John Rizzo

Events (11)

• August 1, 2002: OLC Chief Details Torture Techniques at CIA Request 2002-08-01
• September 25, 2002: Administration Lawyers Give ‘Green Light’ for Harsh Interrogations at Guantanamo 2002-09-25
• May 7, 2004: Secret Report on Detainee Treatment Completed by CIA Inspector General 2004-05-07
• May 10, 2005: Second OLC Memo Finds that Torture Techniques Used in Combination Do Not Violate US Law, Requires Emergency Tracheotomy Kit during Waterboarding 2005-05-10
• February 14, 2007: Torture Report Sent to CIA General Counsel 2007-02-14
• May 20, 2008: Justice Department: CIA, Military Interrogation Techniques Amount to ‘Borderline Torture’ 2008-05-20
• Between 2003-Late 2005: White House Official Allegedly Tells CIA Not To Destroy CIA Interrogation Tapes
• July 2002: Pentagon Agency Warns that ‘Harsh’ Interrogation Methods Constitute Torture, Are Unreliable
• November 2005: CIA Destroys Videotapes of Detainees’ Interrogations without Advance Notification
• After November 2005: CIA Legal Office Reviews Videotapes’ Destruction, Conclusion Unknown
• Before November 2005: Mid-level CIA Lawyers Find No Bar to Destruction of Interrogation Videos