Throughout the book, mitchell provides thorough descriptions of how he and jessen personally interrogated cia prisoners using techniques such as slamming them into a wall and waterboarding them. He portrays the agencys coercive handling, in 2002, of abu zubaydahhe was subjected to beatings, sexual humiliation, temperature extremes, and waterboarding, among other techniquesas. Dec 09, 2014 the techniques are known to have been used in other cases as well. In 2008, the cia confirmed it had used the controversial waterboarding technique when interrogating three suspects in 2002 and 2003. There are of course seriousminded critics of enhanced interrogation techniques. But to pretend, as some critics do, that the morality of this issue is selfevident and that waterboarding and other coercive interrogation techniques are obviously unacceptable and something for which our nation should be ashamed is, in my judgment, not only wrong but irresponsible. Theyre a hard organization to describe because nothing like the fsb exists in the usa.
A memoir by john rizzo, longtime acting general counsel for the cia, says bush was not initially informed about the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques that critics later. The techniques are known to have been used in other cases as well. Jan 27, 2017 the book doesnt include waterboarding or other enhanced interrogation techniques favored by the bush administration, which meant they could no longer be used. In your book, you state bluntly you have no regrets about being in favor of things like waterboarding i think you say even if circumstances were the same today youd make the same decisions. He also believed that if the united states employed waterboarding and other torture techniques, it would morally allow terrorists to use those same techniques on u. Jan 07, 2014 a memoir by john rizzo, longtime acting general counsel for the cia, says bush was not initially informed about the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques that critics later. Read 2016 presidential candidate positions clinton, trump, johnson, stein, sanders, cruz, rubio, bush, etc. Enhanced interrogation explained the cias detention and interrogation program allowed the use of socalled enhanced interrogation techniques on detainees captured after 911. The book doesnt include waterboarding or other enhanced interrogation techniques favored by the bush administration, which meant they could no longer be used. In talks with the terrorist, mitchell said that ksm discussed waterboarding and other interrogation techniques and said that if the tables were turned, he would do the same thing to protect his. Bushs administration portrays the particular techniques as. Other detailed interrogation techniques include mock executions, where a suspect is made believe that their death is imminent or that a detainee in neighboring cell has been killed. And the other members of that team were looking at just what interrogation techniques could be sanctioned.
Waterboarding may be a harsh interrogation method, but it is not torture and it does work in rare occasions, according to a former central intelligence agency interrogator. The prosecution of the cia whistleblower who revealed. Waterboarding is a method of interrogation which simulates the sensation of drowning. Simple interrogation techniques such as sleep deprivation may be enough to crack some people, but others may need a little extra to get them to cooperate. The cia has acknowledged that at least 39 prisoners were subjected to the enhanced interrogation techniques that included slamming.
Dec 09, 2014 other detailed interrogation techniques include mock executions, where a suspect is made believe that their death is imminent or that a detainee in neighboring cell has been killed. Bush administration issued secret opinions in 2002 and 2005 finding that waterboarding and other socalled enhanced interrogation techniques did not constitute torture. Dec 11, 2014 both the book and the article, the report continues, contained inaccurate information about the effectiveness of cia interrogation programs, and untrue accounts of interrogations. Cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book in newsweek cia veteran jose rodriguez answers critics of the agencys harsh interrogation techniques. Waterboarding works, says former chief cia interrogator. It discusses the morgan interview theme technique or mitt, and the forensic assessment interview or faint. To get even remotely close, youd have to ask the cia to birth a sevenheaded hydra with the faces of the fbi, dea, nsa, immigration, border patrol. Trump cia pick leaves door open to waterboarding, more. Indeed, hayden compares those who deny the valuable intelligence obtained as a result of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques to birthers who insist that president obama.
Jul, 2017 cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book in newsweek cia veteran jose rodriguez answers critics of the agencys harsh interrogation techniques. Justice department memoranda, known as the torture memos, declared that enhanced interrogation was lawful because u. In an exclusive interview for newsnight, rodriguez has defended the destruction of the tapes and denied waterboarding and other interrogation techniques amount to torture. Feinstein asked if pompeo thought waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques used by cia personnel like stress positions, forced nudity, slamming detainees into walls or.
According to press accounts, a cloth or plastic wrap is placed over or in the persons mouth, and water is poured onto the persons head. Should interrogation techniques that some consider torture. Dec 09, 2014 the senates report says cia interrogators used methods such as rectal infusion and waterboarding on detainees. But frankly, that was not my impression at the time. The report says the techniques were ineffective, a point the agency disputes.
The book addresses techniques for interviewing children and the mentally challenged, and offers information about preemployment interviews. It was conducted between 2002 and 2009, with the authorization of officials in the bush administrations white house and the department of justice. Apr 20, 2009 the ongoing debate over the ethics and usefulness of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding received new fuel on sunday night, with a new york times report that two al qaeda suspects were. The use of waterboarding and other socalled enhanced interrogation techniques almost certainly prolonged the hunt for bin laden and complicated the jobs of. Essa as a matter of fact, some of the coalition of the willings favorite rendition partners employ tactics which make waterboarding look humane.
Nudity, extreme temperatures, sleep and sensory deprivation, dietary manipulation, waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques were meant to break down detainees resistance to. The enhanced interrogation techniques the cia used on. Cia veteran jose rodriguez answers critics of the agencys harsh interrogation techniques. Nov 08, 2007 house panel gets earful on waterboarding. The use of waterboarding and other socalled enhanced interrogation techniques almost certainly prolonged the hunt for bin laden and complicated the jobs of professional u. On july 24, the attorney general verbally approved 10 interrogation techniques, including stress positions and sleep deprivation. Malcolm nance is a former master instructor and chief of training at the us navy survival, evasion, resistance and escape school sere in san diego, california. One book defending waterboarding doesnt change the fact. The book comes across as a selfserving rehash of wellworn arguments about the value of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques eits, as well as lengthy complaints about the unfair scrutiny on mitchell and his business partner, fellow psychologist john bruce jessen. Mitchell and john bruce jessen, helped develop an escalating series of enhanced interrogation techniques, including. There are scores of people who have never recovered, or been recovered, from an fsb interrogation.
Science shows that torture doesnt work and is counterproductive. The book also covers interview and interrogation preparation, as well as question formulation. Nov 01, 2007 waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, dates back to at least the spanish inquisition, and has been used some of the worlds cruelest dictatorships. Nov 15, 2011 indeed, hayden compares those who deny the valuable intelligence obtained as a result of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques to birthers who insist that president obama. In hard measures, former cia official jose rodriquez. The senates report says cia interrogators used methods such as rectal infusion and waterboarding on detainees. Cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book. Jan 20, 2020 techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture. May 09, 2012 in an exclusive interview for newsnight, rodriguez has defended the destruction of the tapes and denied waterboarding and other interrogation techniques amount to torture. James mitchell was contracted by the cia in 2002 to develop socalled enhanced interrogation techniques to be used on captured terrorists, which included waterboarding. Then, on august 1, 2002, we received a binding legal opinion in writing from the justice department that said waterboarding and nine other techniques we wanted to implement were not torture. Under the enhanced interrogation program, detainees were subjected to waterboarding and the five techniques, among other practices.
Vomiting and screaming in destroyed waterboarding tapes. Waterboarding was the cias most notorious interrogation technique. Dec 27, 2014 on july 24, the attorney general verbally approved 10 interrogation techniques, including stress positions and sleep deprivation. And the obama administration has not simply banned waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques, it has virtually stopped interrogating terrorists at all.
Trump cia pick leaves door open to waterboarding, more spying. In the book, rodriguez, who for years was unable to publicly respond to criticism of his interrogation techniques, defends his waterboarding program and his order to destroy videotapes of harsh. Abu zubaydah, who was subjected to waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques. In the most common method of waterboarding, the captives face is covered with cloth or some other thin material and immobilized on hisher back at an incline of 10 to 20 degrees. Hitchens went on to say that the issue with using waterboarding in an extreme situation is that the difficulty with emergency measures is when they become routine. Should interrogation techniques that some consider torture, such as waterboarding, be a legal option. A civilian contractor who had spent years training u. Both the book and the article, the report continues, contained inaccurate information about the effectiveness of cia interrogation programs. Water is poured over his face in such a manner as to convince the prisoner that he is drowning. Mitchell and john bruce jessen, helped develop an escalating series of enhanced interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, for the agency to use on. One book defending waterboarding doesnt change the fact that. Apr 30, 2012 in the book, rodriguez, who for years was unable to publicly respond to criticism of his interrogation techniques, defends his waterboarding program and his order to destroy videotapes of harsh. Press accounts differ on the details of this technique one article describes.
Nov 05, 2010 prompted by the discoveries, director of central intelligence george tenet asked if he had permission to use enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding on mohammed. Sep, 2011 and the other members of that team were looking at just what interrogation techniques could be sanctioned. Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the person to experience drowning. The relevant portion of the newsbusters transcript of the televised interview includes the following exchange. You write, waterboarding or other such techniques, be they labeled torture, or harsh interrogation or whatever the vernacular as if the label didnt matter. Mitchell interrogated fourteen of the most senior socalled highvalue detainees in u. In this procedure, a prisoner is strapped to a board, his face covered with a cloth.
Techniques included waterboarding and other forms of torture. May 22, 2017 feinstein asked if pompeo thought waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques used by cia personnel like stress positions, forced nudity, slamming detainees into walls or. Popular interrogation books meet your next favorite book. As the senate intelligence committee prepares to release a report on the cias interrogation programme, here is a look at methods that have. Waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, dates back to at least the spanish inquisition, and has been used some of. Prompted by the discoveries, director of central intelligence george tenet asked if he had permission to use enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding on.
Shortly after the attacks on 11 september 2001, the cia drew up a list of new interrogation techniques that included sleep deprivation, slapping, subjection to cold and simulated drowning, known. Following the september 11 attacks in the united states in 2001, the u. Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques. The ongoing debate over the ethics and usefulness of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding received new fuel on sunday night, with a new york times report that two al qaeda suspects were. The book comes across as a selfserving rehash of wellworn arguments about the value of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques eits, as well as lengthy complaints about the unfair scrutiny on mitchell and his business partner. Waterboarding doesnt work the head of the highvalue detainee interrogation group spoke as donald trump is calling for a return to simulated drowning and other.
A tightly bound prisoner has porous cloth placed over his mouth and nose. Zubaydah the first person to be subject to the interrogation program approved by president george w. Morality and enhanced interrogation techniques ethics. Enhanced interrogation marchapril 2017 english edition. Waterboarding was characterized in 2005 by former cia director porter j.
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