The 9/11 attacks mastermind, who was allegedly tortured by the CIA after his arrest, has sought a US military judge's permission to share six paragraphs of information about President Donald Trump's nominee to head the spy agency ahead of her confirmation hearing. Gina Haspel, 61, is currently serving as the Acting Director of the CIA after Mike Pompeo became the secretary of state. If conformed by the Senate, Haspel would be the first female head of the top spy agency of the US. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the principal architect of the September 11 attacks, was captured in March 2003 and tortured by the CIA, a report in The New York Times said. He had asked a military judge at Guantanamo Bay for permission to share six paragraphs of information about Haspel with the Senate Intelligence Committee, the report said.

Source: dna May 09, 2018 07:18 UTC