Public interest groups demand renewed probe of CIA’s destroyed torture records

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Source: Raw Story

Public interest groups demand renewed probe of CIA’s destroyed torture records

By Stephen C. Webster
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 -- 12:32 pm

In a recent letter to the Archivist of the United States, a collection of public interest groups demanded a renewed investigation into the destruction of federal records pertaining to the Bush administration's torture program.

As many as 92 tapes of terror war captives being tortured by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives were allegedly destroyed. Officials suggested these recordings depicted torture sessions with terrorism suspects Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Nashiri.

Along with the tapes, detailed records of the CIA's so-called "torture flights," showing the planes, destinations and even the passengers, were also said destroyed.

The letter (PDF), published Wednesday, was signed by organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), Public Citizen and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, among others.


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American Association of Law Libraries
American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
American Civil Liberties Union
American Library Association
Arizona First Amendment Coalition
Association of Research LibrariesBill of Rights Defense Committee
The Center for Media and Democracy
The Center for Victims of Torture
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington (CREW)
Defending Dissent Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Essential Information
Feminists for Free Expression
Fund for Constitutional Government
Government Accountability Project (GAP)
iSolon.org
Liberty Coalition
Muslimah Writers Alliance
National Coalition Against Censorship
No More Guantanamos
Northern California Association of Law Libraries
OMB Watch
OpenTheGovernment.org
PEN American Center
Progressive Librarians Guild
Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
Public Citizen
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Society of American Archivists
Society of Professional Journalists
US Bill of Rights Foundation
Utah Foundation for Open Government

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/public-interest-groups-demand-probe-cias-destroyed-torture-records/

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Sneer." - xCommander AWOL & xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney

"Torture is a Republicon Family Value. Sneer."

- xCommander AWOL & xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney

[nashville_brook]

2. big k and r.

[Jefferson23]

3. whatsamatta, they don't want to look forward??? n/t

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R

[bobthedrummer]

5. kick