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Bush Officials Gave CIA Wide Latitude

Bush Officials Gave CIA Wide Latitude
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By The Associated Press
Dec. 19, 2014 | WASHINGTON, DC
By The Associated Press Dec. 19, 2014 | 06:40 PM | WASHINGTON, DC
A Senate investigation portrays a dysfunctional relationship between the Bush White House and the CIA regarding the agency's brutal interrogation program.

The report says the White House didn't press hard for information, and the agency withheld details about the brutality of the techniques while exaggerating their effectiveness.

Alberto Gonzales is the former attorney general who was White House counsel when harsh CIA interrogations were approved. Gonzales tells The Associated Press it was not the White House's responsibility to manage the program.

He says that once executive branch lawyers declared it legal for the CIA to use harsh methods on al-Qaida prisoners in secret facilities, it was up to the spy agency to oversee the mechanics, punish abuses and keep policy-makers informed.
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