It was based on torture. Anyone who knows anything about torture knows that any information gleaned through torture is not reliable. It's not credible. The CIA knew full well that the information it was gathering wasn't credible. Detainees made false confessions under pressure. Those detainees included 911 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is probably the best example here. He confessed to, for example, murdering Daniel Pearl. Daniel Pearl was a Wall Street Journal reporter who came to Pakistan in early 2002. (09:40–09:51)
CLAIM
Asserts that the CIA was aware that information obtained through torture was unreliable, including false confessions from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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