Justifying Torture

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The Report Podcast

Amazon Studios with Topic Studios

9 episodes

9 months ago

The Report Podcast dives into the real life events depicted in Scott Z. Burns’ film, The Report. Former Senate Intelligence Committee Chief Investigator Daniel J. Jones and his cohost NPR’s Kelly McEvers introduce us to the real people - reporters, lawmakers, interrogators, and others - who were instrumental in the effort to expose the CIA and its actions after 9/11.

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Justifying Torture

The Report Podcast

22 minutes 54 seconds

5 years ago

Justifying Torture

Torture is illegal, not just under US law but also according to the Geneva Conventions, the internationally agreed upon rules for how we treat prisoners of war. So when the CIA decided to engage in torture, it needed a legal defense that would protect interrogators form being prosecuted. And for that they turned to a team of White House attorneys.

Guests: Katherine Hawkins of the Project on Government Oversight, Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times

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