Cia torturer jose rodriguez gets frontpage in wapo. Former cia officials release book defending agency interrogations. Jose rodriguez had sought the consultation of two cia lawyers, steven hermes and robert eatinger, who was the top lawyer at the counterterrorism center. Bush torture program, to run the central intelligence agency, according to a law firm with close ties to. 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. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60 minutes. Former chief of the cias counterterrorism center, jose a. The guardian book signing at safehouse milwaukee wisconsin public radio. Apr 25, 2012 on monday, the latest installment in the defense of torture hard measures, by jose rodriguez will hit bookshelves. His uncle, jose antonio mendigutia silvera, was minister of public works and close collaborator of fulgencio batista. Join facebook to connect with jose rodriguez and others you may know. Rodriguez s duties included supervising the cia s enhanced interrogation program. 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.
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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. The books dust jacket contains high praise from a number of journalists and academies. There was a certain value in the 60 minutes interview with jose rodriguez, a c. Following remarks about his book, which will begin at 6. How aggressive cia actions after911saved american lives, jose a.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. The friday cover is politico magazines email of the weeks best, delivered to your inbox every friday morning. Gina haspels cia torture file national security archive. 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. 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. Torture blacksite chief gina haspel becomes trumps new. 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. In november 2005, the cias chief of undercover operations, jose rodriguez, turned to his closest aide for help in a crisis. Jul 16, 2018 the books dust jacket contains high praise from a number of journalists and academies. Rodriguez once headed the cia counterterrorism office and was also its director of operations. 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. Cia world factbook costa rica central intelligence agency. Cia veteran jose rodriguez defends waterboarding in new book.
Dec 10, 2014 jose rodriguez, a 31year veteran of the cia, reacts to release of interrogation report. 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. 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. Former cia official jose rodriguez criticizes the fbi in his new book hard measures. Nov 11, 2016 donald trump may select jose rodriguez, one of the primary architects of the george w. 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. 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. 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. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives. Rodriguez and i discussed his book and the choices he and the c. The washington post has a frontpage, topofthe fold article today on cia renditionsupportertorture proponentvideotapedestroyer jose rodriguez and his new book, hard measures. He was the final cia deputy director for operations ddo before that position was expanded to dncs in december 2004.
Dec 14, 2014 the friday cover is politico magazines email of the weeks best, delivered to your inbox every friday morning. 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. How aggressive cia actions after 911 saved american lives 9781451663488. 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. Haspel worked for jose rodriguez, one of the leading cia figures in charge of the torture. 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.
Sep 08, 2015 former cia officials release book defending agency interrogations. 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. Rodriguezs duties included supervising the cias enhanced interrogation program. Jose rodriguez served as director of the counterterrorism center 20022004. 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. In hard measures, former cia official jose rodriquez. Jose rodriguez guided some of the cias greatest counterterror victories, and his story is one of courage, commitment, and decisiveness. In hard measures, former cia official jose rodriquez defends. Former cia official under investigation over tapes. Hard measures by former cia official jose rodriguez also accuses pakistan, washingtons current ally, of assisting terrorists. Professionalismjose rodriguez and the cia interrogation tapes.
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Apparently in business with the brother of top democrat on intel panel, describes jose rodriguez jr. Felix ismael rodriguez was born into a wealthy, landowning family, in cuba, in 1941. Rodriguez fled the country soon after fidel castro gained power in 1959. 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. Former cia spy jose rodriguezs truly sociopathic 60.
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At the time of his retirement he was the director of the national clandestine service for the cia, responsible for the coordination of clandestine human operations for the intelligence community. Former cia official under investigation over tapes jose rodriguez, until recently the head of the cias clandestine service, is the target of. Enjoy the best jose rodriguez quotes at brainyquote. Prosecute jose rodriguez for destroying cia torture tapes. 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. Professionalismjose rodriguez and the cia interrogation. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hard measures. Congress was threatening an investigation into the agencys secret. The forest of dreams the dream world series book 1 by.
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