State: ‘No American is proud’ of
CIA enhanced interrogation program
By Mario Trujillo - 07/31/14 07:00 AM EDT
A forthcoming report on the defunct CIA enhanced interrogation program "tells a story of
which no American is proud," according to leaked State
Department talking points.
The White House on Wednesday accidentally
emailed The Associated Press the proposed "topline messages" the
department prepared in anticipation of the declassification of the Senate
Intelligence Committee report.
The executive summary of the committee's
report on the Bush-era techniques — sometimes described as torture — is
expected to be declassified in the next few weeks.
The leaked talking points reveal that
then-Secretary of State Colin Powell was not
initially briefed on the program, nor were some ambassadors around the world,
according to the report.
The talking points mention that some
ambassadors in countries where the detention facilities were held were told
about the program, but they were instructed not to tell their superiors.
A former CIA official told the newswire
that Powell was eventually brought into the loop on the program, and ambassadors
in countries that housed the interrogation facilities were usually told.
It is unclear when the former secretary
was first told about the program that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The leaked memo says the report
"leaves no doubt that the methods used to extract information from some
terrorists suspects caused profound pain, suffering and humiliation. It also
leaves no doubt that the harm caused by the use of these techniques outweighed
any potential benefit."
That broad conclusion has been widely
reported in the past. Republicans on the committee, who did not participate in
the production of the report, and the CIA have taken issue with the some of the
findings. The CIA issued a rebuttal in December.
The State Department talking points
propose concluding that the whole process is a testament to U.S. democracy.
"American's democratic system worked
just at it was designed to work in bringing an end to actions inconsistent with
our democratic values," according to the memo.
According to the AP, the memo also
attempts to anticipate some questions from reporters including: Isn't it clear
the CIA engaged in torture? Will the Justice Department reconsider prosecuting
anyone involved?
Colin Powell
Colin L.
Powell was the secretary for the secretary for the U.S.
Department of State, is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank), and an
overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Note: Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States
(think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
George Soros
is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
R. James
Woolsey is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), and was a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
William
H. Webster is an honorary director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States
(think tank), and was a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
George J.
Tenet was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), a director at the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA), and John O. Brennan
was his chief of staff.
John O.
Brennan was George J. Tenet chief of staff,
and is the director at the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) & the former assistant to the president for
homeland security & counterterrorism for the Barack Obama
administration.
James
R. Schlesinger was an honorary director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States
(think tank), and a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Judith
A. Miscik was the deputy director of intelligence for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a director at the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Bruce
Riedel is a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, and was an officer at
the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Saban
Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Kenneth
M. Pollack is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle
East Policy, was a senior fellow, Middle East
policy for Brookings Institution (think tank),
and an analyst for the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA).
Cameron
F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s
brother, and was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr.
Neal S.
Wolin was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr, and a special assistant to the director for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Stephen
W. Preston was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr, and is a general counsel for the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Jamie S.
Gorelick is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr, and was a trustee at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Jessica Tuchman Mathews
is the president of the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American
Friends of Bilderberg (think
tank), was an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Ed Griffin’s interview
with Norman Dodd in 1982
(The investigation into
the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for
population control by involving the United States in war)
Andrew
Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the endowed
predecessor schools for the Carnegie Mellon University,
and the founder of the Carnegie Museums of
Pittsburgh.
Teresa
Heinz Kerry is a life trustee at the Carnegie Mellon University,
a trustee at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh,
married to John F. Kerry, and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank).
Cyrus
F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Robert
S. Osborne is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and the EVP & general counsel for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Joan A.
Dempsey is the SVP for Booz Allen Hamilton,
and was the deputy director for the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA).
Steve
Isakowitz was a senior intelligence officer for the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a senior consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Edward
Snowden was an employee at Booz Allen Hamilton,
and leaked information about the National Security Agency
(NSA).
Booz
Allen Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency
(NSA).
National
Security Agency (NSA) is a
member agency for the U.S. Intelligence
Community.
Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a
member agency for the U.S. Intelligence
Community.
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