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Statement by CIA Spokesman on New Yorker Story

STATEMENT BY CIA SPOKESMAN BILL HARLOW ON NEW YORKER STORY

May 18, 2004

The New Yorker story is fundamentally wrong. There was no DoD/CIA program to abuse and humiliate Iraqi prisoners. Despite what is alleged in the article, I am aware of no CIA official who would have--or possibly could have--confirmed the details of The New Yorker's inaccurate account.

 

 

 


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