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"White House Release of Interrogation Memos May Turn Up Heat on 9th Circuit Judge"

The New York Times reports today that "Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the C.I.A."

The Washington Post reports today that "New Interrogation Details Emerge; As It Releases Justice Dept. Memos, Administration Reassures CIA Questioners."

The Los Angeles Times reports that "Memos reveal harsh CIA interrogation methods; Obama releases Justice Department documents that guided the CIA on how to use waterboarding and other tactics with terror suspects; Intelligence officials won't be prosecuted over the interrogations."

The Chicago Tribune reports that "Obama says no prosecutions as Bush-era memos on terror tactics released."

The Wall Street Journal reports that "CIA Memos Released; Immunity for Harsh Tactics." In addition, Michael Hayden and Michael B. Mukasey have an op-ed entitled "The President Ties His Own Hands on Terror; The point of interrogation is intelligence, not confession."

USA Today contains an article headlined "Obama: CIA questioners won't face charges; Released Justice memos shed light on harsh interrogation techniques."

The Washington Times reports that "Obama releases memos detailing interrogations; CIA personnel won't face prosecution."

Margaret Talev and Marisa Taylor of McClatchy Newspapers have an article headlined "Bush-era interrogations: From waterboarding to forced nudity."

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Terror memos authorized harsh interrogation techniques; Obama releases four secret memos detailing detainee treatment under Bush; Human rights groups slam his promise not to prosecute intelligence officials."

The Associated Press reports that "Obama won't charge CIA officers for rough tactics."

And Bloomberg News reports that "Obama Says U.S. Terror Memos Expose 'Dark and Painful Chapter.'"

Yesterday, the ACLU issued a news release entitled "Justice Department Releases Bush Administration Torture Memos; Bradbury And Bybee Memos Are Released In Response To Long-Running ACLU Lawsuits." The organization has posted the newly released memos online here, here, here, and here.

Full post as published by How Appealing on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).