The Director of the CIA John Brennan says the interrogation techniques the US used in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks were "abhorrent", but he's defended his staff in a rare press conference at CIA headquarters,
He told reporters he "fundamentally disagrees" with claims by a US Senate Committee that torture served no useful purpose in gathering intelligence.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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