State: ‘No American is proud’ of CIA enhanced interrogation program

State: ‘No American is proud’ of CIA enhanced interrogation program

By Mario Trujillo - 07/31/14 07:00 AM EDT

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/213895-state-no-american-is-proud-of-cia-interrogation-program

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)

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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.