Similarly, the report concludes that torture produced little of value in the fight against alqaeda and other terrorist organizations. Mitchell admitted his role in the program to vice news in 2014, but his book, which will be released tuesday, is his comprehensive. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib, authorized by. The cia contracted with the two psychologists to develop alternative, harsher interrogation techniques than those allowed at the time. Former cia official jose rodriguez, the man behind the enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding and sleep deprivation, told his story to lesley stahl on 60 minutes this week. These techniques eits were propagated throughout the cold war, picked up again after 911, used by the cia, filtered down to army interrogators at. Their interrogation started with standard interview techniques and also included cleaning and dressing abu zubaydahs wounds. The author and his company were involved in the cias interrogation program particularly of high profile operatives. Beginning with the cias first detainee, abu zubaida, and continuing with numerous others, the cia applied its enhanced interrogation techniques with significant repetition for days or. The senate intelligence committee report details the interrogation methods used by the central intelligence agency cia following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001. A civilian contractor who had spent years training u. The plans originally called for a joint fbi and cia interrogation of abu zubaydah. The cia was specifically trying to create a new interrogation technique.
So the target will do anything to end the uncomfortable situation and that means they will say anything and they will usually say things they think the. Dec 07, 2019 the main focus of the film is jones five years spent compiling the senate report on cia use of eit, or enhanced interrogation techniques. This was a system of twelve procedures used by the cia. 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. The ultimate psychology guide to analyzing, reading and influencing people using body language, emotional intelligence, psychological persuasion and manipulation by brandon cooper apr 29, 2019. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture wikipedia. This is a very interesting book about techniques to get terrorists to talk. Six questions for jane mayer, author of the dark side.
A book on the enhanced interrogation program that tortures. Jun 19, 2016 since i was a2a, im writing an essay titled. The cia coordinated the release of classified information to the media, including inaccurate information concerning the effectiveness of the cias enhanced interrogation techniques. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the guardian. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the program of systematic torture of detainees by the central intelligence agency cia, the defense intelligence agency dia and various components of the u. The senate intelligence committee released a report tuesday on the interrogation techniques used by the cia after 911. A new book by former cia officials defends the agencys use of brutal interrogation measures after the terrorist attacks on the united states that occurred on sept. Dec 14, 2014 the senate intelligence committee released a report tuesday on the interrogation techniques used by the cia after 911. The facial slapinsult slap the interrogator slaps the detainee in.
This little book of 83 pages is an outstanding short course of 50 interrogation techniques typically used throughout almost every city in the u. None of us were like this before, by joshua phillips. Similarly, the report concludes that torture produced little of value in the fight against alqaeda and other terrorist. Thirteen enhanced interrogation techniques are at the center of the. He summarizes his teams failure to collect intelligence through torture thus. Aug 19, 2018 the cia was specifically trying to create a new interrogation technique. In the dark days immediately after 911, the cia turned to dr. The basic theme behind each technique is to teach leos how to psychologically manipulate a suspects thought processes and emotional stability so as to create an imbalance in the mind and thus to.
Papers that the pentagon and cia were forced to declassify as part of a. The enhanced interrogation techniques used by the cia. The book also covers interview and interrogation preparation, as well as question formulation. The central intelligence agencys use of enhanced interrogation techniques was not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees, a. These are the enhanced interrogation techniques the cia used on detainees. The cia was unprepared as it began operating its detention and interrogation program more than six months after being granted detention authorities. Jessen, one of the two contract psychologists who designed the cias enhanced interrogation techniques, spent 10 days in the secret prison near kabul, afghanistan, in november 2002. Dec 09, 2014 the report from the senate intelligence committee on the cia s interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept. The cia coordinated the release of classified information to the media, including inaccurate information concerning the effectiveness of the cia s enhanced interrogation techniques. Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures refers to the while there has never been an accurate tally of the number of detainees subjected to these methods, the cia has admitted to waterboarding individuals implicated in the september 11 attacks, notably abu zubaydah, khalid shaikh mohammed, and mohammed alqahtani. Reports have circulated for some time that the red cross examination of the cias highly coercive interrogation regimewhat president bush likes to call the programconcluded that it was tantamount to torture. You cannot make a decision on enhanced interrogation until you read this book. Who is daniel jones from the report inside the senate.
Sep 08, 2015 a new book by former cia officials defends the agencys use of brutal interrogation measures after the terrorist attacks on the united states that occurred on sept. While the cia continues to claim that torture helped to find him, the information from hassan ghul that eventually led to osama bin laden was actually obtained before any enhanced interrogation techniques were used. Mar 31, 2015 5 enhanced interrogation may be, like, totally legitimate the authors are for guessable reasons loudly agnostic on the matter but it doesnt work so well. President barack obama banned enhanced interrogation techniques in 2009, and the senate intelligence committee released a scathing report on the cia program, using code names for mitchell and jessen, in 2014. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. A graphic adaptation illustrates the grim reality of cia interrogation techniques post 911.
Former cia officials release book defending agency. Propublica has combed through recently declassified documents, including cia cables and zubaydahs own account of what he endured, and books by officials involved in the cias interrogation. The numbers behind the cias interrogation report data. The cia admits to waterboarding three people implicated in the september 11 attacks. Senate intelligence committee report on cia torture.
I put six questions to jane mayer on the subject of her book, the dark side. However, two fbi agents, ali soufan and steve gaudin, arrived first at the black site in thailand where abu zubaydah was being held. Shes written for books, calendar and saturday sections. Dec 12, 2014 the black banners gives readers a definitive insiders account of how the fbi came close to preventing 911 through their years of successful interrogation techniques, and how the cia thwarted.
The cia interrogation strategies were based on work done by james elmer mitchell and bruce jessen in the air forces survival, evasion, resistance and escape sere program. Documents related to the former detention and interrogation. The report from the senate intelligence committee on the cias interrogation techniques after the attacks of sept. Code name verity by elizabeth wein, heart of midnight by kimberly zant, made to be broken by lyra byrnes, screwged by mad. This 712page executive summary of the full report, which includes the committees findings and conclusions of cias detention and interrogation program, is divided.
While the press is scrambling to read through and distill the most important cia torture report findings from the 6,700 page doorstopper released tuesday from which were all still kind of jawdropped news broke on friday morning that melville house will publish the 500page senate intelligence committee summary on december 30. A cia contractor said saturday that allowing enhanced interrogation techniques many of which are considered to be torture to be used on terrorist detainees remains necessary. Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures refers to the while there has never been an accurate tally of the number of detainees subjected to these methods, the cia has admitted to waterboarding individuals implicated in the september 11 attacks, notably abu zubaydah, khalid shaikh mohammed, and mohammed alqahtani debates arose over whether. An image drawn by abu zubaydah, a prisoner at guantanamo bay, shows how the c. The black banners gives readers a definitive insiders account of how the fbi came close to preventing 911 through their years of successful.
The enhanced interrogation techniques the cia used on. The report has elicited a number of sharply differing perspectives. Former cia officials release book defending agency interrogations. Unter dem begriff enhanced interrogation techniques, kurz eit, auch enhanced interrogation. Proven strategies for law enforcement, military, and security personnel by john r. The committee study of the central intelligence agencys detention and interrogation program is a report compiled by the bipartisan united states senate select committee on intelligence ssci about the central intelligence agency cias detention and interrogation program and its use of various forms of enhanced interrogation techniques in u. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the. As you probably know, interrogations and tortures are both situations that are very uncomfortable for the target. Effective interviewing and interrogation techniques.
Jessen, who interrogated rahman six times over a twoweek period, and. List of books and articles about police interrogation. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including the politics of heroin in. Rather, they show cia torture methods that have metastasized like an. James elmer mitchell born 1952 is an american psychologist and former member of the united states air force. It discusses the morgan interview theme technique or mitt, and the forensic assessment interview or faint. Two psychologists were responsible for devising the cia program that uses enhanced interrogation techniques what the rest of the world calls torture on certain detainees after 911. Which are good books or other resources on interrogation. Tsnf results cias use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques.
During that time, i was read on to the cias rendition and enhanced interrogation program. Foia documents related to the former detention and interrogation program 6541535 rippub 4 june. Jan 25, 2017 beginning with the cias first detainee, abu zubaida, and continuing with numerous others, the cia applied its enhanced interrogation techniques with significant repetition for days or weeks at. Jul 08, 2018 two psychologists were responsible for devising the cia program that uses enhanced interrogation techniques what the rest of the world calls torture on certain detainees after 911. Assertive questioning in psychopathy assessment interview and correlates with false confession. He defends the techniques he used including waterboarding and walling as having been approved by the cia, the president, and congress. Jul 14, 2008 i put six questions to jane mayer on the subject of her book, the dark side. The main focus of the film is jones five years spent compiling the senate report on cia use of eit, or enhanced interrogation techniques. Police, military and intelligence agencies are the most common interrogators. Tsnf results cia s use of dojapproved enhanced interrogation techniques. Inside the minds and motives of the islamic terrorists trying to destroy america, james mitchell and his coauthor, bill harlow, deliver a firsthand account of how he joined the cias interrogation program in 2002 as an adviser and eventually became one of the agencys top interrogators, using techniques now widely recognized as torture against. Enhanced interrogation techniques project gutenberg self. The book addresses techniques for interviewing children and the mentally challenged, and offers information about preemployment interviews. Two former cia psychologists, james mitchell and bruce jessen, partially admitted in a new court filing to administering some enhanced interrogation techniques to cia black site detainee abu zubaydah the partial admissions come as part of a lawsuit filed over the death of another cia black site detainee, gul rahman lawyers for mitchell and jessen filed an answer to the.