Member Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs), 2009 May
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Member Briefings on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs)
| DATE | TYPE | SUBJECT | COMM | MEMBERS | STAFF | Briefers | |
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| 1 | 9-4-02 | Briefing | Briefing on EITs including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed. | HPSCI | Porter Goss |
Tim Sample Michael Sheehy |
Briefers Support |
| 2 | 9-27-02 | Briefing | Briefing on EITs including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed. | SSCI | Bob Graham |
Alfred Cumming Bill Duhnke |
Briefers Support |
| 3 | 2/4/03 | Briefing | Briefing on EITs, including the fact that interrogations of Zubaydah and Nashiri were taped.
EITs "described in considerable detail." including "how the water board was used." The process by which the techniques were approved by DoJ was also raised. |
SSCI | Pat Roberts John Rockefeller * |
Chris Mellon Bill Duhnke |
Briefers Support |
| 4 | 2/5/03 | Briefing | Discussion of detainee interrogation program/techniques.
Existnce of AZ tapes briefed and that the tapes to be destroyed as soon as IG completed his report. It was also discussed that interrogation methods were similar to those taught/used in SERE training. |
HPSCI | Porter Goss |
Patrick Murray Louise Healey |
Briefers Support
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| 5 | 9/4/03 | Briefing | RDI Briefing:
Breifed on EITs, including a slide presentation where non-enhanced and enhanced interrogation techniques weren amed, described, and compared on the same side. |
SSCI | Pat Roberts |
Christopher Mellon Bill Duhnke |
Briefers Support |
| 6 | 9/4/03 | Briefing | RDI Briefing:
Briefed on EITs, including a slide presentation where non-enhanced and enhanced interrogation techniques were named, described, and compared on the same slide. |
HPSCI | Porter Goss |
Suzanne Spaulding Patrick Murray |
Briefers Support
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| 7 | 7/13/04 | Briefing | 1. IG presented reporton interrogations. 2. Status update on interrogation process. EITs were discussed, including a specific mention of waterboarding as one of the EITs. Discussion of CIA currently seeking reaffirmation from DOJ on use of EITs as well as renewed policy approval from NSC principals to continue using EITs. |
HPSCI | Porter Goss |
Pat Murray Suzanne Spaulding |
Briefers
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| 8 | 7/5/2004 | Briefing | Briefed on Interrogation Techniques, including waterboarding, abdominal slap, and sleep deprivation. Also briefed on actionable intelligence derived from use of EITs. | SSCI | Pat Roberts |
Christopher Mellon Bill Duhnke |
Briefers |
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| 9 | 1/25/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed. | HPSCI | Peter Hoekstra | Mike Meermans
O'Keefe (First name unknown) |
Briefer Support
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| 10 | 3/7/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed. | SSCI | Pat Roberts | Bill Duhnke
Andy Johnson |
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| 11 | 3/8/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed. | SSCI | Pat Roberts | Not Available | |
| 12 | 10/18/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed | SAC-D | Ted Stevens | Not Available | |
| 13 | Late Oct 05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed | Senate | John McCain | Not Available | |
| 14 | 10/31/05 | Briefing | Briefing on the specifics the EITs.
There was also a lengthy discussion about the OLC memos. |
Senate Leadership | Bill Frist | Mark Esper | Briefers DI/OTA
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| 15 | 11/1/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed.
Briefed on interrogation techniques, including waterboard, facial slap, abdominal slap, sleep deprivation, and walling. |
Senate Leadership | Bill Frist | Mark Esper | Not Available |
| 16 | 11/8/05 | Briefing | Interrogation Techniques briefed. | HASC | Duncan Hunter | Not Available |
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| 17 | 11/8/05 | Briefing | Briefing on the description of all 13 EITs. | HPSCI | Peter Hoekstra | Briefers
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| 18 | 7/11/06 | Briefing | CTC Detainee Program:
Briefing on the potential to revive use of the EIT program. Specific mention and discussion of techniques by number. |
SSCI | Pat Roberts | Jim Hensler
Brandon Millhorn Andy Johnson |
Briefer Support |
| 19 | 9/6/06 | Briefing | The Director "provided significant details, naming all EITs and providing a verbal description of most EITs." There was also a specific discussion of waterboarding. | Senate Leadership | Bill Frist | Briefer Support
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| 20 | 9/6/06 | Briefing | The Director "provided significant details, naming all EITs and providing a verbal description of most EITs." | HPSCI | Jane Harman | Dave Buckley | Briefer Support
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| 21 | 9/6/06 | Briefing | Significant details of EITs were provided in this briefing to include mentions of waterboarding, diet manipulation, nudity, walling, and stomach slap. | SSCI | Full Committee*
*Ron Wyden did not attend |
Jim Hensler
Andy Johnson |
Briefer Support
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| 22 | 9/6/06 | Briefing | The Director named all 13 EITs at this briefing and verbally described most. Specific mention of waterboarding, water dousing, stomach slap, walling, and the methods used in carrying out these techniques. | HPSCI | Full Committee | Mike Meermans | Briefer Support
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| 23 | 9/6/06 | Briefing | The Director briefed on specific EITs, provided detailed descriptions and answered numerous questions on the specific techniques. | HPSCI | Full Committee*
*Mike Rogers did not attend |
Briefer Support
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| 24 | 9/19/06 | Briefing | Briefing on full detainee program, including the 13 EITs. | House | Bill Young
*Murtha did not stay for EIT portion of the briefing. |
Paul Juola | Not Available |
| 25 | 11/16/06 | Briefing | Latest Status of CIA high-value terrorist detention program, use of EITs and capture of a detainee and rendition. | SSCI | Pat Roberts
Mike Dewine |
Andy Johnson Jim Hensler |
Briefer Support
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| 26 | 11/16/06 | Briefing | The Director briefed on latest status detention program, use of EITs, and recent capture of a detainee, including a discussion specific EITs and procedures. | HPSCI | Full Committee | Michael
Meermans |
Briefer Support |
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| 27 | 12/19/06 | Briefing | Briefing on a detainee and Detainee Program, including EITs. | HPSCI | Silvestre Reyes | Mike Delaney Eyndee Parker |
Briefer Support
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| 28 | 3/14/07 | Hearing | The Director described EITs and made it clear to the commitee that waterboarding had not been used in years. | HPSCI | Full Committee | Staff Directors | Briefer |
| 29 | 4/12/07 | Hearing | Briefing on ICRC Report on Detentions, including a discussion of EITs | SSCI | John Rockefeller Christopher Bond |
21 Staffers | Briefers Support
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| 30 | 6/19/07 | Hearing | John Rizzo Nomination:
Mr. Rizzo was asked to name the EITs, which he did. There was also much general discussion about interrogation techniques documented through this hearing. |
SSCI | John Rockefeller Christopher Bond |
Randy Bookout Andy Johnson |
Nominee A/GC |
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| 31 | 8/2/07 | Hearing | Hearing on the Executive Order, Common Article 3:
Discussions of the use of all currently-approved EITs on a detainee. |
SSCI | John Rockefeller Christopher Bond |
16 Staffers | Briefers
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| 32 | 10/11/07 | Meeting | The Director discussed the number of detainees subjected to EITs and discussed EITs. | HAC-D | John Murtha | Paul Juola | Briefer Support
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| 33 | 11/9/07 | Briefing | Briefing on EITs. | SSCI | Bill Nelson | Briefer ADMA
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| 34 | 12/11/07 | Hearing | Detainee Videotape Destruction:
The specific EITs used against Abu Zubaydah were read aloud during this hearing. Waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah was discussed. |
SSCI | Dianne Feinstein Ron Wyden |
Andy Johnson Melvin Dubee |
Briefer DCIA Support
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| 35 | 1/16/08 | Hearing | Videotape Destruction:
Discussion of EITs, including waterboarding |
HPSCI | Silvestre Reyes Anna Eshoo |
Mike Delaney Wyndee Parker |
Briefer A/GC |
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| 36 | 2/5/08 | Hearing | Annual Threat Assessment:
Discussion of the EITs used with a detainee |
SSCI | Dianne Feinstein John Rockefeller |
Briefer DCIA Support | |
| 37 | 2/14/08 | Hearing | OLC Oversight Hearing
Discussions about interrogation techniques. Specific mention numerous times of waterboarding. |
HJC | Jerrold Nadler Trent Franks |
Support
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| 38 | 3/6/08 | Hearing | Discussion of EITs with a detainee. | SSCI | Christopher Bond Sheldon Whitehouse |
Briefers NCS Support
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| 39 | 6/10/08 | Hearing | RDI and DOJ OLC Opinions:
Discussion of EITs and the OLC opinions. Specific mentions of waterboarding numerous times. Reference made to EITs. |
SSCI | Christopher Bond Saxby Chambliss |
Briefer
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| 40 | 3/12/09 | Hearing | General references to EITs, interrogations, and the end of the use of EITs by the CIA throughout. One mention of one specific EIT, waterboarding. | HPSCI | Roy Blunt David Boren |
Iram Ali Linda Cohen |
Briefers DCIA |
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