The seventh year was consumed by two tasks: defending the torture report against its CIA and Republican critics; and attempting to entrench its purpose – preventing torture – into law. The anti-torture law Feinstein and McCain passed is one impediment to CIA torture. “They avoided all the necessary reforms that have to happen at the CIA,” Jones said. Absolutely, completely accurate.”Asked if torture has left the CIA damaged, Carle said: “The CIA exists to go to the limit of what is acceptable. In May 2016, the CIA inspector general’s office destroyed its only copy of the classified torture report.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 12:00 UTC