Fifty-seven people received payments totaling $5.5 million. “Reparations is not a necessity. But it is a moral compunction and a moral reckoning to right a wrong,” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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Egypt’s Former President Morsi Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Less than two years after he was removed from office by the military, Mohammed Morsi was sentenced by an Egyptian court for the arrest and torture of protesters.
Cheney On Harsh Interrogation: ‘I’d Do It Again In A Minute’
The former vice president doubled down on his defense of the Bush administration’s use of such techniques, calling the Senate’s recent report “seriously flawed.”
‘Unknowable’ If CIA Methods Elicited Useful Information, Agency’s Chief Says
John Brennan’s comments come two days after the Senate Intelligence Committee released the executive summary of its report on the CIA’s interrogation practices.
Report Says CIA Misled Congress, White House On Interrogation Program
The report is the most comprehensive account of interrogation techniques used by the CIA after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The report found the techniques provided no useful intelligence.
5 Interrogation Methods The CIA Used On Terrorism Suspects
The Senate’s report says CIA interrogators used methods such as rectal infusion and waterboarding on detainees. The report says the techniques were ineffective, a point the agency disputes.