The Black Sites

A rare look inside the C.I.A.'s secret interrogation program.

Mohammed's interrogation was part of a secret C.I.A. program, initiated after Septembe 11th, in which terrorist suspects such as Mohammed were detained in "black sites"--secret prisons outside the United States--and subjected to unusually harsh treatment. The program was effectively suspended last fall, when President Bush announced that he wa emptying the C.I.A.'s prisons and transferring the detainees to military custody in Guantánamo This move ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Aug 5, 2007 - 3:36 PM PDT
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Mark Monday
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by Mark Monday - Oct. 1, 2008

Well crafted and carefully researched pieces like this are what journalism should always be about.

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William Wittmeyer
2.6
by William Wittmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

The story could use a little more white space. It is hard to read. Lots of un-named sources. Relies on the statements of detained terrorist suspects and their lawyers, disinterested parties known for truthfulness.

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Dale Penn
4.3
by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

A long and tedious read. For those who wish to fully immerse themselves in the dark side - here you go. That these things are done in the name of my country makes me ill.

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John Primm
2.0
by John Primm - Oct. 1, 2008

is this good journalism? no. this is a hack job by someone who has an axe to grind...the whole tone is one of "oh, my what the CIA has done this time!". Besides the New Yorker has become a mag that specializes in Bush bashing.

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