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# Torture loop-holes for CIA?
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19265/
- Published: 2005-12-08T00:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:34:31.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

From [Human Rights First](http://humanrightsfirst.org/us%5Flaw/etn/mccain/index.asp?ref=opendemocracy.net): It's a little technical, but the skinny is that the White House wants permission for the CIA to engage in abusive treatment of prisoners. Vice president Dick Cheney is working behind the scenes to gut a Senate-passed ban on torture. Decision will be taken next week. Do [something.](http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/bush%5Fcheney?source=ga%5Fadv)