Newly revealed documents show the Bush administration explicitly approved the use of interrogation techniques including waterboarding as early as 2003. The Washington Post reports the White House issued secret memos in 2003 and 2004 after intelligence officials voiced concern they would come under public scrutiny for their treatment of foreign prisoners. The content of the memos remains classified.
White House Approved Interrogation Methods in Secret Memos
HeadlineOct 15, 2008