WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provided the nom de guerre of one of bin Laden’s most trusted aides. The CIA got similar information from Mohammed’s successor, Abu Faraj al-Libi. Both were subjected to harsh interrogation tactics inside CIA prisons in Poland and Romania.
The news is sure to reignite debate over whether the now-closed interrogation and detention program was successful. Former president George W. Bush authorized the CIA to use the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history. President Barack Obama closed the prison system.
"President Barack Obama closed the prison system."
Closed what prison system? As of today Gitmo is still open. All AP had to do was arrange with the Defense Department to go down for a visit.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusechrisboltssr - not Gitmo, but the CIA prisons in Poland and Romania, where terrorists were held and interrogated. See last six words of middle paragraph in the post.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseRead the article referenced. The system of CIA prisons such as the ones in Poland and Romania.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYour have to be naive to think that these are the "harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history." Maybe the harshest tactics adopted OFFICIALLY!
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"Reignite the debate" over what? That Liberalism does not work?
Kudos to Obama for once again abandoning the so-called moral superiority of Liberalism in favor of shooting the terrorist bas**** in the head. You watch, Qaddafi will step down because of this. America just proved that we will hunt, and hunt, and hunt for as long as it takes. Bush proved that Qaddafi is influenced by our resolve against other Middle Eastern dictators.
This is the real reason Git'mo is still open that Obama cannot tell his base. It's not because of Congress, it's because it WORKS, and it's because it works in a way that Americans can and should continue to support.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history"
Say what? Perhaps "the harshest *legal* interrogation methods *authorized* by the US government since the advent of the Genvea Conventions." But that sort of sweeping generalization is stupendously ignorant.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWhat credence should this report be given? It's completely unsourced. Paging Thiessen indeed. Commenters here can crow all they like about Obama's supposed failures in this arena, but how can you post such things and not recognize yourself as a clown, especially today?
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"Former president George W. Bush authorized the CIA to use the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history"
Cops used to interrogate criminals with more harsh techniques before the 60's. What a incredibly stupid statement, AP. "Accountability Journalism" at work!
"The news is sure to reignite debate over whether the now-closed interrogation and detention program was successful"
If anything this should end the debate.
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