25 July 2007

US spy chief insists CIA does not torture suspects.

The US spy chief would not identify what CIA interrogators are allowed to do in getting information from terror suspects, but tried to assure critics that torture is not condoned or used.

When asked if the permissible techniques would be troubling to the US people if the enemy used them against a US citizen, McConnell said: "I would not want a US citizen to go through the process. But it is not torture, and there would be no permanent damage to that citizen."

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