CIA Confirms: Waterboarding 9/11 Mastermind Led to Info that Aborted 9/11-Style Attack on Los Angeles

Cybercast News Service by Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief | Apr. 21, 2009 (Special Report)

Before he was waterboarded, when KSM was asked about planned attacks on the United States, he ominously told his CIA interrogators, “Soon, you will know.” In the memo itself, the Justice Department’s Bradbury told the CIA’s Rossi: “Your office has informed us that the CIA believes that ‘the intelligence acquired from these interrogations has been a key reason why al Qa’ida has failed to launch a spectacular attack in the West since 11 ... Full Story »

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 by Peter L. Combs - Apr. 22, 2009

The story confirms the headline of the article, names names and is very specific about what and how it was learned. The Editor and Chief of CBS News wrote it.. Good detail and new piece for the debate. NYT also confirms via the Obama's White House the accuracy of the story..food for thought..

In particular, the CIA believes that it would have been unable to obtain critical information from numerous detainees, including KSM and Abu Zubaydah, without these enhanced techniques,” kinda say it all..

President Obama’s national intelligence director told colleagues in a private memo last week that the harsh interrogation techniques banned by the White House did produce significant information that helped the nation in its struggle with terrorists.

The info may have been gained in other wasy, frankly its not worth the risk, is it?

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