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FBI Interrogators Urge Obama to Keep Miranda Warnings Intact

By | 05.13.10 | 9:32 am

Three veteran FBI interrogators, concerned by Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposal to expand the “public safety” exceptions in the Miranda warning during terrorism investigations, have written to President Obama warning him of the dangers to relaxing Miranda.

Holder is scheduled to testify today to the House Judiciary Committee this More…

Ex-FBI Interrogator: McConnell and Co. ‘Don’t Know What They’re Talking About’ on Abdulmutallab

By | 02.03.10 | 2:33 pm

Speaking of Attorney General Eric Holder’s reminder to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that the criminal justice system “is an extremely effective tool for gathering information,” I just got off the phone with Jack Cloonan, a 27-year veteran of FBI counterterrorism who retired in 2002. Cloonan has interrogated several More…

DOJ Advice on Sleep Deprivation Varied Widely

By | 09.03.09 | 9:07 am

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Among the many revelations in the CIA inspector general’s report released last week is this curious fact: the CIA did not have a coherent or consistent policy about the use and legality of sleep deprivation as an interrogation tactic. And it was More…

Former FBI and DOD Interrogators Support Holder’s CIA Probe, and Want More

By | 08.24.09 | 3:57 pm

Although there is already criticism of Attorney General Erc Holder’s planned investigation of CIA interrogators, it’s worth noting that former senior FBI and Defense Department interrogators support the criminal probe — and also want a more thorough investigation.

As I noted earlier, the Center for Constitutional Rights and More…