marketwatch | The Central Intelligence Agency’s torture of detainees was developed
by two inexperienced contractors who were eventually paid $81 million
for their work, according to a Senate Intelligence Committee report on
the program released Tuesday.
The two psychologists were working
at the U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school
prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They had no knowledge of
interrogation techniques, al Qaeda, counterterrorism or “any relevant
cultural or linguistic expertise,” the report said.
The report
suggests that the program was poorly managed with limited oversight. A
surprisingly small number of officials were running the program.
The two contractors played a central role — they developed, operated and assessed its interrogation operations.
