Tuesday, December 9, 2014

CIA and Senate exchange allegations over torture report

The CIA is hitting back after a Senate report accused the agency of "deception" and "brutality" in its use of torture after the September 11th attacks.


It's claiming that the so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" did thwart terrorist plans and save lives.


President Obama says the agency has done "significant damage" to America's global reputation.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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CIA, Republicans reject torture report

America's Central Intelligence Agency is rejecting the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture as incomplete and selective.

Even before it was released, former U.S Vice President Dick Cheney took the lead in defending the CIA's actions, saying the intelligence officers ought to be decorated, not criticized.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has the reaction:

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Obama says CIA's use of torture damaged America's global standing

The CIA is being accused of "deception" and "brutality" in the use of torture against al Qaeda suspects after the September 11th attacks.


A report by the US Senate Intelligence Committee says the agency repeatedly misled the public and the government, and that its torture techniques broke legal boundaries.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Senate Intelligence Committee report slams CIA over use of torture in Bush wea

A widely-anticipated report by Democrats in the US Senate accuses the CIA of misleading the American public about the torture techniques unleashed against suspected members of Al Qaeda in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.


President Obama says the report shows that the CIA's techniques during the era of President George W. Bush "did significant damage to America's standing in the world".


The report was released at the direction of Democrat Dianne Feinstein who heads the US Senate Intelligence Committee.


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After months of argument over the report's release, Senator Dianne Feinstein, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, explained her decision to put it into the public domain.


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Senator Dianne Feinstein says the interrogation techniques used by the CIA did not lead to the intelligence the agency claimed.


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Senator Dianne Feinstein says the Senate Intelligence Committee report is not meant to serve as an across-the-board condemnation of the CIA.


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CIA accused of "deception" and "brutality" in Senate report on Bush-era torture

A widely-anticipated report by Democrats in the US Senate accuses the CIA of misleading the American public about the torture techniques unleashed against suspected members of Al Qaeda in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks.


President Obama says the report shows that the CIA's techniques during the era of President George W. Bush "did significant damage to America's standing in the world".


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Iraq Asks For More Weapons To Fight Islamic State Group

Iraq is pleading for more weapons and military action from the United States to combat the radical Islamic State group.
The request came as outgoing US defense secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad, but it's not clear how America will react.
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Profound implications for CIA report

U.S. Senator Harry Reid, the outgoing majority leader, is calling the implications of the newly released report on torture by the CIA profound.

He also says, the report shows torture does not work.

Senator Reid introduced Senator Dianne Feinstein and her intelligence committee report on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

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U.S. Senator Harry Reid urged his fellow lawmakers to learn from the mistakes made by allowing torture to be used.

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British royals lay flowers, leave note at 9/11 Memorial

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have left a bouquet of flowers and a hand-written note at Ground Zero in New York - scene of the 9/11 Al Qaeda attacks on America.


In a visit to the September 11th Memorial in Lower Manhattan they paid tribute to the nearly 3 thousand victims, including 67 British citizens.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Sen. Feinstein to release CIA report

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the outgoing chair of the U.S. Senate's Intelligence Committee, is set to release the report on torture by the CIA.

The report is six years in the making, and much of the 500 page executive summary will remain redacted.

Reporters grilled Senator Feinstein on why she is releasing the report as she walked to the floor of the U.S. Senate.

She said, transparency and accountability are the hallmarks of a great and just society

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William & Kate visit NYC 9/11 site

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have paid their respects at the 9/11
Memorial in New York City.

The royal couple toured the site of the World Trade Center terror
attacks as part of their 3-day visit to the United States.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Germany acquits former SS officer

A German court has dismissed a case against a former Nazi officer accused of mass killings of French civilians over lack of evidence. The massacre was one of the worst atrocities on French soil during the second World War.

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Controversial report into Bush-era use of torture published in Washington

A long-awaited report on the Bush administration's use of torture in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks is being published in Washington.


The report, written by Democrats in the US Senate, is expected to shed light on some of the CIA's darkest practices in the years after the 2001 attacks.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says security has been tightened at American diplomatic compounds worldwide ahead of the report's publication.


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US braces for release of CIA report

Washington is bracing for the release of the U.S. Senate's Intelligence Committee report on torture by the Central Intelligence Agency.

The report has been six years in the making and leaders continue to argue about whether it should be released.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has a preview:

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Last French hostage freed

Militants from the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb group have released the last French person to be kept hostage in the world.


Serge Lazarevich was taken in November 2011 while in Mali and says he was in relatively good health, as our Correspondent Jack Parrack reports from Paris.


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Portuguese police questioning McCann witnesses

11 people are being questioned in Portugal as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.


UK police officers are observing the interviews being carried out by Portuguese police.


As our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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France accuses Germany of aiding the rise of French far-right parties.

France is accusing the German government of fanning the flames for the rise of the far right political group, the Front National, in the French parliament.

It comes following comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel who said France has not been performing strong enough economic reforms to reduce its substantial public deficit.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports from Paris.

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Greece calls early Presidential elections

Greece has called early presidential elections in a bid to end political uncertainty over the backing of unpopular austerity measures.

Voting will begin on December 17th though so far it's unclear who the candidates are.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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US FACILITIES ON ALERT OVER CIA REPORT

US embassies and other facilities around the world are on high alert because of the (imminent) release of a report into CIA interrogation techniques.

The Senate study is expected to criticise harsh interrogations used in the campaign against al Qaeda.

Eleanor Noakes reports.

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Ukraine holds 'day of silence' to try and get violated ceasefire back on track

A so called 'day of silence' is being attempted in eastern Ukraine to try and get a repeatedly violated ceasefire back on track.


New peace talks are also due to be held, but neither side has said much about whether they will actually go ahead.


Tom Barton reports.


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William and Kate meet Beyonce and JayZ as protests roil basketball venue

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have met Jay Z and Beyonce in New York at a basketball game that capped their first full day on America's East Coast.


But the game was targeted by protestors, complaining about police brutality in the United States.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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