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Former interrogator for the CIA, James Mitchell

Former interrogator for the CIA, James Mitchell

Did the CIA’s enhanced interrogation programme amount to torture?

The Interview · BBC World Service

September 12, 202122m 59s

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Show Notes

American psychologist James Mitchell helped devise the CIA’s enhanced interrogation programme after the 9/11 attacks. He personally interrogated some of the top terrorist suspects using the programme’s techniques, including waterboarding. His critics label him a torturer; he says he has nothing to apologise for and what he did was harsh, but legal and necessary.He speaks to Zeinab Badawi.

(Photo: James Mitchell)