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CIA officer who oversaw interrogation program: We protected the homeland

By WTOP Staff

The Day after the Senate Intelligence Committee released a damning report, accusing the CIA of torturing al-Qaida detainees after 9/11, the pushback is strong. In this edition of The Hunt, Jose Rodriguez, the man who ran the CIA’s interrogation program, tells WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green that the committee got it wrong.

The Hunt: Killing of ISIL leader highlights problem in the war against the group

By J.J. Green
WASHINGTON -- One of ISIL's  senior leaders was killed over the weekend. He's known as Abu Sayaaf, one of many aliases. In this week's edition of The Hunt, Robin Simcox, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, breaks down who he was.
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