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Ex-CIA officer charged over classified leaks

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been arrested and charged with illegally disclosing classified information to journalists, including the identity of a covert officer and details about the capture of terrorism suspect Abu Zubaydah , the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. John Kiriakou , 47, worked for the CIA from 1990 to 2004 as an intelligence officer and then worked as a senior staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2009...Read Full Story

CIA: Detainee’s Torture Drawings, Writings, “Should They Exist,” To Remain Top Secret

By thepublicrecord on | From pubrecord.org
This picture of Abu Zubaydah was included in his classified Guantanamo Detainee Assessment Brief released last month by WikiLeaks. This story was written by Jason Leopold and originally published on Truthout. In 2002, not long after he was subjected to so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” by Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell, psychologists under contract to the CIA, high-value detainee Abu Zubaydah made about ten drawings depicting the torture he endured while in custody of the...Read Full Story

Former CIA officer accused of terror leaks

By dcx on | From washingtonexaminer.com
MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. An ex-CIA officer who helped locate and capture a top terror suspect was charged Monday with leaking classified secrets about his teammates in the operation to the media. John Kiriakou (keer-ee-AH'-koo), 47, of Arlington is charged with violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act and the Espionage Act. He made his initial appearance in federal court in Alexandria on Monday afternoon. According to...Read Full Story

Abu Zubaydah and the Case Against Torture Architect James Mitchell

By thepublicrecord on | From pubrecord.org
Image/ABC News Attempts to call to accountability any of the architects of the Bush administration’s torture program have so far been depressingly unsuccessful. First, any hopes that President Obama would lead the way were dashed when, even before taking office, the President-Elect declared “a belief that we need to look forward as opposed to looking backwards.” Then, in January this year, the best hope to date — the final report of a four-year internal investigation into the Justice...Read Full Story

Lawyer: Some CIA interrogation tactics not OK'd

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One of the key Bush administration lawyers in the evolution of the CIA's interrogation program cast doubt on whether the Justice Department approved some of the harsh steps the agency took to get terrorist suspects to talk. Former Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee's remarks were contained in a transcript sent to the special prosecutor investigating CIA interrogations by House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., who also made a copy public on Thursday. Interviewed by...Read Full Story
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Washington waterboarded for new film
DENZEL WASHINGTON pushed himself to the extremes on the set of his new film SAFE HOUSE after volunteering to experience a horrific waterboarding torture.  
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Denzel Washington volunteered to be waterboarded for Safe House
Denzel Washington pushed himself to the extremes on the set of his new film Safe House after volunteering to experience a horrific waterboarding torture.  
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At Long Last, Someone Will Face a Waterboarding Related Prosecution
So much fail: The Justice Department on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency officer with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and brutal interrogation of a suspected member of Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah — adding another chapter to the Obama administration’s unprecedented crackdown on leaks. In a criminal complaint filed on Monday, [...]  
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Waterboarding, Paris Hilton Liked More Than Congress
According to an August poll, Paris Hilton is America's least-favorite celeb. But her 60% disapproval rating is still better than Congress's 86% disapproval rating. Socialism is about three times as popular as Congress: About 33% of Americans ...  
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Denzel Washington tries waterboarding
You may not necessarily tell the truth, but you will tell [your captors] whatever they want to hear.” “Safe House” director Robert Patrick said that Washington wanted to do his own stunts during every take even though there was a double ready to step in.  
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Denzel Washington speaks on being waterboarded during 'Safe House'
Denzel Washington is apparently just as tough as he looks. Washington endured slight suffocation while filming a waterboarding scene for his new film...  
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Ex-Spy Accused in Leaks Had Role in Torture Debate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) Few people played a larger role in the public debate over waterboarding than former CIA officer John Kiriakou, who went public in a big way in 2007 with his descriptions of the waterboarding of a top al-Qaida  
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