What role did Congress play in identifying the coercive interrogation techniques employed by the CIA in the post–9/11 period? Describe the outcome of Congress’s investigation. How did this ongoing controversy impact the relationship between Congress and the intelligence complex?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the role of congressional committees (specifically, the Senate Intelligence Committee) in summoning information about the CIA’s actions, and enumerate the findings of the report. Answers should also identify how—despite evidence of violations of the laws and regulations governing the CIA’s actions—no formal charges were raised against any intelligence officer (or executive branch member), thus limiting the damage to the relationship between the agency and Congress. Responses should acknowledge how this may demonstrate the limitations to Congress’s oversight authority.
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b.
___________________________ embody standards of behavior that might not be codified in any treaty or convention
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word