On Thursday, Ms Haspel was named the deputy director of the CIA. Ms Haspel, who has spent most of her career undercover, would certainly fall within Mr Pompeo’s description. It was run by Ms Haspel, who oversaw the brutal interrogations of two detainees, Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. Within the CIA, Ms Haspel is similarly respected, and the agency’s announcement about her promotion came with a long list of testimonials from retired officials. The praise for Ms Haspel, despite her role in torturing detainees, reflects the agency’s ambivalent attitude toward those who participated in the interrogation programme.

Source: Bangkok Post February 03, 2017 06:32 UTC