (R)
I forgot to put the source,
http://www.france24.com/en/20090302-cia-destroyed-92-torture-videos-attorney-claims-usa-judge-letter
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "Arsh4" (R)
According to who? 3 top tier scum-bags have been water-boarded for a combined total of something like 4 minutes.
If its so effective why didn't they use it on all prisoners?
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "Chained" (R)
According to who? 3 top tier scum-bags have been water-boarded for a combined total of something like 4 minutes.
If its so effective why didn't they use it on all prisoners?
Because it's controversial. Nobody denies that it is effective.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "ST0NEP0NY" (R)
now thats entertainment! too bad I dont get a chance to enjoy them
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "amsaw123" (R)
a small reminder...
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "pedsed" (R)
yeah? well i deleted 85 more....cause i said so!
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "copterguy6541" (R)
hahah **** you Obama, destroy all the tapes CIA
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "Ardo Melnikov" (R)
I wish they would release them to the public.
They could call it "Terrorists gone wild" for only $19.99
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "RustyNailer" (R)
According to who? 3 top tier scum-bags have been water-boarded for a combined total of something like 4 minutes.
If its so effective why didn't they use it on all prisoners?
Because it's controversial. Nobody denies that it is effective.
Except the experts.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "drivertyler" (R)
They could call it "Terrorists gone wild" for only $19.99
or post them on LL
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "Punch_The_Monkey" (R)
Guantanamo, Bagram, Abu Ghraib, I'd believe there's many more that have been destroyed as well.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "drivertyler" (R)
According to who? 3 top tier scum-bags have been water-boarded for a combined total of something like 4 minutes.
If its so effective why didn't they use it on all prisoners?
Because it's controversial. Nobody denies that it is effective.
Except the experts.
Or, more specifically the few experts that the nut-ball left takes seriously while disregarding the rest. You like to believe, like all anti-American hateful leftists like to believe, that the CIA and our soldiers just like to torment their poor innocent captives for entertainment. Waterboarding doesn't work, they just do it for entertainment.
Not personally being a hate-filled delusional liberal, I tend to disagree with that petty perspective.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "ST0NEP0NY" (R)
They could call it "Terrorists gone wild" for only $19.99
It would be called, Terrorists Dead on the Streets of US! I would be waiting at the boat, unloaded and AR15 unloaded into thier heads. Pcs of shits, no rights. Waterboarding is great and it should be done to these pathetic pcs of shit daily, just to remind them they are terrorists pigs.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "Barackastanian" (B)
I do appreciate the name calling, it strengthens your argument. Torture might be an acceptable method of interrogation in your world of Jack Bauer on 24, but in reality, torture does not work. What torture does accomplish is creating more terrorists. The abuses at Bagram, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, have been directly linked to deaths of American soldiers. Now, you can go on and call me an anti-American leftists all you want, but ad hominem attacks do little to change reality. I suggest you read up a little more on the history of torture and maybe check out the movie "Taxi to the Dark Side". Finally, even if torture were effective, its against international law and US law. Someone who worries so much about upholding the constitution should know that doing this seriously violates the law.
Posted Mar-2-2009 by "drivertyler" (R)