“A portrait of depravity that is hard to comprehend and even harder to stomach.” —The New York Times

“The most scathing congressional indictment of the Central Intelligence Agency in nearly four decades.” —Guardian

"One of the most shocking documents ever produced by any modern democracy about its own abuses of its own highest principles." —Guardian

“An exhaustive five-year Senate investigation of the CIA’s secret interrogations of terrorism suspects renders a strikingly bleak verdict . . . describing levels of brutality, dishonesty and seemingly arbitrary violence that at times brought even agency employees to moments of anguish.” —The Washington Post

“The most extensive review of U.S. intelligence-gathering tactics in generations.” —The Los Angeles Times

“Releasing this report is an important step to restoring our values and showing the world that we are a just society.” —Senate Intelligence Committee chairman and Senator Diane Feinstein

“I believe the American people have a right—indeed, a responsibility—to know what was done in their name; how these practices did or did not serve our interests; and how they comported with our most important values . . . This report strengthens self-government and, ultimately, I believe, America’s
security and stature in the world.” —Senator John McCain

“A portrait of depravity that is hard to comprehend and even harder to stomach.” —The New York Times

“The most scathing congressional indictment of the Central Intelligence Agency in nearly four decades.” —Guardian

"One of the most shocking documents ever produced by any modern democracy about its own abuses of its own highest principles." —Guardian

“An exhaustive five-year Senate investigation of the CIA’s secret interrogations of terrorism suspects renders a strikingly bleak verdict . . . describing levels of brutality, dishonesty and seemingly arbitrary violence that at times brought even agency employees to moments of anguish.” —The Washington Post

“The most extensive review of U.S. intelligence-gathering tactics in generations.” —The Los Angeles Times

“Releasing this report is an important step to restoring our values and showing the world that we are a just society.” —Senate Intelligence Committee chairman and Senator Diane Feinstein

“I believe the American people have a right—indeed, a responsibility—to know what was done in their name; how these practices did or did not serve our interests; and how they comported with our most important values . . . This report strengthens self-government and, ultimately, I believe, America’s
security and stature in the world.” —Senator John McCain