AP Newsbreak: CIA Destroyed 92 Interrogation Tapes

By DEVLIN BARRETT | Associated Press

WASHINGTON – New documents show the CIA destroyed nearly 100 tapes of terror interrogations, far more than has previously been acknowledged.

The revelation Monday comes as a criminal prosecutor is wrapping up his investigation in the matter.

The acknowledgment of dozens of destroyed tapes came in a letter filed by government lawyers in New York, where the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit seeking more details of the Bush administration’s terror interrogation programs following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

“The CIA can now identify the number of videotapes that were destroyed,” said the letter by Acting U.S. Attorney Lev Dassin. “Ninety two videotapes were destroyed.”

ACLU attorney Amrit Singh said the CIA should be held in contempt of court for holding back the information for so long.

“The large number of videotapes destroyed confirms that the agency engaged in a systematic attempt to hide evidence of its illegal interrogations and to evade the court’s order,” Singh said in a statement …

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War on Terror Update

Rasmussen Reports

Sixty-two percent (62%) of likely voters now say the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That’s the highest level of confidence found in five years of tracking, and is up from 55% in late January.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 14% believe the terrorists are winning, representing a new record low. Two weeks ago, 18% said the terrorists held the advantage.

Eighteen percent (18%) now say neither side is winning.

Over half (52%) of voters say the situation in Iraq will get better in the next six months. That is up from 46% last month and also a new high water mark of optimism.

Just 20% now say the situation in Iraq will get worse over the coming months …

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