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    Gina Haspel tells Senate panel she won't let the CIA resume abusive interrogations

    by Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times May 09, 2018 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Under fire for her still-murky role in the CIA's imprisonment and torture of terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks, Gina Haspel pledged Wednesday that she would not allow the spy agency to restart the troubled program if she is confirmed as director.

    "I want to be clear," Haspel told the Senate Intelligence Committee at her confirmation hearing. "Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program."

    After a 33-year career spent almost entirely undercover, Haspel

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