Are CIA 'Black Sites' Returning?

Washington Times: Trump considering order to reopen CIA prisons for terrorism suspects

John McCain: ‘We are not bringing back torture’

President Trump is considering an executive order that would keep open the Guantanamo Bay prison and could lift a ban imposed by former President Obama on the CIA operating overseas clandestine prisons for terrorism suspects.

A three-page draft order, titled “Detention and Interrogation of Enemy Combatants,” would reinstate other policies from the Bush administration on the treatment of terrorism detainees, according to the New York Times, which obtained a copy of the draft.

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, warned the Trump administration against bringing back torture methods, known during the Bush era as “enhanced interrogation” such as waterboarding.

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href="http://ift.tt/2jyAW1H">White House says draft interrogation order is not a White House document (Reuters).

More News On Reports That CIA 'Black Sites' May Be Returning

Trump Draft Order Could Lead to New CIA-Run 'Black Sites' -- AP
White House draft order calls for review on use of CIA ‘black site’ prisons overseas -- Washington Post
Trump Poised to Lift Ban on CIA 'Black Site' Prisons -- New York Times
White House considers review of interrogation methods -- USA Today
President Donald Trump opens door to reviving CIA 'black site' prisons in executive order draft -- The Independent
Trump Is Reportedly Considering Reopening CIA "Black Site" Prisons -- Mother Jones
McCain to Trump: 'We're not bringing back torture' -- The Hill
Will Donald Trump Torture Terrorists? President May Reopen CIA Black Site Prisons With Executive Order -- International Business Times