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Ex-CIA official: Torture ban a ‘great leap forward’

By Spencer Ackerman | 01.22.09 | 6:01 pm

Both civil libertarians and ex-CIA officials involved in interrogations and detentions policies welcome the changes.

Cheney: ‘I was aware of’ waterboarding and ‘I supported it’

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.18.08 | 11:44 am

On ABC News Monday, Vice President Dick Cheney acknowledged knowing about and approving of the torture technique known as waterboarding.
“I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared, as the agency in effect…