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2nd CIA Contractor Testifies in 9/11 Case at Guantanamo

BEN FOX / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 John Bruce Jessen tells a military court that such techniques as waterboarding and sleep deprivation were shown to have no lasting effects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Civil Lawsuit Against CIA Psychologists Settled Without Going to Trial

Emma Niles / Truthdig Aug 17, 2017 A civil case against two CIA-contracted psychologists, accused of designing torture techniques, settles—ending any chance of public scrutiny. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CIA No Longer Can Defend the Indefensible — Its Torture Program

John Kiriakou / Truthdig Jun 19, 2017 Guantanamo detainees are suing the masterminds of the CIA's torture program. Assisting the two contract psychologists is not worth the political trouble for the intelligence agency anymore. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

For the 1st Time, a Lawsuit Could Assign Individual Accountability in CIA Post-9/11 Torture Program

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 28, 2016 Legal action by two men who were tortured and the representative of a third who died in CIA custody may hold accountable two psychologists the agency contracted to design the program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Human Experimentation Was a Core Feature of the CIA Torture Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 If journalists and officials began talking about the tests that CIA psychologists conducted on suspected terrorists at U.S. black sites, would Americans demand the prosecution of those responsible? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )