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CIA DEFENDS POST 9/11 TORTURE ALLEGATIONS

The CIA has defended its post 9/11 interrogation methods, following the recent release of a scathing Senate report that highlighted the agency's use of torture during the administration of former US president George W. Bush.

In a rare and unusual televised press conference from the CIA headquarters, director John Brennan maintained that the now defunct.

Rendition, Detention and Interrogation program had garnered information during interrogations with suspected militants to thwart terror attacks.

He admitted that some interrogation techniques were harsh and abhorrent.

But stopped short of labelling them as "torture", saying officers did follow legal guidelines with its Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, EITs.

Brennan also slammed the 500-page report, calling it "flawed" for failing to interview key personnel about their decisions.

The report found that the US's gruesome tactics included waterboarding, rectal feeding, sleep deprivation for up to 180 hours, slamming detainees against walls, isolation for prolonged periods and confinement to small boxes.

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