An investigation by the Senate into the brutal interrogation practices used after 9/11 concludes that the techniques were ineffective and did nothing to help the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
The details, which are likely to ignite a deeper rift between the CIA and Washington lawmakers, are laid out in a secret 6,200-page report that has been described by congressional aides who have read it.
Among the charges that have already been disputed by the CIA was the report’s claim that high-profile detainee Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times, gave no critical information as a result of the treatment.
Officials from the Bush administration argued the successful hunt for bin Laden showed the harsh methods were justified.
But many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have questioned the effectiveness of the methods and argued that they are unnecessarily cruel.