The Architects of the Torture Program

The Report Podcast by Topic Studios

Nov 22, 201922:46Government & Organizations

In episode 3 of The Report podcast, Mark Mazzetti joins hosts Kelly McEvers and Daniel J. Jones. Mazzetti tells the story of how James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, the architects of the CIAs torture program, convinced the...

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