Jul 16, 2018 the books dust jacket contains high praise from a number of journalists and academies. In this capacity he served his country for thirtyone years. Jose rodriguez cia book waterboards, drones, and the drones. In hard measures, former cia official jose rodriquez defends. Former head of the central intelligence agency s cia counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations jose rodriguez appeared on cbs 60 minutes to flaunt his new book hard measures, which details how he came to be in charge. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60. Former cia official jose rodriguez criticizes the fbi in his new book hard measures.
Rodriguez and i discussed his book and the choices he and the c. Rodriguez fled the country soon after fidel castro gained power in 1959. Jul, 2017 in a memoir being published monday and obtained by the daily beast, the former cia official jose rodriguez defends the waterboarding program and says he was right in 2005 to order the destruction. Costa rica retained the earlier bluewhiteblue flag of central america until 1848 when, in response to revolutionary activity in europe, it was decided to incorporate the french colors into the national flag and a. Cia, the fall of che guevara and the changing face of the cuban revolution, october 18, 1965 this intelligence memorandum, written by a young cia analyst, brian latell, presents an assessment that guevaras preeminence as a leader of the cuban revolution has waned, and his internal and international policies have been abandoned. Hard measures, how aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, there are many myths surrounding the detention of a. Apr 30, 2012 there was a certain value in the 60 minutes interview with jose rodriguez, a c. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, by former head of cias clandestine service, jose rodriguez, and the cias former top spokesman, bill harlow. Former cia official under investigation over tapes jose rodriguez, until recently the head of the cias clandestine service, is the target of. Jose rodriguez, who oversaw the cias controversial and oncesecret interrogation and detention program, also lashes out at president barack obamas administration for calling waterboarding torture.
When he retired in january 2008 he was the director of the national clandestine service, the head of all human clandestine operations for the cia and responsible for the coordination of human operations for the intelligence community. Rodriguezs duties included supervising the cias enhanced interrogation program. Cia world factbook costa rica central intelligence agency. Hermes told rodriguez that he had the authority to destroy the tapes, and eatinger told rodriguez that there was no legal requirement to keep the tapes. Prosecute jose rodriguez for destroying cia torture tapes. He ran the enhanced interrogation program which employed as. Torture blacksite chief gina haspel becomes trumps new. Theres a world of new ideas in every books newsletter. The guardian book signing at safehouse milwaukee wisconsin public radio. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apparently in business with the brother of top democrat on intel panel, describes jose rodriguez jr. Bill harlow from a toplevel operative in the counterterrorism unit of the cia comes an explosive memoir about the behindthescenes fight against alqaeda after september 11.
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His uncle, jose antonio mendigutia silvera, was minister of public works and close collaborator of fulgencio batista. He was the final cia deputy director for operations ddo before that position was expanded to dncs in december 2004. Rodriguez, who oversaw the cias interrogation and detention program, stridently defends the techniques used to extract information from detainees, saying the. Shadow warriorthe cia hero of a hundred unknown battles. While the american public is aware of the cias use of highly controv. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives.
Like many of tortures outspoken proponents, rodriguez has a personal stake in. Trump may ask torture champion jose rodriguez to run cia. This effort, or the cias lead portion of it, concerns the capture of a. Rodriguez, the former head of the cias counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations, will also appear on 60 minutes on sunday night. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Dec 11, 2014 jose rodriguez, the chief of the cias counterterroist center, began lobbying rizzo, the acting general counsel of the cia at the time, for legal permission to destroy the tapes immediately, thereby protect the agents identities from being leaked to the public. Following remarks about his book, which will begin at 6. In an email sent to potential supporters a few days before releasing his book on cia torture, jose rodriguez, the former head of the cias counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations, complained that his book, hard measures, would be attacked from many quartersmostly by people who will never read it. For example, tim weiner, author of his own book on the cia, legacy of ashes, writes that prados proves again that he is among americas greatest chroniclers of secret intelligence. Dec 10, 2014 jose rodriguez, a 31year veteran of the cia, reacts to release of interrogation report. Jose rodriguez and the ninetytwo tapes the new yorker. Apr 25, 2012 on monday, the latest installment in the defense of torture hard measures, by jose rodriguez will hit bookshelves. He was the director of the national clandestine service of the united states central intelligence agency. Felix ismael rodriguez was born into a wealthy, landowning family, in cuba, in 1941.
Hard measures by former cia official jose rodriguez also accuses pakistan, washingtons current ally, of assisting terrorists. Rodriguez s duties included supervising the cia s enhanced interrogation program. Hard measures, how aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, there are many myths surrounding the detention of a relatively small number of top terrorists at cia run black sites from 2002 until they were sent to guantanamo bay in 2006. Apr 17, 2008 former cia official under investigation over tapes jose rodriguez, until recently the head of the cia s clandestine service, is the target of two inquiries regarding the destruction of videotapes. January 29, 20 clip of cia interrogations and osama bin ladens capture this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. In november 2005, the cias chief of undercover operations, jose rodriguez, turned to his closest aide for help in a crisis. How aggressive cia actions after911saved american lives, jose a.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but, based on his interview with lesley stahl, im pretty convinced that rodriguez is both a sociopath and a maniac. The friday cover is politico magazines email of the weeks best, delivered to your inbox every friday morning. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60 minutes. Jose rodriguez, the former head of the cias clandestine service, defends the enhanced interrogation techniques used on highlevel al qaeda. Former cia official under investigation over tapes. Haspel worked for jose rodriguez, one of the leading cia figures in charge of the torture. Quotations by jose rodriguez, american public servant, born 1948. Apr 25, 2012 the washington post has a frontpage, topofthe fold article today on cia renditionsupportertorture proponentvideotapedestroyer jose rodriguez and his new book, hard measures. Former head of the central intelligence agencys cia counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations jose rodriguez appeared on cbs 60 minutes to flaunt his new.
Former cia officials release book defending agency. Jose rodriguez, the former head of the cias clandestine service, defends the enhanced interrogation techniques used on highlevel al. We knew that if the photos of cia officers conducting authorized eit enhanced interrogation techniques ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some mps military police would be buried by the impact of the images. In this book, he provides concrete details about the value of the agencys interrogation program of terrorists a program which thwarted terrorist attacks and has made america safer. Jose rodriguez served as director of the counterterrorism center 20022004. Nov 11, 2016 donald trump may select jose rodriguez, one of the primary architects of the george w.
Congress was threatening an investigation into the agencys secret. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives, by former head of cias clandestine service, jose rodriguez, and the cias former top spokesman, bill. On may 8, 2012, bloomberg news published an oped by ali soufan, criticizing a book recently published by former cia official jose rodriguez. Jose rodriguez, the chief of the cias counterterroist center, began lobbying rizzo, the acting general counsel of the cia at the time, for legal permission to destroy the tapes immediately, thereby protect the agents identities from being leaked to the public. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hard measures. Gina haspels cia torture file national security archive. Former chief of the cias counterterrorism center, jose a. In an email sent to potential supporters a few days before releasing his book on cia torture, jose rodriguez, the former head of the cias. The books dust jacket contains high praise from a number of journalists and academies. On monday, the latest installment in the defense of torture hard measures, by jose rodriguez will hit bookshelves. He was the final cia deputy director for operations before that position was expanded to dncs in december 2004. I believe that jose rodriguez book titled hard measures, is a valid discussion about the. This cia email lets the agencys executive director foggo know that clandestine services chief jose rodriguez ordered destruction of the torture videotapes and if there was any heat he would take it. He ran the enhanced interrogation program which employed as one of its.
The forest of dreams the dream world series book 1 by. Cia torturer jose rodriguez gets frontpage in wapo. Former cia officials release book defending agency interrogations. Jose rodriguez, former head of the cias clandestine operations is making to rounds promoting his new book which sharply contradicts the obama admins lies about the efforts that went into the. Professionalismjose rodriguez and the cia interrogation tapes. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives by jose a. Rodriguez was a central figure in the 2005 cia interrogation videotapes destruction, leading to the new york times editorial board and human rights watch to call for his prosecution. Rodriguez once headed the cia counterterrorism office and was also its director of operations. Enjoy the best jose rodriguez quotes at brainyquote. Dec 14, 2014 the friday cover is politico magazines email of the weeks best, delivered to your inbox every friday morning.
Cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book. Twisted logic and the new book by the cia spy who destroyed. May 10, 2012 in an email sent to potential supporters a few days before releasing his book on cia torture, jose rodriguez, the former head of the cias counterterrorism center and its former deputy director of operations, complained that his book, hard measures, would be attacked from many quartersmostly by people who will never read it. Professionalismjose rodriguez and the cia interrogation. The washington post has a frontpage, topofthe fold article today on cia renditionsupportertorture proponentvideotapedestroyer jose rodriguez and his new book, hard measures. Bush torture program, to run the central intelligence agency, according to a law firm with close ties to. Join facebook to connect with jose rodriguez and others you may know. In a memoir being published monday and obtained by the daily beast, the former cia official jose rodriguez defends the waterboarding program and says he was right in 2005 to order the destruction.
May 01, 2012 jose rodriguez, former head of the cia s clandestine operations is making to rounds promoting his new book which sharply contradicts the obama admins lies about the efforts that went into the. Jose rodriguez had sought the consultation of two cia lawyers, steven hermes and robert eatinger, who was the top lawyer at the counterterrorism center. Sep 08, 2015 former cia officials release book defending agency interrogations. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the university of florida before being recruited by the central intelligence agency as a clandestine service officer. May 23, 2012 jose rodriguez, who oversaw the cia s controversial and oncesecret interrogation and detention program, also lashes out at president barack obamas administration for calling waterboarding torture. Publication date 2012 topics intelligence officers, officials and employees, united states. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives 9781451663488. Correction, december 9, 2007 this story, which originally appeared under the title where is jose rodriguez. Central intelligence agency, united states, prevention, united states.
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