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White House memos to CIA approved waterboarding: Washington Post
October 15, 2008 by Caitlin Price
Two classified memos sent from the Bush administration to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 explicitly sanctioned the use of certain harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. The documents were reportedly first requested by then-CIA director George.... [more]

'Enhanced' interrogation techniques can be lawful: DOJ memos
July 25, 2008 by Deirdre Jurand
Three Department of Justice (DOJ) memos released Thursday indicate that certain enhanced interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, are lawful and that those who employ them in good faith lack the specific intent required to be charged with torture. Under US law, torture involves an....... [more]