Associated Press
2 March 2009
New docs show the CIA destroyed nearly 100 tapes of terror interrogations, far more than has previously been acknowledged
The disclosure Monday comes as John Durham is wrapping up his investigation in the matter
nypost.com/2009/03/02/cia…
2 March 2009
New docs show the CIA destroyed nearly 100 tapes of terror interrogations, far more than has previously been acknowledged
The disclosure Monday comes as John Durham is wrapping up his investigation in the matter
nypost.com/2009/03/02/cia…
He had asked that the requests for information in the civil lawsuit be put on hold until he had completed his criminal investigation. Durham asked that he be given until the end of February to wrap up his work and has not asked for another extension.
“The CIA can now identify the number of videotapes that were destroyed,” said the letter by Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin. “Ninety two videotapes were destroyed.”
The tapes became a contentious issue in the trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, after prosecutors initially claimed no such recordings existed, then acknowledged two videotapes and one audiotape had been made.
The March 2 letter to Judge Alvin Hellerstein, says the CIA is now gathering more details inc. a list of destroyed records, any secondary accounts describing the destroyed contents & IDs of those who may have viewed or possessed the recordings before they were destroyed
But the lawyers also note that some of that information may be classified, such as the names of CIA personnel that viewed the tapes.
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