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Then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice verbally OK’d the CIA’s request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002, a decision memorialized a few days later in a secret memo that the Obama administration declassified last week.

Rice’s role was detailed in a narrative released Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. It provides the most detailed timeline yet for how the CIA’s harsh interrogation program was conceived and approved at the highest levels in the Bush White House.

The new timeline shows that Rice played a greater role than she admitted last fall in written testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The narrative also shows that dissenting legal views about the severe interrogation methods were brushed aside repeatedly.

Check Out A Gallery of U.S. Torture in the Bush Era  (Warning Images Are Explicit)

But even the new timeline has yet to resolve the central question of who inside the Bush administration first broached the idea of using waterboarding and other brutal tactics against terror detainees in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

The Intelligence Committee’s timeline comes a day after the Senate Armed Services Committee released an exhaustive report detailing direct links between the CIA’s harsh interrogation program and abuses of prisoners at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in Afghanistan and at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison.

Both revelations follow President Barack Obama’s release of internal Bush administration legal memos that justified the use of severe methods by the CIA, a move that kicked up a firestorm from opposing sides of the ideological spectrum.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BallinYoung22/ BallinYoung22

    SHE WASN’T THE ONLY ONE BEHIND THIS DECISIONS. THE WHOLE BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAS… … …

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pretty-cp/ pretty-cp

    Crazy! People must continue to pray for others and this world. To God Be The Glory.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/phillipbanks1/ phillipbanks1

    Just because Condolezza Rice is black does not mean we should suddenly rally behind her now that she is about to come under fire for approving torture. F— that. She is, along with Bush and Cheney, guilty, guilty, guilty. Their actions shamed our entire country, and I am personally ashamed that a black woman could stoop so low in her ambitions.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mz_Truth_Spitfire/ Mz_Truth_Spitfire

    Understand, as wrong as it is, 9/11 was a disastrous thing for U.S. Those emotions never really go away, and all the men mind frames are f**ked up by now..Whether they ok it or not..it gonna happen irregardless anyways..so f.ck it..thats a part of this messed up world.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1suaveguy/ 1suaveguy

    black folks have never rallied behind condie, so why people are saying that is beyond me.

    but overall, do black folks care? I’m only 27, but I’ve never known for black folks to be this concerned about what politicians do in terms of foreign relations…especially republicans. stop faking the funk!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/digg_it_up/ digg_it_up

    condoleza aint black…i dont know why we so concerned about her…..her bread butter 4 sides….am unemployed

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/digg_it_up/ digg_it_up

    thats just how war goes…someone has to take the blame…she will face the fire because she is lower on the totem pole than the other two….she aint go give no orders withought it commin from the chief commander…you cant act withouht his authority period…..so she aint the one who passed it ….trust…..am prior military…i have a feel of how them mothafukas work and thats just a feel….it gets deeper….like people joinin the military and dyin at the hands of his/her own fellow soldiers and get ruled out as suicide to protect some higher ranked person…..or individual with rank and power

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/djazz58/ djazz58

    people still crying over 9/11
    but what about all the brown skin people that have been killed and bombed by the united states
    for yrs there homes destroyed..leveled by U.S. bombs…did you not think that this would never happen to us?
    payback is something else isnt it and torture is inhuman…but its ok as long as its people of color..huh?
    white america to take pictures
    of the evil that theyve done its there way..they stood beside the bodies of black men
    while they hung in trees..this is white power in all it pure evil…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/-HatedOnMostly-/ -HatedOnMostly-

    Condoleezza Rice can kiss my nougetty ass.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/djazz58/ djazz58

    and the get black people to do there dirt and then turn on the same black people that helped them
    oh well thats white america for you !!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/C4pricorn/ C4pricorn

    i like pizza.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SuzyQ38/ SuzyQ38

    She didn’t make these decisions single handedly, and the fact that she agreed with the decisions made makes her a strong leader, IMO. Furthermore, I have to say I firmly believe in AN EYE FOR AN EYE. By letting terrorist know if you’re caught doling out harm to our country, this is the punishment you will receive, maybe, just maybe, they will stop doling out that harm. They made their beds…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Banity/ Banity

    She was one of Bush’s stooges what did you expect

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mem613w/ mem613w

    she worked for bush. what did you expect people. not shocking at all…not at all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/qtwitabooty87/ qtwitabooty87

    Thats really messed up, I know wha they did to us was wrong but two wrongs dont make it right an ur right she didnt do it single handedly an thats wha makes it even more worse, just goes to show america isnt as beautiful as everyone thinks.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/the_realest2004/ the_realest2004

    That’s the dumbest sh!t I ever heard. Ever! “I believe in an eye for an eye…” WTF Don’t you know mos those people were not terrorist. Stop believing what the government tells you. You believe all blacks are drug dealers and gang bangers too huh? Don’t you know that once they start doing it to foreigners, black aint too far down that list. But you can’t explain nothing to black folks now days fam, if you not a pimpin preaher or a rich rapper nobody will listen. That’s why there is no hope. See you o the other side.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweet_hospitality/ sweet_hospitality

    Everyone knows that government is corrupt from the inside out and the president is just a figure head and they don’t really have any authority. You’d be amazed at all the secrets our government keeps from us, especially the G-14 classified ones… but to keep from being subjected to any of these tactics, we better keep our mouths shut. Big Brother is watching!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bigpashun69/ bigpashun69

    This is a mess. She/ they need to be treated with the same treatment of disrespect.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blue_AKA_LisaJsawoo/ Blue_AKA_LisaJsawoo
  • http://www.blackplanet.com/exotic_star/ exotic_star

    WAR IS WAR THIS ISNT A F**KING PETTING ZOO. STOP B***HING AND FINISH THIS S**T SO IT CAN BE OVER WITH. NO ONE FELT BAD FOR THE MEN OF THE 54TH NO ONE FELT BAD FOR THE PEOPLE OF WW2 STOP B***HING GET THIS WAR DONE WITH AND LETS MOVE ON. THE US IS NOT UNTOUCHABLE WHEN WAR IS SET DEATH, AND TORTURE, ARE SOME TIMES A PART OF IT. DONT START WHAT YOU CANT FINISH. AND DONT PUT OUT WHAT YOU CANT TAKE. AND DONT LET PEOPLE LIKE BUSH INTO POWER AND WE WONT HAVE THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    If these people were indeed known terrorist then they should be allowed to protect us by any mean necessary. Because they don’t give a damn about us and if somebody is willing to kill themselves over some religious extremist ideal then they don’t deserve to live. They always try and make the US out to be bad guys they never ever show what the enemy does to the US troops.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CHICHITO/ CHICHITO

    Malcolm X didn’t miss when he called the white man the devil…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/N-D-PIN-DENT/ N-D-PIN-DENT

    This whole thing is stupid and uncalled for. I don’t care what they are/who they are its stupid and we shouldn’t lower ourselves to that. Thats my opinion like it, love it or hate it I don’t care!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dontwantnocrazyone1/ dontwantnocrazyone1

    i agree two wrongs dont make it right but it was not just rice how had say in what was going on we all know how had top billing in this case and to point figure just at rice is wrong all how was involed are to blame

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/such_a_fn_lady/ such_a_fn_lady

    I see too many people still buying the lie. Our Govt is evil. All this ish is unnecessary-its sad so many ppl dont know this or even have the clarity of mind to understand why. SMH

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lilsheba2005/ lilsheba2005

    sooo evil

  • http://newsone.blackplanet.com/week-in-review/pics-of-the-week/picture-this-obama-the-cricketeer/ PICTURE THIS: Obama The Cricketeer | NewsOne

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/luckyprince343/ luckyprince343

    This world can be summed up with this simple quote I made from my experiences, the harsh truth that exist among all living.

    “There is right or wrong, there is only survival,
    there is no justice only power.”

    understand these things and you will be at peace because you will be prepared for anything.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TBONEFB33/ TBONEFB33

    If it is done to keep me and my family safe, then keep it up CIA. Good Job!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PREACHINGATITSFINEST/ PREACHINGATITSFINEST

    I’m embarrassed as an American.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BP_SportsFreaks/ BP_SportsFreaks

    She’s so intelligent. We really didn’t celebrate her the way we should have because she served the Cheney/Bush administration. As Secretary of State it doesn’t surprise me that she’s got blood on her hands in the whole torturing situation. The ironic thing is that the Geneva Convention was put in place for the United States at its inception.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/yummyumm70/ yummyumm70

    GOD IS ON HIS WAY BACK

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Illy-Sase/ Illy-Sase

    Um these are terrorist! ppl that would kill you and your family in a heart beat. Evil ppl that would destroy our country if given the slightest chance. I have no problem with this. How can you have a heart considering what these ppl are capable of?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/isseymiyake/ isseymiyake

    why do people think a WAR is suppose to be civilized??? i STILL have not seen ANY iraqi or somalian in an american court for beheading or dragon american civilian or military people on T.V and broadcasting for the world to see….i have yet to see ANY viet cong brought to justice for the POWs that were tortured or murdered in those camps…….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jariques/ jariques

    As a millitary man i am embarrassed as hell. Even though they are terrorist the are human being. We dont like to be treated that way and as a soldier this is why my units and other units get a bad rap as soldiers when we deploy because of stupididy from other soldiers in the past

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iamheami/ iamheami

    first of all. yes they are terrorist. yes they try to kill us. but you still have to look at the fact of they are still human, not some animal. i mean sure thousands have died because of them but what people in the united states dont realize is that not all of these people are bad or evil. alot of them do it because they are forced or threatened for their lives or their families lives and i know for a fact that if someone was going to kill my family unless i murdered a mass number of people i would honestly do it because my family is worth more to me than any of you people im from alabama and i was taught family before all so dont worry about the people in iraq because myself and fellow soldiers are dealing with it not you dont worry about vietnam because thats the past i just want you to think about how far fear and love for your family can make you push

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Monte_Brown/ Monte_Brown

    The Bush Administration, the Republicans and anyone who condones torturing are some sick sick bastards. They need some help. Iraq had nothing to do with 911. It is amazing how the world lets people get away with this sick s**t. We have to do whatever we can to keep those sick Republicans out of power. They are petty as hell. It is a damn shame. They are some nasty, trifling assed people.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NoPaperGangstas/ NoPaperGangstas

    I thought we fought for human rights in this country? You know. This is not civil liberty. What ever happened to trail by jury? Even after the torture did we find Osama Bin Laden? No, we still don’t know where he is. Plain and simple, this is not effective.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Realest1Eva/ Realest1Eva

    we went over there to be a bully.of course they are going to try to kill us because we there to kill them.we are at war for the wrong reasons and people dont seem to realize that 9-11 is not the reason why we are at war causing all this madness.if we didnt go over there none of this torture would be going on.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Layceduptrizzy/ Layceduptrizzy

    sick bastards

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ms_real2008/ ms_real2008

    This is some sick stuff, no wonder why they want to retaliate. Even if they may possibly be terriosts, they’re still human beings.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bear_Traks/ Bear_Traks

    No I didn’t like Bush, I didn’t like being part of the first Gulf War, didn’t like the Vietnam War, but understand something here: In the past right thru Korea and WWII, American Soliders have always born the brunt of torture. We have ALWAYS been following the rules of the Geneva Convention only to get screwed on the battlefield by being tortured and being the last to torture. Where has there EVER been the public outcry against the torture of the American Soldier. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN OUTCRY AGAINST THE TORTURE OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER!!! Yet here we finally do whatever it takes to win and idiots on the media bandwagon rally against our soldiers for using MILDER techniques compared to other countries we’ve fought against that used bamboo slices in our fingernails, ripping off our fingernails, pulling out our teeth, submerging us in water-filled pits with our hands and feet tied together while enclosed in bamboo cages filled with starving rats. Where was america’s outrage then? Where is it now? People let the newsmedia do ALL their thinking for them! WHY DON’T ALL YOU WHINERS LED BY THE MEDIA AGAINST U.S. SOLDIERS INSTEAD GO OUT THERE AND THANK A VETERAN FOR THE FREEDOMS YOU HAVE NOW AND TAKE FOR GRANTED? OR VOLUNTEER TO HELP THE FAMILIES OF THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE NAME OF THIS COUNTRY? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Afraid of ruining your comfort level……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/M0M0_S0_PURDI/ M0M0_S0_PURDI

    I think I might throw up…. Is it only me who feels that for them to fight fire with fire but then make it against the law here retarded. Not saying that we should want to do it I’m just saying Just because they are “future terrorist” or american torturers doesnt mean we go and do it to them… That’s like saying if someone comes and kills my mother I get to kill theirs… THAT IS NOT OKAY.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/shindogg/ shindogg

    how iz dis b***h even still relevant? uz she part of obamas cabinet now? i cuda sworn her ass wuz taken outta office along weit f****t bush. lets c sumbody torture condi an c if da b***h still supports torture of others. i dont give a f**k if dey terrorists. it aint like torturin dem will end terrorism an da wars n iraq an afghanistan datz been goin noware.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DMY19151/ DMY19151

    YO….THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO GET HER BLACK ASS TO TAKE THE FALL…LOL…BUSH SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH THE WAR CRIMES….AMERICA IS F**KED UP….ALL THOSE PICTURES LOOK LIKE IS SOME ROOTS S**T…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/FOUR-FEET/ FOUR-FEET

    I must agree with “Bear_Traks”, I too served my country for 20 years. I’ve seen things you people here in the U.S. will never understand and until up don that uniform and take the oath to serve and protect this COUNTRY with your life. Do me a favor and SHUT UP with all the WHINING about mistreatment. You sit back in your nice comfortable homes with all the luxuries while the men and women of the Armed Forces have to leave by any means necessary during the time of war, not knowing if you’ll ever make it home in one piece or a casket. Why don’t you all fight congress to help us veterans, retirees and disabled members get our free medical and 100% tax free benefits we were promised when we volunteered to give all for our COUNTRY.

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