The Latest : Human rights groups decry confirmation of Haspel
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C’est miraculeux, en deux heures et l’espace d’une nomination, on passe du statut de #tortionnaire à celui de partisan d’interrogatoires « rugueux »...
2:10 p.m.
The Senate is set to vote Thursday to confirm #Gina_Haspel as the first female director at the #CIA.
Haspel’s nomination to lead the spy agency revived a debate on its now-banned #torture program. She is expected to be confirmed after several Democrats joined most Republicans in saying they would back President Donald Trump’s nominee.
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4:15 p.m.
Human rights groups are lamenting the Senate confirmation of Gina Haspel to be CIA director because of her direct involvement in the spy agency’s harsh detention and interrogation program.