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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Was the CIA Justified or Not?

    Should prosecutions of CIA officials be on the table for the practices described in the Senate’s report on interrogations? Or did the agency act appropriately in a wartime setting? We hear opinions from both sides.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 9, 2014 • 1 min read

    Should prosecutions of CIA officials be on the table for the practices described in the Senate’s report on interrogations? Or did the agency act appropriately in a wartime setting? We hear opinions from both sides.

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    CIA Interrogation Report, the Books of the Year, and the L.A. Galaxy
    1. 0:00Senate Releases Long-Awaited Report on CIA Interrogations
    2. 9:25Was the CIA Justified or Not?You’re reading this
    3. 22:57Bookworm’s Books of the Year
    4. 38:43The L.A. Galaxy, College Football, and More Sports with the Sklars
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Reuel Marc Gerecht

      Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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      Wells Dixon

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    CIA Interrogation Report, the Books of the Year, and the L.A. Galaxy
    1. 0:00Senate Releases Long-Awaited Report on CIA Interrogations
    2. 9:25Was the CIA Justified or Not?You’re reading this
    3. 22:57Bookworm’s Books of the Year
    4. 38:43The L.A. Galaxy, College Football, and More Sports with the Sklars
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