Secret Torture Records

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Channel: ACLU · 2009 · People & Blogs

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On September 30, 2009, the ACLU was in federal court seeking the release of redacted portions of Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memos describing "enhanced interrogation techniques" authorized for use by the CIA, as well as documents describing the contents of destroyed videotapes depicting CIA interrogations. Although the judge refused to release records describing interrogation techniques authorized for overseas use by the CIA, the ACLU believes that the American public has a right to know about the torture and abuse committed in its name.
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