Obama Responds To CIA Torture Report: Enhanced Interrogation 'Contrary To Our Values'
Posted on AllSides December 9th, 2014
From The Left
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a 500-page summary Tuesday of its report on the Central Intelligence Agency's torture program following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The report, a result of a five-year investigation, details the gruesome techniques and systemic failures of the CIA's post-9/11 practices.
President Barack Obama said the revelations bring light to a "troubling" program involving practices that were "contrary to our values" in a statement following the release.
"That is why I unequivocally banned torture when I took office, because one of our most effective tools...