Udall Led Years-Long Fight to Hold CIA, White House Accountable for Brutal, Ineffective Torture Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. Senator Mark Udall (D-Colorado), who led efforts to hold the White House, CIA and intelligence agencies accountable to the American people, welcomed the declassification today of the U.S. Senate Select Committee[Read More…]
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Senator Wyden: Senate Report Shows CIA Torture Did Not Work and America Should Never Torture Again
Exhaustive Senate Intelligence Committee Study Finds CIA Leaders Repeatedly Misled Congress and The Public About Brutal Interrogation Techniques and their Effectiveness; Torture Did Not Improve U.S. National Security Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today responded to the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Dec. 9, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Corker and all of my former colleagues, it really is a pleasure for me to be back before the Foreign Relations Committee. During my time here, I think we got some things right and we certainly wound up[Read More…]
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the My Brother’s Keeper Summit Closing Session, Dec. 9, 2014
Memphis, TN–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. Thank you, Mayor [A.C.] Wharton – and thank you all for being here today. It’s a privilege to join you in convening this important summit – to discuss and advance the groundbreaking My Brother’s Keeper initiative. And it’s a particular pleasure to do so here in[Read More…]
UN Expert Calls for Prosecution of CIA, U.S. Officials for Crimes Committed During Interrogations
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2014 – A United States Senate report has confirmed what the international community has long believed – that there was a clear policy orchestrated at a high[Read More…]
Congress Moving to Block D.C. Marijuana Legalization
Provisions in Must-Pass Spending Bill Would Overturn the Will of D.C. Voters; Civil Rights and Racial Justice Groups Send Open Letter to Democratic Leadership Encouraging Them to Stand Up for D.C. Voters Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2014. Media sources are reporting that members of Congress are negotiating provisions to a government[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on CIA Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation which found that the Central Intelligence Agency misled the White House and Congress about the brutal interrogation of terrorism suspects: “A great nation must be prepared to acknowledge its errors.[Read More…]
Job Openings Little Changed at 4.8 Million in October 2014; Hires and Separations Steady
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2014. There were 4.8 million job openings on the last business day of October, little changed from 4.7 million in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires (5.1 million) and separations (4.8 million) were steady in October. Within separations, the quits rate (1.9 percent)[Read More…]
Floor Statement by Senator John McCain on Senate Intelligence Committee Report on CIA Interrogation Methods
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today delivered the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report on CIA interrogation methods: “Mr. President, I rise in support of the release – the long-delayed release – of the[Read More…]
Statement from Director Brennan on the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. Over the past several decades, and especially since the terrible tragedy of 9/11, the CIA has been at the forefront of our Nation’s campaign against al-Qa’ida and other terrorist organizations worldwide. The women and men of the CIA have operated around the globe, 24-hours-a-day, working with[Read More…]
