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The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration's practice of sending terror suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but will monitor their treatment to insure they are not tortured, administration officials said on Monday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/us/politics/25rendition.html



CIA interrogator threatened to kill children

Another agent allegedly told a second suspect the man's mother would be sexually assaulted in front of him. The agent has denied the allegation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8219307.stm



CIA report: 'Inhumane' tactics used on detainees

The documents released by the CIA's inspector general said interrogators went too far - even beyond what was authorized under Justice Department legal memos that have since been withdrawn and discredited.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090824/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_cia_interrogations



CIA Outsourced for Killers

Following reports the CIA hired private spies to be assassins, former U.S. intelligence officials are defending the use of contractors, estimating one out of three intelligence workers is on contract.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2009/08/137_50593.html



Who Needs Trials? Kill Terror Suspects!

By Nat Hentoff

Is it possible that the CIA would actually commit alleged war crimes - and the U.S. government would not hold the CIA and itself accountable in any way? Is water wet?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23995.htm


From Information Clearing House



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