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Senate Report Furthers the Need for Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry
WASHINGTON - April 22 - The Senate Armed Services Committee released its much-anticipated and newly-declassified report late yesterday on the treatment of detainees while in U.S. custody. The 232 page report--the result of an 18 month investigation by the Committee--shows that harsh interrogation methods used on detainees were authorized at the highest levels of the Bush White House. This follows last Thursday's release of four Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memos that provided the legal rationale justifying the interrogation methods.