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The CIA: Torture, Partisanship — and Accountability
Last week's report on the CIA is hardly the last word on America's harsh interrogation tactics in the aftermath of September 11. Even former CIA agents disagree. And the Obama White House is using the same legal authority to justify drone strikes against suspected terrorists.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenLast week's report on the CIA is hardly the last word on America's harsh interrogation tactics in the aftermath of September 11. Even former CIA agents disagree. And the Obama White House is using the same legal authority to justify drone strikes against suspected terrorists.
Also, assessing the outcome of the climate talks in Peru, and the shooting death of a 12-old black boy by a white cop in Cleveland has been officially ruled a "homicide."
Photo: Former Vice President Dick Cheney discusses the CIA torture report on NBC's Meet the Press, December 14, 2014
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3 storiesAssessing the Outcome of the Climate Talks in Peru
Expectations were low for the latest Climate Change conference with 200 countries in Lima, Peru. But, after marathon negotiations over the weekend, a kind of breakthrough was achieved — a signed pledge by nations, rich and poor, to cut back on emissions.
Read the story6 minCIA Torture: Partisanship — and Accountability
Last week, Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee released a 400-page report on what they called CIA "torture" of imprisoned suspects in the aftermath of September 11. Yesterday on NBC's Meet the Press, former Vice President Dick Cheney defended the program .
Read the story36 minTamir Rice Highlights Cleveland PD Pattern of Excessive Force
The shooting death of Tamir Rice in Cleveland has been lumped with the killings of black men by white police officers in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri. The 12-year old was playing with a toy air gun when Timothy Loehmann arrived on the scene with a fellow police officer. Within seconds, Rice was shot dead.
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