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Israel ill-treatment of Palestinian minors 'systematic': UN

March 6, 2013 08:00
The ill-treatment of Palestinian minors held within the Israeli military detention system is "widespread, systematic and institutionalised," a report by UN children's fund found. In the 22-page report entitled "Children in Israeli Military Detention," UNICEF said Israel was the only country in the world where children were "systematically tried" in military courts and gave evidence of practices it said were "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment."

UPDATE 1-U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee drops bin Laden film probe

February 26, 2013 00:00
(Adds screenwriter in paragraph 3) By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - One day after "Zero Dark Thirty" failed to win major awards at the Oscars, a congressional aide said on Monday the Senate Intelligence Committee has closed its inquiry into the filmmakers' contacts with the Central Intelligence Agency. The intelligence committee gathered more information from the CIA and will not take further action, according to the aide, who requested anonymity.

Doctors to review USS Cole suspect's CIA detention records

February 8, 2013 14:00
* Guantanamo judge orders mental competency test * Defendant was waterboarded in secret CIA prison By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Feb 8 (Reuters) - CIA records documenting the waterboarding and interrogation of an alleged al Qaeda chieftain must be shown to the doctors who will decide whether he is mentally competent for trial on charges of conspiring to bomb a U.S. warship, a judge ordered.

Brennan says didn't try to stop waterboarding, objected privately

February 7, 2013 16:45
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - John Brennan, U.S. President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, said at his confirmation hearing on Thursday that he had not tried to stop harsh interrogation techniques such as waterboarding when he was at the spy agency earlier in his career, but had objected to them privately.

UPDATE 5-CIA nominee pressed on U.S. drone policy, waterboarding

February 7, 2013 11:00
* Brennan defends use of drone strikes targeting Americans * Denies giving away secrets or releasing classified material * Protesters yell "Stop the drones," hearing briefly halted * Committee expected to vote on nomination next Thursday (Updates with lawmakers, Brennan comments) By Patricia Zengerle and Tabassum Zakaria

UPDATE 2-CIA nominee to face questions on interrogations, drones and leaks

February 6, 2013 20:00
(Updates with Obama giving access to legal opinion) By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA, John Brennan, is expected to face tough questioning about leaks of sensitive information and U.S. spy activities from waterboarding to the use of drones when he appears at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

PREVIEW-CIA nominee to face questions on interrogations, drones and leaks

February 6, 2013 16:45
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON Feb 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, is expected to face tough questioning about U.S. spy activities from waterboarding to the use of drones when he appears at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Panetta calls 'Zero Dark Thirty' a 'good movie'

February 2, 2013 16:15
The man who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, ex-CIA director Leon Panetta, vouched Friday for "Zero Dark Thirty," calling it a "good movie" even though the tale of the biggest manhunt in history had to be simplified for the big screen. "It's a movie," Panetta said, laughing. "And it's a good movie. But I lived the real story," he told AFP in an interview.

RPT-EXCLUSIVE-CIA nominee had detailed knowledge of 'enhanced interrogation techniques'

January 30, 2013 02:15
(Repeats with no changes to text) By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - John Brennan, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA, had detailed, contemporaneous knowledge of the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" on captured terrorism suspects during an earlier stint as a top spy agency official, according to multiple sources familiar with official records.

Senate committee to hold Feb 7 hearing for Brennan as CIA nominee

January 14, 2013 20:46
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Feb. 7 for John Brennan, who has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next CIA director. Brennan, currently Obama's counterterrorism adviser, is expected to face some tough questions at the hearing over the expanded use of armed drone aircraft to kill terrorism suspects overseas. He will also have to answer questions on the deadly attacks last year on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
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