(After January 2005): Former CIA Baghdad Chief Brags about Mistreating Detainees, Investigation Finds He Is Exaggerating

A former chief of the CIA’s station in Baghdad, Iraq (see December 2004), reportedly brags about mistreating detainees. Details of the comments, including who they are made to, are unknown. However, they do lead to an investigation, which finds that the former chief’s statements are untrue and that he was exaggerating. [McClatchy, 8/25/2009]