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Report: Cheney Oversaw Torture Briefings

HeadlineJun 03, 2009

The Washington Post is reporting former Vice President Dick Cheney personally oversaw at least four briefings with senior lawmakers on the Bush administration’s torture program in 2005. The CIA has previously failed to disclose Cheney’s role in the meetings, saying information on who oversaw them was unavailable. The briefings came as part of the Bush administration’s aggressive effort to convince Congress members to back the torture techniques used on foreign prisoners. In an interview, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, “[Cheney’s] office was ground zero. It was his office you dealt with at the end of the day.”

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